Leave the Grave Green

 In Deborah Crombie's, Leave the Grave Green, the third installment in the Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James mystery series, this captivating tale is so twisted and leave you speechless in the end. It all started when Duncan and Gemma arrive at the crime scene to discover a body have floated in the Thames River. They learned Connor Swann, the son-of-law of a prominent family in London to Sir Gerald and Dame Caroline Atherton, and their daughter Julia. While they informed the family, they get a closer look at Connor's life and his ill-fated marriage to Julia, the black sheep. And this tragic death hits close to home since twenty years old, young Matthew Atherton lost his life in a devastating drowning, that shaken the Atherton's household to the core. For Gemma, she focused on the operatic career of Dame Caroline while Duncan concentrated on the family and his career angle. When they thought they had their suspect, they guessed wrong and learned the shocking truth in the final climax in the end.

 This was a classic and timeline mystery that would leave you speechless when you finish the book. I liked the way Kincaid and James worked together as a team, though there's a hint of an undeniable chemistry between them that might cause problems for them later on. Individually, they have their own failed marriages and trying to make it to the top of the ladder in the police force. I did think Julia was a bit cold, but no one was even colder to top my list. I liked the London locations from the opera house to the Red Lion pubs and their own flats. It was picturesque and put me there for every scenic setting on the page.  The theme of the story is that everyone has a dirty secret and a shady past that people will do anything to keep silent. 

If you love great nail-biting mysteries with plenty of non-stop action, lots of drama, heart-pounding suspense, and loads of chilling twisted turns, Leave the Grave Green is right up your alley. 

 

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