A review by allysonwbrunette
The Mountains Wild: A Mystery by Sarah Stewart Taylor

3.0

The story follows Maggie D’Arcy, a homicide detective from Long Island, NY who returns to Ireland 23 years after her cousin (Erin) mysteriously disappeared while hiking in a rural area. Her motivation to enter the field of law enforcement was directly related to her cousin’s disappearance and while she has attained a high profile as an exceptional detective in the States, she remains frustrated at never gaining closure about what actually happened to Erin. When new information arises in another disappearance in the same area of Ireland that may connect to Erin, Maggie returns to Ireland two decades later to assist local law enforcement with the case. I’m not a mystery super fan by any means (I read maybe 2-3 a year), I loved the way this author writes in such a sensory fashion. She really created a full sensory experience around Ireland that made me want to take a trip there post-COVID.