Killing in C Sharp – My Review

To say I was excited to read and review the latest installment by Alexia Gordon’s mystery series is an understatement. I’ve loved this storyline since the first book, Murder in G Minor. The third Gethsemane Brown mystery book picks up right from where the second book, Death in D Minor left off – Gethsemane dealing with potential ghost hunters and the continued threat of eviction from the cottage she’s been calling home. Throw in her loving ghost, along with three murders that need solving and you have another brilliant story.

With this third book, author, Alexia Gordon continues to skillfully weave a story around murders, twists, and interesting characters. This time most of the interesting characters are ghost hunters with an added twist of an ancient curse in this story.

The third book is entirely set in the village of Dunmullach, Ireland. A cast of characters from ghost hunters to musicians to a controversial reviewer convenes on the village and soon all are drawn together by three murders. The first murder you knew was coming, but why that person was killed at such an opportune time shows that Gordon has skillfully crafted her story very well.

This latest story, which still reminds me of “The Ghost and Mrs. Muir,” left me guessing until the end on who killed who and what their underlying motives were. The story interconnects the characters in ways that are uniquely surprising and unexpected from the United States to Ireland.

What I love about Gordon’s writing is that she inserts actual facts into her books, like she did in Killing in C Sharp by using “ptomaine.” It’s an old term used to describe food poisoning caused by bacteria. It’s not often that you come across this word in the modern language and I’ve only read it in history books.

Another noteworthy twist is how did ghosts get captured in this story. You’ll have to read the book to find out.

I love that the poison garden is still carried through into this book, along with the young girl who can read Latin. I’m so glad that in this book, Gordon added more interaction and conservations between Gethsemane and “her ghost.” That’s what made me fall in love in with the story. If you love ghosts, murder, and solving mysteries then the Gethesmane Brown Mystery series is one you should add to your reading library.

I’ll continue to look forward to Gethesmane’s adventures with her ghost!