4.5-⭐️: I don’t normally enjoy mysteries with hot-headed detectives, but there’s something about this story which I found so compelling. There’s something about the simplicity of the crime which made it all the more difficult to have an “ahh, ha!” moment.

The characters are so distinct, and they didn’t all fall into clichés. Of course there’s the combative guy, but he wasn’t a suspect for the case. All remaining players were so evenly tempered and helpful, it made weeding out genuine perpetrators difficult. Then the contrast of the cosmopolitan and rural environments made the general setting interesting.

Not that this detail will mean anything to most readers, but we’ve got a side character with a congenital heart defect. I want to read more of the Darko Dawson series to see where this thread leads. Oh my, am I becoming a mystery fan?!