Honeymoon with Death

A very interesting read . Twists and turns to keep you engrossed. Wondering which way the author is going to take it. Nice and easy to read. Flows well. Enjoyable to read

If you are in the mood for a cozy mystery full of twists and turns, where everybody has a motive, then this book is perfect for you!  Fueled by soap-opera-level drama and mixed with influences of Agatha Christie's "Hercule Poirot" series, "Honeymoon with Death" is a great summer read!

Set on a small Greek island in the 1920s, newlyweds Teddy and Damaris Ramsforth are on their dream honeymoon. But the island gives Damaris an unsettling feeling she just can't seem to shake. And shortly after arriving, the honeymoon ends and her nightmare begins . . . ominous warnings, uncovered secrets, and a dead body . . . a dead body that Damaris is discovered standing over, without any memory of how she got there.

Enter Inspector Jasper, formerly of the Scotland Yard, who happens to be vacationing on the same island . . . Is Damaris innocent? Guilty? Why is the island so familiar? You'll have to pick up a copy and read for yourself to find out!

Release Date: 06/24/19
Publisher: Canelo

A young couple on their honeymoon in a small Greek town are embroiled in a murder mystery. Mr and Mrs Ramsforth escape to the gorgeous Greek island of Kalo for their honeymoon. Upon her arrival Mrs Ramsforth is plagued by visions of her past, which she can not determine are real or simply images of her imagination. In the midst of trying to figure out what she is seeing, she is found standing over a dead body with no memory of getting there. As luck would have it, Jasper, a former British detective, finds her standing over the dead body and becomes determined to sort out why the woman died and what Mrs. Ramsforth is imagining.

The first couple chapters of this book were slow and darker than I had thought they would be. It quickly turned and grabbed my attention. So much so, that I finished the book in a day. Being from a smallish town, I appreciated the small town feel the author created. The author really understood how quickly rumors and gossip spread in a small town and how intertwined everyone is. The only complaint is that the main couple, Mr and Mrs Ramsforth, were very quick to get emotional and jump to really crazy conclusions. It was a distraction to the main plots when they are flipping out over a random comment. I couldn't put the book down and was desperate to determine who was the killer, who was related to whom and how, why did it happen, etc.

I was privileged to be given a copy of 'Honeymoon With Death' by Vivian Conroy to read and give an honest review and I can say that I thoroughly enjoyed the experience. I had never heard of Vivian Conroy previously but I will certainly be on the lookout for her books from now on. The novel starts with a young couple arriving on a Greek island to begin their honeymoon and immediately strange things begin to happen. Flowers that her husband purchased for her from a gypsy women as they stepped off the ferry had beetles coming out of them, then she saw a skull on her bed. Fortunately for her a former detective with Scotland Yard happened to arrive at the same hotel for a break and was able to unravel the mystery.

So very twisty. Like a winding. Greek road taken from a goat path. Damaris is on her honeymoon when her husband surprises her with a trip to a small island, where unfortunately, they meet some friends of his. The quiet, personal time is invaded by Teddy's friends - whom Darmaris hasn't met before. Everything starts to go wrong.

A good read, with interesting characters and lots of different angles to the story.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. The characters were interesting and each one was a little complicated. This is a carefully crafted story with deep emotions. Its conceptualised in a way that you have to consider a number of suspects and then all the elements are woven together cleverly, despite all the twists and turns, I followed the threads to the end. Worth the read.

With thanks to NetGalley, the publishers and the author for my free copy to review.