Song of the Robin
(Sarah Macintyre #1)
by R.V. Biggs
The whispered voices and unsettling dreams were puzzling enough, but when the visions began, Sarah Richards’ confusion turned to fear.
Though mundane, Sarah’s life is routine and well-ordered. But one autumn morning she sees a figure waving to her, the figure of a man more ghostly than real.
Several times during that same day he appears, but is the specter harmless, or are his intentions malevolent?
Disturbed and confused, Sarah endeavors to understand the mystery, to identify her unknown stalker.
But with each visitation, she becomes ever more bewildered, and as her orderly life begins to unravel, she questions the reality of all that she knows, and with mounting horror, even her own sanity.
My Rating:
Favorite Quotes:
‘I told you yesterday you need to ask him to refer you for some proper tests. Y’know, brain scans and that sort of stuff. Mind you, if they did I’m sure they’ll find a bloody computer in there.’ ‘Well if they did a brain scan on you all they’d find would be handcuffs and a packet of condoms!’
My Review:
My introduction to R.V. Biggs has me rubbing my hands together with glee and eager for more. His man is a sly one and quickly pulled me into a most vexing vortex with his character’s absorbing conundrum and his compelling style of storytelling. His clever and tragic tale kept me guessing and postulating theories as to what had and what was happening to Sarah – possession, mental illness, time slip, amnesia, etc. Mr. Biggs craftily gilded his narratives with perceptive and sharply honed details that pulled keen visuals to my mind’s eye. I smirked, bit my lips, and nibbled on my cuticles as I worked my way through his compelling mystery. I am enamored with his skills and impatient to dive into the next volume of the series, Reunion, which is already locked and loaded on my beloved Kindle.
R V Biggs lives in a small ex-mining village near Wolverhampton, England, with his wife Julie and Mags the black lab. He has four grown-up children and eight grandchildren.
Walking with the dog is a favorite pastime and much of the storyline for his first novel was developed during these lengthy outings.
Robert worked for 35 years in telecommunications but changed career paths to a managerial supporting role within a local Mental Health National Health Service trust. It was during the period between these roles that the concept for his first novel was born.
Robert is a firm believer that destiny and co-incidence exist hand in hand and this conviction extends to his writing. He has a passion for holistic well-being and after first-hand experience of the potential healing powers of Reiki, a form of energy therapy, took a Reiki level 1 training course to heighten his spiritual awareness. Robert’s experiences in these areas helped conceive the ideas that led to Song of the Robin and its sequels Reunion and Broken, novels with central themes of fate, love, and the strength of family. His writing is not fantasy however but is set in modern times involving real people living real lives.
This sounds really good and exciting. I don’t know the book or the author so thanks for putting both on my radar. Great review.