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This was a pretty decent police procedural in Yorkshire. I‘ve been really digging into the British Mystery genre with my last few books. There‘s a few books by authors on the European Mainland that are in my TBR pile I‘ve been holding off on lately, including some new ones. 4⭐️

I am so behind on reviews that I thought I would give a very short blurb for each of these in the series.
The Body in the Dales - a murdered caver was discovered in a strange place in the caves. With too many suspects to consider, it made for a complicated mystery.The Quartet Murders was a tale involving a a priceless Stradivarius violin.DCI Jim Oldroyd is determined to find the murderer- he was at the choral concert, making it personal. 🔽

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Reading on a delightful day-blue sky, Birdsong, gentle breeze.

This book is all tell, no show. It walks the reader through each character's every thought, reaction, and backstory. No matter how minor the character. It became tedious. I didn't guess the resolution of the mystery but neither did I care much.

The 1st book in the Detective Chief Inspector Oldroyd Series set in the Yorkshire Dales. A body is found whilst pot holing, with no Pot Holing equipment & seems impossible to have got the body there. A very intriguing plot. Really enjoyed this book & an interesting group of lead characters are pulled together who I hope to spend more time with. Took a while to get my head round all the characters. These are available free if with Kindle Unlimited.

Starting day 2 of #24B4Monday Readathon by beginning book 1 of this series. Also reading this for #ProgressItNovember, have previously read a later book in the series which I enjoyed fir a #NetGalley Review

Currently at 7 hrs 7 mins.

Was this the series you wanted to read, and you read book 6 or something @Andrew65 ?

I really enjoyed this book. Great lead detective, engaging storyline, wonderful sense of place. All in all an enjoyable mystery without too much darkness. AND, my first #BookSpin is finished!

I missed it! I‘ll look for it tonight; still 98% full says my moon app.

Bonfires. 🧡

Starting my #bookspin, The Body in the Dales. Enjoying it so far.

This is the first in a series. Set in the Yorkshire area of England. New to the police department is Andrew Carter and he is working with the creative Detective Chief Inspector Jim Oldroyd. Everyone in the community hates the victim because he has either cheated them out of money or had an affair with their wives.
I think I have found a new favorite author. Once I finished this book I went straight onto the next in the series.