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The Strings of Murder
by Oscar de Muriel
I am totally guilty of judging a book by its cover. I picked this up randomly at the bookstore because it just looked super freaking cool. Violins, Scotland, black magic, Scotland, locked-room mystery, lunatic asylums and SCOTLAND?! Sold, sold, sold! Besides, I had a quiet weekend ahead, which generally means I will find a comfy spot, fix myself a cocktail and read; no further excuses needed.
I didn’t expect much, I confess it. But the book proceeded to completely blow my mind! I loves me some Gothic mysteries, I am a huge Sherlock Holmes fan and if you add weird occult stuff into the mix, I just go gaga. “The Strings of Murder” had all those elements, but it had so much more. It was fun, fast-paced (it was seriously hard to put down; I finished it over the weekend), the characters of Frey and McGray have the most awesome chemistry and banter (try to read this without giggling or snorting), the creepy-meter was turned up to 11 and well… it’s set in Victorian Scotland!
If every book I picked up on a whim turned out as awesome as this one, I would be a very happy, very broke bookworm. I can’t believe this is Oscar de Muriel’s debut! I heard that Frey and McGray will be back in another book, and that makes me so very happy! The amazing personality conflicts of the snobby Brit and the gruff Scot makes me delirious with glee and I want more!
If you have the same tastes I do, enjoy mysteries, have a latent Anglo-creep streak and love good, entertaining and addictive writing, just get your hands on this book. Like right now. Also, give me the sequel. Right now.
I didn’t expect much, I confess it. But the book proceeded to completely blow my mind! I loves me some Gothic mysteries, I am a huge Sherlock Holmes fan and if you add weird occult stuff into the mix, I just go gaga. “The Strings of Murder” had all those elements, but it had so much more. It was fun, fast-paced (it was seriously hard to put down; I finished it over the weekend), the characters of Frey and McGray have the most awesome chemistry and banter (try to read this without giggling or snorting), the creepy-meter was turned up to 11 and well… it’s set in Victorian Scotland!
If every book I picked up on a whim turned out as awesome as this one, I would be a very happy, very broke bookworm. I can’t believe this is Oscar de Muriel’s debut! I heard that Frey and McGray will be back in another book, and that makes me so very happy! The amazing personality conflicts of the snobby Brit and the gruff Scot makes me delirious with glee and I want more!
If you have the same tastes I do, enjoy mysteries, have a latent Anglo-creep streak and love good, entertaining and addictive writing, just get your hands on this book. Like right now. Also, give me the sequel. Right now.