Book 28
Dark Sky Island by Lara Dearman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I didn't know this was book two when I got it but as with most mysteries it wasn't much of an issue. Jennifer is a journalist on a Channel Islands newspaper and in part that was the appeal for me. I know little about the Channel Islands so it and was fun to explore them this way.
Jennifer is friends with an older detective who is now dating her mother and Sark island holds memories for her. She used to go there as a child and it is also the last place her father visited before his fatal 'boating accident' that she doesn't think was an accident. So when bones turn up in a cave on the coast, she wants to cover the case.
The Dark Sky refers to its status as a no-light pollution spot for astronomical study of the sky. Sark doesn't allow cars etc. But before long another fresher murder has happened and the more Jennifer digs, the more danger she's in.
I liked the characters. I liked the setting and I liked the mystery. It's told in multiple points of view (all listed at the top of each chapter so it's not confusing). I would like to read more in this series.
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