Review: A British murder mystery that will keep you guessing
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 19, 2014
The Dart Murders by James Kipling takes you to another thrilling crime spree teeming with mystery, suspense, and anticipation. In the curious town of Amersham, in close proximity to London, three dead bodies are found in different locations, one month apart from each other. What’s suspicious is that their deaths all fall on the 15th of the month. While it may look like it is the one thing they have in common, the detectives find out that the similarities do not stop there. The murder victims do not only share the same physical attributes, they also share the same (bad) luck in matters of the heart.Chief Inspector Patrick Campbell and his colleagues round up the usual suspects, each one having secrets that could be a motive to the dart killings. The slew of characters introduced in the book only adds to the intrigue and complexity of the case. It’s one of those stories that gets the reader involved and invested. It’s a guessing game that’s hard to win because just when you thought you got the killer pegged, you are proven wrong as the story unfolds. You can’t help but be immersed in the story, because there is this sense of satisfaction once you think you are getting to the truth.By now, readers of Kipling’s books have become accustomed to such a thrill ride that they become murder mystery junkies who need a regular dose of serial killer fiction. This time, they’ll have their fill of Kipling’s brand of British detective murder mysteries.