Book Review: The Mountains Wild by Sarah Stewart Taylor

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In a series debut for fans of Tana French and Kate Atkinson, set in Dublin and New York, homicide detective Maggie D'arcy finally tackles the case that changed the course of her life.


The Mountains Wild cover

Synopsis:

Twenty-three years ago, Maggie D'arcy's family received a call from the Dublin police. Her cousin Erin has been missing for several days. Maggie herself spent weeks in Ireland, trying to track Erin's movements, working beside the police. But it was to no avail: no trace of her was ever found.

The experience inspired Maggie to become a cop. Now, back on Long Island, more than 20 years have passed. Maggie is a detective and a divorced mother of a teenager. When the GardaĆ­ call to say that Erin's scarf has been found and another young woman has gone missing, Maggie returns to Ireland, awakening all the complicated feelings from the first trip. The despair and frustration of not knowing what happened to Erin. Her attraction to Erin's coworker, now a professor, who never fully explained their relationship. And her determination to solve the case, once and for all.

A lyrical, deeply drawn portrait of a woman - and a country - over two decades - The Mountains Wild introduces a compelling new mystery series from a mesmerizing author.


Review:

This second book today also shares family secrets, but in this case, it is the secrets that Erin took to her grave that ended up having repurcussions for her family. Maggie Part chick lity, part police procedural, this new book will have you looking forward to Sarah's next book! She deflty takes the reader back and forth in time, so that you thoroughly understand Erin's nad Maggie's actions, and why they make the decisions that they do. Family is at the core of the book, and what we do to protect our family, It;s a page turner you do not want to miss.


About the Author:

SARAH STEWART TAYLOR is the author of the Sweeney St. George series and the Maggie D'arcy series. Taylor grew up on Long Island in New York, was educated at Middlebury College in Vermont and Trinity College in Dublin, and she lived in Dublin, Ireland in the mid-90s. She now lives with her family on a farm in Vermont where they raise sheep and grow blueberries.

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