Review: The Threshing Circle
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 2, 2014
A tragic wrong from WWII was covered up and left to fester in the Crete countryside until many years later when a young English couple arrived and started digging it up again, bringing Kirsty (the town tavern owner) and Barba Yiorgos (a crotchety, influential local man) along for the ride. This murder mystery is wrapped in family vendettas, mystique and traditional superstitions that seem to spring from more truth than fancy. The tension between Kirsty and Barba Yiogos made for an interesting partnership as they set out on their investigations, though Kirsty’s distrust bordered on paranoia and petulance at times. This story was as much about uncovering the whys and wherefores of the WWII murder, as it was about the investigators escaping the threat they’d woken with their probings, making the second half of the book more thriller/suspense than mystery, but riveting nonetheless. This includes some pretty gruesome violence, but I thought it perfectly complimented the dour, unforgiving tone of the setting. I’m not sure how I feel about the ending . . . it was both beautifully haunting and disappointing . . . wishing they’d had more time. Truly Gripping Read!Note: This book was provided to me by the author for an honest review.