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The Unkindness of Ravens: A Greer Hogan…
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The Unkindness of Ravens: A Greer Hogan Mystery (2021. Auflage)

von M. E. Hilliard (Autor)

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Fiction. Mystery. Thriller. HTML:Librarian Greer Hogan matches wits with a deviously clever killer in M.E. Hilliard's chilling series debut, ideal for fans of Louise Penny and Dorothy L. Sayers.
Greer Hogan is a librarian and an avid reader of murder mysteries. She also has a habit of stumbling upon murdered bodies. The first was her husband's, and the tragic loss led Greer to leave New York behind for a new start in the Village of Raven Hill. But her new home becomes less idyllic when she discovers her best friend sprawled dead on the floor of the library.
Was her friend's demise related to two other deaths that the police deemed accidental? Do the residents of this insular village hold dark secrets about another murder, decades ago? Does a serial killer haunt Raven Hill?
As the body count rises, Greer's anxious musings take a darker turn when she uncovers unexpected and distressing information about her own husband's death...and the man who went to prison for his murder . She is racked with guilt at the possibility that her testimony may have helped to convict an innocent man.
Though Greer admires the masters of deduction she reads about in books, she never expected to have to solve a mystery herself. Fortunately, she possesses a quick wit and a librarian's natural resourcefulness. But will that be enough to protect her from a brilliant, diabolical murderer?
And even if Greer manages to catch the Raven Hill killer, will living with her conscience prove a fate worse than death?
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Titel:The Unkindness of Ravens: A Greer Hogan Mystery
Autoren:M. E. Hilliard (Autor)
Info:Crooked Lane Books (2021), 336 pages
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Perfectly decent low-key mystery centered around a small-town library. I'll keep reading the series for sure. ( )
  JBD1 | Dec 25, 2023 |
Recommended by member of library think tank Facebook group
  pollycallahan | Jul 1, 2023 |
The reference to Trixie Belden at the start convinced me to try the book. It took about a chapter to get me hooked. It has a great sense of place, and Hilliard displays a dry, sly sense of humor throughout. ( )
  Beth3511 | May 13, 2023 |
I pulled 'The Unkindness Of Ravens' from my TBR pile because I was in the mood for snuggling up with a cosy mystery and I thought "What could be better than a body in the library found by a librarian who always wanted to be Trixie Belden and who has a personal history with murder?". As a bonus, 'The Unkindness Of Ravens' is the first book in a series about Greer Hogan, a librarian who is an amateur sleuth in a small town.

The book started well enough: Greer Hogan had a strong voice, was something of an outsider and I suspected early on that this was as much about her personality as it was about being new in town, and it was clear that she had a well-developed and challenging backstory that I was looking forward to finding out about. The scene setting was crisp and clear and didn't lean on cliché. Greer's interior conversation showed flashes of wit without having that forced "See how bright and witty I am?" flavour that tends to undermine my belief in the character.

The only problem was the way Madeleine Lambert, the narrator, decided to deliver the book. When there was dialogue, the narration was lively and gifted the main characters with distinctive voices. The prose sections felt flat and emotionless.

I hoped that this might change once the scene setting was done and the action sped up.

Unfortunately, that's not how things went.

At the 25% mark, I reluctantly set the book aside. It wasn't that it was awful but it wasn't a book that I found myself eager to get back to. I finally acknowledged that I was only half-listening to the book because I was finding it dull and I was bored.

Partly, that was due to the pace of the storytelling, which felt slow without the benefit of becoming more intense because it was taking its time. Partly it was because the main character, while competent and resourceful, seemed emotionally distant. Mostly, it was because the narration remained flat and deadened the text. The liveliness that was present in all the scenes with dialogue was noticeably absent when narrating Greer's thoughts. Internal arguments, doubts and fears held no more emotion than a description of pouring a cup of coffee and the humour passed by unremarked.

Maybe I'd have fared better with the ebook but you know how it is, "So many books. So little time.". I'm moving on.
  MikeFinnFiction | Feb 8, 2023 |
The book jacket says if you like Louise Penny’s Gamache series, you’ll like this. More like if you like Simon Brett you’ll like this. Not too complicated. You can have another book going and pick this up without losing your place. It’s the first in a series and the author is a librarian, so no real, glaring mistakes. ( )
  Sunandsand | Apr 30, 2022 |
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Fiction. Mystery. Thriller. HTML:Librarian Greer Hogan matches wits with a deviously clever killer in M.E. Hilliard's chilling series debut, ideal for fans of Louise Penny and Dorothy L. Sayers.
Greer Hogan is a librarian and an avid reader of murder mysteries. She also has a habit of stumbling upon murdered bodies. The first was her husband's, and the tragic loss led Greer to leave New York behind for a new start in the Village of Raven Hill. But her new home becomes less idyllic when she discovers her best friend sprawled dead on the floor of the library.
Was her friend's demise related to two other deaths that the police deemed accidental? Do the residents of this insular village hold dark secrets about another murder, decades ago? Does a serial killer haunt Raven Hill?
As the body count rises, Greer's anxious musings take a darker turn when she uncovers unexpected and distressing information about her own husband's death...and the man who went to prison for his murder . She is racked with guilt at the possibility that her testimony may have helped to convict an innocent man.
Though Greer admires the masters of deduction she reads about in books, she never expected to have to solve a mystery herself. Fortunately, she possesses a quick wit and a librarian's natural resourcefulness. But will that be enough to protect her from a brilliant, diabolical murderer?
And even if Greer manages to catch the Raven Hill killer, will living with her conscience prove a fate worse than death?

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