Backyard of Shadows
Linnea Wren Mysteries
Grownup, New Grownup, Historic Thriller
Fauve Press
October 29, 2024
Kindle, Paperback
416
Granada, Spain 1887. A short respite in Spain brings the chance of a lifetime when botanist Linnea Wren is invited to contribute to the restoration of the Alhambra gardens. However earlier than she will start digging, a physique is discovered within the Generalife, and Linnea is tasked with discovering the assassin. Linnea quickly finds herself entangled in an internet of political intrigue. From the opulent gardens of the Alhambra to the streets of the Albaicín, Linnea should navigate the complexity of life in Granada, to grasp what’s on the coronary heart of the killings. However will she be capable to stability the calls for of her profession and a relationship together with her colleague, Matias? Or will the investigation value her every little thing?
“From my place on the desk, my eyes traced his silhouette. My love for him was fierce and terrifying, comforting and painfully susceptible. Was it sturdy sufficient to carry us collectively, or would we drift aside?”
1887 Granada, Spain and the attractive Alhambra Palace gardens are the backdrop for the second installment of Amy Marie Turner’s Linnea Wren Mysteries, Backyard of Shadows. After fixing a homicide derails her authentic expedition to Chiloé Chile, Linnea and Matias should journey to Spain to pursue costs within the case and attempt to salvage Linnea’s skilled profession. However a fortuitous intermediate alternative to work as a botanist on the esteemed Alhambra results in surprising intrigue and brings to the floor Linnea’s greatest fears and insecurities. As Linnea is drawn into fixing one other thriller, pushed by the warfare she is waging inside herself, Matias finds that he and their relationship may find yourself as collateral harm. There isn’t any assure that fixing this homicide, that’s extra far reaching politically than they imagined, will bridge the ever widening hole between them.
“My internal storms had been making me blind to these round me. There was extra to life than my occupation.”
The primary e-book within the Linnea Wren Mysteries, The Voyage of the Pleides, was a multi-dimensional expertise as we not solely journeyed to an unique locale the place Linnea and Matias tracked down a assassin however watched as Linnea overcame the demons and insecurities from her previous to get to a spot of vulnerability and belief with Maties. Even together with her points, I beloved Linnea’s brashness, intelligence, and drive. It was an exhilarating journey however fairly satisfying in the long run due to the place their relationship landed and the promise of additional intrigue within the subsequent installment, Backyard of Shadows. As this new story started to unfold I felt a disconnect with and even dislike in the direction of Linnea rising as all the non-public progress she made within the final e-book appeared to dissolve with each web page. Greater than as soon as I needed to put the e-book down for a bit and are available again to the story as I felt like I used to be watching her self-sabatoge the self-confidence and happiness she was on monitor to realize. The cliffhanger ending didn’t assist issues one bit. I do know individuals have differing views on that writing tactic, however for me I would like the writer to a minimum of throw me a couple of decision crumbs earlier than they fully push me over the sting.
“If each bit of this thriller was a petal, they had been unfurling, one after the other.”
Whereas Backyard of Shadows, Amy’s second installment within the Linnea Wren Mysteries, didn’t decide on me the way in which the primary e-book did I’m nonetheless a fan of this sequence and have nice hopes for what’s coming subsequent. Amy’s writing type is easy to learn and immerses you in all the varied locations the story takes you. Her characters have depth and persona and are extraordinarily genuine of their struggles with very human feelings and relationships. Amy additionally skillfully threads the thriller via the a number of plot layers of the e-book holding you absolutely engaged within the act of making an attempt to unravel it. And final however not least, can we give a shout out to the quilt. Each of those books should be espresso desk books as they’re so fairly. So, when you haven’t already began this sequence, purchase each and delve into this well-done thriller sequence.
Tanya’s love for books has been a lifelong ardour that she likes sharing with others. Studying can be the factor that relaxes her after a day of juggling the numerous tasks that include being being spouse to a tremendous man, mom to 4 nice children unfold all over the world, enterprise supervisor, and farm hand on their place in southwest Missouri; house to Akaushi cattle and a menagerie of pygmy goats, horses, chickens, canine and cats.