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Bleeding Heart Yard
by Elly Griffiths
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This series has got stronger and stronger, and I really enjoyed the various strands of the story all woven together. The ending of the case and the epilogue are both very satisfying, and at no point did I guess the who or the why! I like that each book in this series is very distinct with Book 1 being a gothic mystery, book 2 a cosy mystery and this one your more traditional police procedural crime novel with a touch of locked room mystery to it. Thankfully, here there's none of the old school tropes of your usual UK police procedural books, and the style and narrative feel fresh and modern.
Harbinder is a cool and collected DI - on the surface at least, ably leading her team whilst trying to figure out her new life in London, and dealing with a crush on one of her flatmates, the wonderful Mette.
Looking forward to The Last Word which I know is a companion story being led by our intrepid trio from The Postscript Murders but I hope we get an appearance from DI Kaur and if we get no more novels with her as a leading character I'm very happy with how the story had been left in this installment.
Harbinder is a cool and collected DI - on the surface at least, ably leading her team whilst trying to figure out her new life in London, and dealing with a crush on one of her flatmates, the wonderful Mette.
Looking forward to The Last Word which I know is a companion story being led by our intrepid trio from The Postscript Murders but I hope we get an appearance from DI Kaur and if we get no more novels with her as a leading character I'm very happy with how the story had been left in this installment.