Series: Maggie D'arch #2
Genre: Suspense
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Release Date: June 22, 2021
Order Link: Amazon
My Rating: 4 Puzzled Hearts
Special thanks to Minotaur Books for an arc of this book.
In the follow up to the critically acclaimed The Mountains Wild, Detective Maggie D'arcy tackles another intricate case that bridges Long Island and Ireland.
Review:
Det. Maggie D'arcy is planning a two week vacation to Ireland with daughter Lilly to visit boyfriend Conor when she catches a murder case in Long Island. An Irish National (later identified as Gabriel Traecy) is shot on the beach leading to a mysterious, convoluted case that will have Maggie working with Garda Detectives in Ireland during her vacation. The deeper the investigation goes, the more frustrated they become. While readers are privy to Gabriel's point of view through snippets of past episodes in his life, Maggie is left with random tidbits of information to try to piece together. When the investigation draws her into the bullseye of a killer, Maggie finds herself trying to juggle both her professional and personal life in a complex, highly entertaining story. The clock is ticking and time is running out for Maggie in both her professional and personal lives. If she can't solve the case soon, she may not have a job to go home to.
A Distant Grave is a complex, highly atmospheric story delivered through lyrical prose that intricately weaves several plot lines together leading to an explosive ending. Taylor's characterizations lend an air of authenticity to a cast from two cultures, two countries with detailed characters who keep you guessing. She excels at setting an ominous tone through setting, characters and multiple plots driving the pace forward with increasing speed and urgency. While plot lines and characters can seem murky at times, Taylor spins and pulls all threads together by the end. A Distant Grave is a well-written, intimate story that links past, present and future together in a story that fans of mystery and suspense will enjoy. It's a fantastic follow-up to book one which I highly recommend.
Synopsis:
Long Island homicide detective Maggie D'arcy and her teenage daughter, Lilly, are still recovering from the events of last fall when a strange new case demands Maggie's attention. The body of an unidentified Irish national turns up in a wealthy Long Island beach community and with little to go on but the scars on his back, Maggie once again teams up with Garda detectives in Ireland to find out who the man was and what he was doing on Long Island. As the strands of the mystery lead Maggie to a quiet village in rural County Clare and back to her home turf, they also lead her in range of a dangerous and determined killer who will do anything to keep the victim's story hidden forever.
With the lyrical prose, deeply drawn characters, and atmospheric setting that made The Mountains Wild one of 2020's most anticipated summer reads, Sarah Stewart Taylor delivers another gripping mystery novel about family, survival, and the meaning of home.
With the lyrical prose, deeply drawn characters, and atmospheric setting that made The Mountains Wild one of 2020's most anticipated summer reads, Sarah Stewart Taylor delivers another gripping mystery novel about family, survival, and the meaning of home.
Sarah Stewart Taylor grew up on Long Island and was educated at Middlebury College and Trinity College, Dublin. She lives with her husband and three children on a farm in Vermont where they raise sheep and blueberries.
Sarah is the author of THE MOUNTAINS WILD, an atmospheric thriller about a Long Island homicide detective named Maggie D'Arcy who returns to Ireland twenty-three years after the unsolved disappearance of her beloved cousin Erin in the Wicklow Mountains. When a young woman disappears and new evidence from Erin’s case is found, Maggie will have to uncover the truth about the Irish man she's never stopped loving and, in order to help Irish police save the missing woman, the truth about who Erin was and what happened to her.
A DISTANT GRAVE, the second Maggie D'arcy mystery, will be out on June 22, 2021. Maggie and her teenage daughter, Lilly, are still recovering from the events of last fall when a strange new case demands Maggie's attention. The body of an unidentified Irish national turns up in a wealthy Long Island beach community and with little to go on but the scars on his back, Maggie once again teams up with Garda detectives in Ireland to find out who the man was and what he was doing on Long Island. The strands of the mystery take Maggie to a quiet village in rural County Clare that's full of secrets and introduce her to the world of humanitarian aid workers half a world away. And as she gets closer to the truth about the murder, what she learns leads her back to her home turf and into range of a dangerous and determined killer who will do anything to keep the victim's story hidden forever.
Sarah is also the author of the Sweeney St. George mystery series, about an art historian who studies funerary art, "the art of death," from Minotaur Books. The first book in the series, O’ Artful Death, was nominated for an Agatha Award for Best First Novel.
Her non-fiction has been published in The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, and many other publications.
A DISTANT GRAVE, the second Maggie D'arcy mystery, will be out on June 22, 2021. Maggie and her teenage daughter, Lilly, are still recovering from the events of last fall when a strange new case demands Maggie's attention. The body of an unidentified Irish national turns up in a wealthy Long Island beach community and with little to go on but the scars on his back, Maggie once again teams up with Garda detectives in Ireland to find out who the man was and what he was doing on Long Island. The strands of the mystery take Maggie to a quiet village in rural County Clare that's full of secrets and introduce her to the world of humanitarian aid workers half a world away. And as she gets closer to the truth about the murder, what she learns leads her back to her home turf and into range of a dangerous and determined killer who will do anything to keep the victim's story hidden forever.
Sarah is also the author of the Sweeney St. George mystery series, about an art historian who studies funerary art, "the art of death," from Minotaur Books. The first book in the series, O’ Artful Death, was nominated for an Agatha Award for Best First Novel.
Her non-fiction has been published in The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, and many other publications.
http://www.sarahstewarttaylor.com/
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