The Cuckoo Wood

by M. Sean Coleman

Amazon UK  / US  / Direct from Red Dog 

 

A THRILLING, MELODICALLY CREEPY MYSTERY.

Samantha Jaynes took her life in the cold lake. Now Rosie Trimble has done the same. Both claimed they had seen an angel. And they’re not the only ones.

A spate of teenage suicides rattles the rural community of Kirkdale, in England’s Lake District. Before they died, each of the girls talked about seeing an angel. Is this collective hallucination, or is something more sinister leading these young girls to their deaths?

That’s a question for Dr. Alex Ripley, the so-called Miracle Detective. Brought in to help the police, she finds a community rooted in fear and suspicion, bound by their strange faith, unwilling to help, unable to forgive.

Because the people of Kirkdale have buried their dark past once, and they’re not about to let Ripley dig it up again.

The Cuckoo Wood is the first Alex Ripley Mystery

 

My Rating:

Favorite Quotes:

 

She’d been punched in the face and now carried a neat little scar over her right eye after being assaulted by one particularly irate healer, the irony of which had not passed her by.

 

Ripley heard his awful, animal howl echo across the water. She knew that feeling, she had felt it herself. Love and life, unexpectedly lost. Ripped away. That was the sound of a heart breaking.

 

My Review:

 

I am in awe of the agile word skills and ingenious storytelling of this gifted author. He must have been blessed by the goddess of words, as his narrative was well-crafted and tightly woven. I was absorbed by his well-paced and intriguing tale and found my muscles were as taut as the writing on the page. His characters were as curiously compelling and complex as the cleverly constructed storylines and my curiosity remained at high levels throughout. I am an instant fangirl. Plus, I scored a new addition to my Brit Word List with bladdered, which Mr. Google indicated was informal British for being extremely inebriated. Not that I would ever have a need for such a condition 😉

Author Bio 

 Born in the UK and raised in South Africa, M. Sean Coleman developed a love for reading and writing novels in his early teens, thanks to two incredibly passionate English teachers who infected him with their love of words and stories. Over the intervening years, he has written film and television drama, cross-platform series, an interactive children’s storybook, and a graphic novel series.

He finally found his niche as a thriller writer when he was asked to write a novel as part of the cross-platform project, Netwars. His first book, The Code, was published six months later, with the sequel, Down Time, hot on its heels. There was no going back.

He is obsessed with crime, mystery and thriller stories, especially those with a fresh or surprising angle. He writes novels from his home in The Cotswolds, where he lives with his husband and their three red dogs.

Social Media Links –  

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www.twitter.com/mseancoleman

 

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