This teeny-tiny book caught my holiday eye and I had to have it. Apparently, a past tradition was to read a spooky story on Christmas Eve. So I did. Well, this master of the eerie, Shirley Jackson, delivers a moody, interesting tale about a girl who visits her friend's family on a boarding school break and meets her brother. Or does she?
This tiny book endeavors to tell the reader about the value of love and family. I guess it does, but it was all a little too precious for me. If you happen upon it, it's a really quick read, but let's just say I won't be combing through the shelves for other books by this author.
Updated: Jan 23, 2024
I love a mystery in which the murderer is one of "us", and this one delivers, albeit in a meandering way. Although it'll keep you guessing until the end, some editing would have been beneficial. There is some pertinent backstory to Roz, a former detective heading on a trip to reconcile with her soon-to-deliver daughter. Wouldn't you know it . . . a huge storm, a murder (or murders?) and other catastrophes derail the trip. Stuck in a freezing train with no help in sight, what is a detective to do, but solve the murder herself?
