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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2652 KP) rated Dead and Gondola in Books

Jan 5, 2024  
Dead and Gondola
Dead and Gondola
Ann Claire | 2022 | Mystery
5
5.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Dead Stranger in a Gondola
Ellie Christie (no relation to the famous author) has returned to help run the family's bookstore in a Colorado resort town. One day, a stranger comes into the store, hangs out for several hours, then takes off, leaving behind some belongings. The next time Ellie and her sister see the stranger, he is getting on the gondola that separates the two parts of town. But when they reach the bottom, he is dead. What happened to him? Who was he?

The premise of the setting and the mystery itself both intrigued me, so I was hoping to like this one. While the mystery started out strongly, it became uneven as the book went along. There are some good surprises along the way, and I was happy with the solution. It took a while for me to get to truly know the characters and setting. By the end, I felt at home, however. The result was a mixed debut. I'm not sorry I read the book, but I felt like I had to work at it a little more than I should have.