Overview

In the follow-up to the critically acclaimed The Mountains Wild, Detective Maggie D’arcy tackles another intricate case that bridges Long Island and Ireland in A Distant Grave.

Long Island homicide detective Maggie D’arcy and her teenage daughter, Lilly, are still recovering from the events of last fall when a strange new case demands Maggie’s attention. The body of an unidentified Irish national turns up in a wealthy Long Island beach community, and with little to go on but the scars on his back, Maggie once again teams up with Garda detectives in Ireland to find out who the man was and what he was doing on Long Island. The strands of the mystery take Maggie to a quiet village in rural County Clare that’s full of secrets and introduce her to the world of humanitarian aid workers half a world away. And as she gets closer to the truth about the murder, what she learns leads her back to her home turf and into range of a dangerous and determined killer who will do anything to keep the victim’s story hidden forever.

With the lyrical prose, deeply drawn characters, and atmospheric setting that put The Mountains Wild on multiple best of the year lists, Sarah Stewart Taylor delivers another gripping mystery novel about family, survival, and the meaning of home.

Review

Maggie has been called into a case. A murder has occurred and the victim is an Irish national. Maggie and her daughter are supposed to leave for Ireland for vacation. So, Maggie decides to do a little investigation while she is there. But this murder turns into more than she bargained for.

Ok…I really struggled with this read. I try hard not to write bad reviews. But this book just did not cut it. The story moved slowly but I believe most of the problem is with the narrator, Marisa Calin. She is very breathy, overly dramatic and her accents were atrocious. There were times I actually rolled my eyes.

The only thing that kept me listening was the mystery. But to be honest…I only vaguely cared about that.

Please forgive the bad review…I just hate to write them. The author spent a lot of time on this book and this is just one person’s opinion.

I received this audiobook from the publisher for a honest opinion

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