I feel a little churlish in saying this book from a "prestigious" and "award winning author" was only OK. I was drawn to the book because it was free, and it's set around Matakana, about an hour's drive from where I live. Rings On Water (The Matakana Series Book 2) by Madeleine Eskedahl. 📚
what seems to be a straightforward case of an unfortunate death turns into a complex web of small town secrets and desire for revenge that will soon place Bill's family in danger.
I'm inclined to think a good editor could have removed a good 50% of the word "and" where sentences should have been structured differently (it really bugged me).
The tourist promo stuff about Matakana was also annoying. It made me think of the first two episodes of NCIS Sydney where they basically spent all their time pointing out they were in Australia.
The plot also needed tightening up.
The fact that I hadn't already read Book 1 of the series suggests I'd previously looked at a sample and decided against it.
Obviously, a lot of other people enjoyed this book more than I did.
