Whitby in the far north of Yorkshire hosts a Dracula Festival because this is where Dracula enters England in the shape of a large black dog. People flock to the festival for fun and to be slightly frightened. Louise, daughter of DCI Jim Oldroyd, and her friends are no exception. They’re dressed as Goths and are headed to an “escape room” where they solve clues and try to escape.
The group is congenial but Andrea and Dominic, who have been partners for awhile, are taunting each other and fighting. They group doesn’t attach importance to this behavior, they often do this, but tonight the bickering has tragic consequences. In the escape room, Dominic stabs Andrea to death and vanishes. The friends are horrified, but as Louise replays the scene in her mind something seems off. Her instinct is to tell her father.
I enjoy the Yorkshire Murder Mysteries. This is the sixth book, but can be read as a standalone. The Yorkshire scenery is beautifully describes and Jim’s cases are always complex and interesting. This one is no exception.
The pace is not fast, but it fits the area and the nature of the crime. I enjoyed the inclusion of Louise in a major role in this novel. She’s an intelligent character with some of her father’s instinct for crime.
I received this book from Net Galley for this review.
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