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A review by verityw
A Killer's Guide to Good Works by Shelley Costa
3.0
****Copy from NetGalley in return for an honest review****
I'm not quite sure what I was expecting from this, but it definitely wasn't cozy crime does The Da Vinci Code - which is what it turned out to be! It didn't quite work for me, mostly because it ended up feeling quite rushed - the resolution came about more easily and with less peril than I was expecting. I think that's because of the marriage between cozy crime and Langdon-esque thriller. This has about the level of peril and complexity that I expect from a cozy crime - but that didn't quite fit right (for me) with the ideas behind the plot. I also felt like some more explanation of some of the ideas/organisations was needed (I'm trying not to give too much away) as although the murder plot was resolved it felt like some other ends were left untied/unexplained
I did quite like it though - I thought the characters and set up were interesting and I wouldn't rule out reading more in this series.
I'm not quite sure what I was expecting from this, but it definitely wasn't cozy crime does The Da Vinci Code - which is what it turned out to be! It didn't quite work for me, mostly because it ended up feeling quite rushed - the resolution came about more easily and with less peril than I was expecting. I think that's because of the marriage between cozy crime and Langdon-esque thriller. This has about the level of peril and complexity that I expect from a cozy crime - but that didn't quite fit right (for me) with the ideas behind the plot. I also felt like some more explanation of some of the ideas/organisations was needed (I'm trying not to give too much away) as although the murder plot was resolved it felt like some other ends were left untied/unexplained
I did quite like it though - I thought the characters and set up were interesting and I wouldn't rule out reading more in this series.