The Darkest Game - Joseph Schneider

 The Darkest Game - Joseph Schneider

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Publication Date: April 5, 2022

Tully Jarsdel is not your typical homicide detective, much to the consternation of his more traditional partner.  A former academic, he is cerebral and introspective.  In this case, the third in the series, the detectives investigate the murder of a museum curator, traveling to Catalina Island to help unravel the mystery.

I have read the first two Jarsdel books and really enjoyed the first one.  This series is not for everyone, especially if you want a fast paced, action packed thriller.  Character development is interesting and there are many esoteric references such as “Phineas Gage”  and “Joseph K”.  If these names mean nothing to you, you may not enjoy this book unless you want to spend a lot of time Googling or just skipping over the unknown. If you enjoy well written,  character driven works that are different from the typical run of the mill, this is for you.  Oh yes, there are also family relationships and cultural and moral issues that are explored as well as modern day pirates!   There is some violence as well.  

This could work as a standalone, although reading the prior ones will give a little more background information.  

There is something about Tully that I like and I will certainly read the next installment. 

Thanks to #NetGalley and #PoisonedPenPress for the DRC. 

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