The Evening’s Amethyst by M.K Graff is the fifth book in the Nora Tierney series. I have come to this series so late! Never having read the previous books, I wondered how it would be for me. I must say I do think reading the previous books would give even more depth to this book. On the other hand, I think it is fine as a standalone novel, too. First, the synopsis.
Who is Verity?
That becomes a central question for American Nora Tierney, who has moved to her new Oxford home with her fiancé, DI Declan Barnes, and her young son.
Declan’s new case at Exeter College coincides with a frantic call from Nora’s stepsister, Claire Scott: a fellow graduate student has died in a fall, and Claire begs Nora to help her prove her friend didn’t commit suicide.
The sisters conduct their own snooping, while Declan and his team juggle this death with a cold case that proves to be more surprising than Declan could ever imagine
A story that is very engaging with more than one mystery that needs solving by our main character, amateur sleuth, Nora Tierney, and her fiancé DI Declan Barnes.
The fact that we have a professional detective and an amateur one together creates a different angle for us to work from; it had me attempting to think like a copper (all be it a dodgy one!).
The storyline, along with the characters, made this a compelling and very interesting read. M.K Graff has brought a realism to her characters that lies bare their flaws as well as the glamour that they try to blind you with. This gives a lot of depth to them, which made this story even more real.
Nora herself is like the woman who could be my next-door neighbour, and that really helped me to connect with her. The author has skillfully managed to create a novel in which I feel both the plot and the characters drive this story. That’s how I think anyway.
I love the fact that murder is not overworked or even glorified in this story; it is plainly there to help drive the story. I spent a good two days in Nora’s world and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Thanks to ZooLoo’s book Tours and M.K.Graff for my copy of the book.
Buy Links
Amazon UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Evenings-Amethyst-Tierney-English-Mysteries-ebook/dp/B09JB193D3
Amazon US
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0990828735
Author Bio
Marni Graff is the award-winning author of The Nora Tierney English Mysteries and The Trudy Genova Manhattan Mysteries. The Evening’s Amethyst is the fifth in the Nora Tierney series. Her short story “Quiche Alain” is in the Agatha-winning Malice Domestic Anthology, Murder Most Edible.
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Thank you so much lovely for taking part in the tour today and sharing your review xx
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