Linda Strong
A parish priest is found murdered in Ballyglass House, the family home of the Osborne's. DI St. John Strafford is investigating and he's finding that there are plenty of secrets that no one is sharing. The year is 1957 and the Catholic Church rules over all. Strafford isn't well liked because he's a Protestant. He faces obstruction at every turn. The suspects are many, most of them have some issue or another. The step-daughter acts crazy ... the step-mother is a mouse ... the man of the house seems manipulative and doesn't appreciate anyone talking to him. There's also a house person, a cook, and a young man who lives in the woods and knows more than he lets on. There was no mystery where this one was going ... the subject of the Church's hold on almost everyone, and what happened to those children who were trusted to their care .... was handled in a careful fashion without graphic information. There was no suspense as it didn't take long to point a finger at the person responsible for the murder. Many thanks to the author / Harlequin / Hanover Square Press / Netgalley for the digital copy of SNOW. Read and reviewed voluntarily, opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.