Fun story but slightly weaker than usual mystery

Every Trick in the Rook: A Birds of a Feather Mystery

By: Marty Wingate

Rating: 4 of 5

everytrickintherookI’ve read all of the books in this series and, while I think this book is perhaps a tad weaker than the others, I still found that I enjoyed catching up with Julia’s latest doings. As usual, she is always rushing headlong into situations and suffers the consequences (emotional and physical.)

I found it somewhat weak because I was able to figure out the whodunnit very early on in the book. It was due to the clues that were left a little heavy-handed. Otherwise, the story was engaging and progressed Julia’s relationship with Michael.

I especially enjoyed the antics of Alfie, the very talented rook (mentioned in the title.) If rooks are half so smart, they are pretty amazing. His human friend, Tennyson, a young girl new to the estate, is a charming and fun addition to the cast of characters in this series. I definitely hope to see more of girl and bird in future books.

I was provided a digital advance reader copy of this book by the publisher via Netgalley.

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