Michael Deehy (Narrator)
Fast-paced. Enjoyable story ( )

A little bit more of a cozy than I thought it would be. I still enjoyed it but I am not a huge fan of the cozy mystery. If you are you might like it more. ( )

At just under 200 pages, this first book in the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James mystery series was a bit lightweight. Set in a country hotel, every guest is a suspect and as one murder leads to another, everyone must be questioned. Kincaid, who is with Scotland Yard, is actually at the hotel on holiday and inserts himself into the investigation with predictable response from the local police force. The final conflict takes place in a predictable setting as well. The second it was mentioned I knew where the story was headed.

These tropes have all been used in any number of mysteries or TV crime dramas. And yet I enjoyed the book, especially the Duncan and Gemma team, and look forward to seeing them again in the next installment. ( )

Detective Superintendent Duncan Kincaid is not convinced he needs a holiday, and he'd never choose a posh timeshare in Yorkshire if he was. However, when his cousin gifts him just such a vacation, there's no point in wasting it. Unfortunately, work follows him there when a dead body is found floating in the jacuzzi. Despite it being a case for the local police, Duncan can't ignore the case, especially when the body count begins to rise.

I enjoyed this mystery well enough. I was a little confused by the timeline of who booked their week at the timeshare when, a detail that proves to be of some importance. However, this was no doubt compounded by the fact that I was listening to the audiobook and couldn't flip back to check the facts. I'll read more in the series, as I hear they grow stronger a few books in. ( )

Una semana de vacaciones en una lujosa residencia de propiedad compartida, situada en un tranquilo paraje de Yorkshire, es justo lo que le conviene al comisario de Scotland Yard, Duncan Kincaid, agotado por una sobrecarga de trabajo. No obstante, en vez de las actividades relajantes, como excursiones y lectura, que ha programado, justo al día siguiente de haber conocido a todos los huéspedes en un cóctel de presentación encuentra el, cadáver del subdirector del establecimiento flotando en la piscina. No será el único.
¿Qué relación pueden tener con las víctimas del crimen la provocativa directora del centro; o las hermanas solteronas escocesas, o la bella científica, o el diputado dé éxito?
A pesar de la antipatía que le demuestra el ineficaz jefe de policía del lugar, que no soporta la injerencia de Kincaid, éste, con la ayuda de su subordinada, la joven y brillante Gemma James, irá desentrañando las escondidas conexiones entre las víctimas y los sospechosos hasta colocar la última pieza del puzzle en un final sobrecogedor.