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ClareR (6256 KP) rated To The Dogs in Books

Mar 26, 2024  
To The Dogs
To The Dogs
Louise Welsh | 2024 | Contemporary, Crime, Fiction & Poetry, Thriller
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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To The Dogs by Louise Welsh is a gritty Glaswegian thriller that had me hooked from the first page.
Jim (James) Brennan is a criminologist professor, a vice chancellor of the local university. We meet him as he gets off a flight from Beijing in order to go to his local police station where his son is being held. Jim has tried hard to make his life as different as possible from the one he grew up in: his father was a local legend and hard man. Everyone was scared of his violence. It looks as though Jim’s son is determined to take up from where his grandfather left off.

Things go from bad to worse, when someone is determined to undermine everything Jim has tried to do for himself and his family.

I really enjoyed this. There’s never a dull moment (much to Jim’s detriment!), and Jim finds himself in a terribly awkward situation. He has to decide between his family and his reputation - or is there a way that he can protect both?

This is exciting stuff, and had me guessing up to the last page.
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2662 KP) rated Resort to Murder in Books

Jul 31, 2025  
Resort to Murder
Resort to Murder
Annie McEwen | 2024 | Mystery
7
7.0 (1 Ratings)
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Who Killed the Developer at Emmy’s Family Resort?
When her life takes an unexpected turn, Emmy Cooper heads to visit her family who runs a resort on the shores of a lake in Wisconsin. When she arrives, she learns that a developer is trying to buy up her family’s land and surrounding land to build a mega resort. While no one is interested in selling, he isn’t taking no for an answer. When he turns up dead on Emmy’s family’s property the morning after a public fight with Emmy’s father, he looks like the prime suspect. Can Emmy clear her dad?

I’ve been hearing lots of good things about this series, and I can see why. The setting is wonderful. It’s one of those places I’d love to visit between murders. The cast of characters are fantastic as well. You can tell just how much they all care for each other. The plot was strong, too, and kept me guessing until we reached the logical climax. Unfortunately, the dialogue was often summarized for us, which pulled me out of the book. I’m still looking forward to visiting this new group of friends again soon.