Down a Dark River
Michael Corravan #1
Karen Odden
Reviewed by Helen
This is an awesome historical mystery, the first book I have read by this author but it won’t be the last, this book is set in London in 1878, just after the corruption trials that changed the way Scotland Yard was working and the trust from the people of London was not high, when the body of a young woman is found floating in a boat on the Thames and Senior Inspector Michael Corravan one of the last inspectors left standing is given the case to find her killer, this causes him to put aside another case he is working on, that of a missing wife which he hands over to his young colleague Mr. Stiles and here starts a fabulous mystery that has lots of twists as Michael works hard to uncover the truth.
I really like Michael Corravan he is a man that really thinks things through he has had a hard life but always puts people first although he is known to go at things like a bull at a gate sometimes it is only to get to the truth of things he cares so much about the victims, his boss Vincent has been getting on his back about the way he goes about things and the woman he loves Belinda Gale an author also does her best to help him but getting to the bottom of the deaths is a be all and end all for Michael.
There are more deaths and Michael is working non-stop and with Stiles working on the other case it seems that his mind is going all the time can there be a link between the woman in the boats and a poem about King Arthur? Discovering more about the missing wife brings out some very nasty characters has him re-thinking lots of things.
This is a brilliantly written story that was a compelling read, I could barely put it down until I got to the end, it has everything revenge, retribution a detective who goes out to find the truth and doesn’t stop until he gets there and what’s more considering it is the 1870’s he cares about the women, the victims, he is a fabulous character and MS Odden has bought the era, the characters and the setting to life with her words, I can’t wait to read more about Inspector Michael Corravan. If you love a good historical mystery then this is one that I highly recommend.
My thanks to the publisher Crooked Lane Books and Netgalley for my digital copy to read and review
I really like Michael Corravan he is a man that really thinks things through he has had a hard life but always puts people first although he is known to go at things like a bull at a gate sometimes it is only to get to the truth of things he cares so much about the victims, his boss Vincent has been getting on his back about the way he goes about things and the woman he loves Belinda Gale an author also does her best to help him but getting to the bottom of the deaths is a be all and end all for Michael.
There are more deaths and Michael is working non-stop and with Stiles working on the other case it seems that his mind is going all the time can there be a link between the woman in the boats and a poem about King Arthur? Discovering more about the missing wife brings out some very nasty characters has him re-thinking lots of things.
This is a brilliantly written story that was a compelling read, I could barely put it down until I got to the end, it has everything revenge, retribution a detective who goes out to find the truth and doesn’t stop until he gets there and what’s more considering it is the 1870’s he cares about the women, the victims, he is a fabulous character and MS Odden has bought the era, the characters and the setting to life with her words, I can’t wait to read more about Inspector Michael Corravan. If you love a good historical mystery then this is one that I highly recommend.
My thanks to the publisher Crooked Lane Books and Netgalley for my digital copy to read and review
5 stars
Published November 9th 2021 by Crooked Lane Books
