Brenda's Reviews > The Custard Corpses

You know when you get so immersed in a book you don't want it to end yet are itching to get to the end to see what happens? This book fits into that category. Suspenseful and twisty, the story is set in 1943 Birmingham, England, during WWII. The war factors into it but it is not the focus. There is a different focus.

Young Robert McFarlane's body was found twenty years ago in 1923. On the anniversary of his death Chief Inspector Mason and Constable O'Rourke catch a sliver of hope and excitement in pursuing the case which has been bothering several people for so long. Family needed closure. Once they dig, they really dig. And find out far more than they had ever dreamed. Joined briefly by Constable Hamish from Scotland they draw piece after piece together. The crimes take them hither and thither to unexpected places. Drowned on dry land? How? And the similarities don't end there. I like the professional camaraderie between Mason and O'Rourke and the layers of mysteries just got more and more tense! Interestingly, the details are gritty yet the book is not a gritty one if that makes sense.

Man, I loved this unmissable book! It was impossible to walk away from. I literally caught myself holding my breath a few times. There are so many interesting bits I'm dying to mention but won't! All mystery readers definitely need to read this. I cannot possibly recommend it enough and am salivating at the mention of the next.

My sincere thank you to BooksGoSocial and NetGalley for the privilege of reading this fabulous, FABULOUS book! What a treat.