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A review by spaceonthebookcase
The Last Drop of Hemlock by Katharine Schellman
3.0
The Last Drop of Hemlock by Katharine Schellman is a multi-layered murder mystery that kept me guessing. I enjoyed the characters and how they were interwoven into each others lives both personally and professionally. The use of poison was a unique touch.
The pacing of the book was a little jumbled. At times it moved fast and at others it went to a crawl. I think it had to do with the repetition of the letter system and then it being described over and over again to different characters.
This is the first book I've read in the series and I felt it worked well as a standalone.
I thought the narrator did a good job at the various voices and I was able to speed up the audio without losing the words. However, I did find the tone to be a little flat early on in the novel.
Thank you to Minotaur Books and NetGalley for access to an ARC & ALC.
The pacing of the book was a little jumbled. At times it moved fast and at others it went to a crawl. I think it had to do with the repetition of the letter system and then it being described over and over again to different characters.
This is the first book I've read in the series and I felt it worked well as a standalone.
I thought the narrator did a good job at the various voices and I was able to speed up the audio without losing the words. However, I did find the tone to be a little flat early on in the novel.
Thank you to Minotaur Books and NetGalley for access to an ARC & ALC.