Review: A Circle of Crows

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Nothing ever happens in Fort Crow, Scotland, or so Inspector Alec Brodie thinks. But when the body of a tourist is found in the woods, the detective begins to see that things aren't all that they seem in the sleepy little town, especially when the murder is ruled as an accident. With raised suspicion, Alec now has to wonder, who is trying to cover up the killing of Grace Allan?

Realizing he can't trust anybody, Inspector Brodie sets out to solve the mystery on his own, until he meets Rosie Allan, a woman determined to help catch her sister's killer. Stubborn and set in his ways, Alec is reluctant to accept her assistance, but Rosie is persistent, not to mention beautiful, and he finds her impossible to refuse.

Together, they begin to uncover the dark secrets hidden within the small Scottish town, and with those secrets, they find answers. But can they solve the mystery without getting themselves killed—or worse, falling in love?

Genre: romantic suspense

Publication date: June 2021

Mature content: yes

Review: I absolutely loved reading A Circle of Crows. Yes, there are a few holes in the plot - for example, some strange text messages from the dead girl to her sister, that were thrown into the story but then never fully explained; also, I find it highly unlikely that in real life Rosie would willingly go live in the house of an unknown man, even if he is a police officer. In light of what had happened to her sister, I wouldn’t trust anyone, not with my life and not especially with the life of my son. Then there’s the issue of Rosies body, taken from where it was going to be cremated to a different location for a second post-mortem  Strangely, no one else seems to remark or comment on the disappearance of the body over the next few days.

No matter the above, though, A Circle of Crows was a book that I just couldn’t put down. I read it in two days but if I could I would have read it in way less than that. 

 

Between the two main characters, Alec was definitely my favorite, though I loved them both together. At the end of the book there’s mention of a sequel and if that really comes about I won’t miss it for sure just to be able to read more about those two.

Happy readings!

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