![]() ![]() This is a new author for me, and she's definitely got a new fan! This story is an intelligently designed, well-written masterwork of riddles, linguistics, and devious murder. Tim Campbell was excellent with the delivery of the story After a while, I found myself skipping over those parts. I personally felt as though the infodumps broke the flow of everything else that was happening in the book. Wilding went on and on about the symbols and what they might or might not mean. My eyes started to glaze over whenever Dr. ![]() The author must have spent a TON of time researching them but I just. ![]() I wish At First Light had been more about everything else that was going on in the book and less about the runes. Around the ritually posed body are sticks covered with mysterious symbols, which turn out to be Viking runes. As if that weren't enough, he's also had his head bashed in. His neck has been slashed and he has a noose around his neck, as well. The story begins with a man lying dead with three fatal wounds. And his goshawk, Ginny, made me want to have one!) There were some other great characters, too, like Addie's partner, Detective Patrick McBrady, and Dr. Wilding is a person with dwarfism, which was interesting to read about. This new series takes place in Chicago and features homicide detective Adrianne “Addie” Bisset and her friend, Dr. ![]() I was nervous about one part of the book and found myself wishing I had known that fact ahead of time! I was eager to read At First Light because I have very much enjoyed the author's Sydney Rose Parnell series. ![]()
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