I Died at Fallow Hall

I Died at Fallow Hall

2024 • 265 pages

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Average rating4.5

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Murder mystery with shades of gothic and literary fiction, follows Anna a retired ballerina who tends a garden attached to an ancient countryside mansion discovering the bones of a young woman, the consecutive mystery makes her cross path with Hitesh a newly arrived detective inspector from London. 
This will be a short review since I'm sick but I really loved this. The writing was lush and gorgeous, very literary and atmospheric. I liked the main characters and their relationship was hitting all the right places for me.  The mystery itself was interesting though I felt the pacing was a bit uneven. The themes addressed were also interesting and made for a more engaging read but sometimes I wished there were more subtly intertwined into the story.  Still this was a very good debut and I'll be looking forward to read future books by this author. 

March 19, 2025