I am always following the scent of a good mystery written by a lady from the UK. I can't remember where I saw The Burning by Jane Casey advertised, but, there it was on my Kindle. It's about this lady who is killed - Rebecca - she's burned to death, actually. And there's a serial killer who is out there burning ladies to death! Arg! The police are working with Rebecca's friend, Louise, to figure out what happened, and it's not quite clear whether Louise is in danger because maybe Louise's boyfriend is actually the killer or something?Anyway, it wasn't really that great. I'll go ahead an spoiler! now, because it turns out that smart, capable Louise actually killed her friend for some reason but mostly because she was a sociopath. I find it very boring when a mystery is solved by: OMG, they're a damn sociopath! Because, like, sure, anything's possible if we're talking about sociopaths. It feels like cheating.
One thing I did find interesting was the phrase, I'm not sure how commonly used it is: Poets Day.
"Hmm? Oh, them. Not on a Friday, my dear. Poets Day, innit? Shame it doesn't apply to the police." Piss off Early, Tomorrow's Saturday. I smiled ruefully, thinking of my abandoned plans for the evening...I'm not ready to write off Casey - The Burning is one of her first books and reviews seem to indicate that the series (Maeve Kerrigan) gets better with time. Please let me know if you've read and enjoyed her work and which ones you recommend!
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