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The Legacy by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir

March 6, 2024 by Jake Leave a Comment

Having written a ton on the problematic nature of villainous adoptees in crime fiction, I went into Yrsa Sigurðardóttir’s book with a healthy dose of skepticism that she could pull this off. I appreciate the authors work, having enjoyed The Last Ritual. I think she creates interesting characters and does a great job of bringing Iceland to life. But I kept hearing how twisty and shocking this was. And it involved three adoptees at the heart of the story. So my antennae was up. Did she […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: Iceland, mystery, the Children house, the legacy, yrsa sigurdardottir

Jake's CBR16 Review No:21 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: Iceland, mystery, the Children house, the legacy, yrsa sigurdardottir ·
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And Then There Were Satanists … The Legacy

October 8, 2018 by xoxoxoe Leave a Comment

The Legacy, by John Coyne, is a mixture of an Agatha Christie whodunnit, as members of a house party are knocked off one by one, and an occult thriller. It’s not always clear how much of the menace is due to dark magic or just plain old greed, as six people have been elected to inherit a legacy — of vast wealth, property, and possibly, supernatural power. Coyne wrote the novel as a tie-in to the successful film starring Katharine Ross and Sam Elliot (and […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: #CBR10, agatha christie, Books, horror, John Coyne, Katharine Ross, Sam Elliott, Suspense, the legacy

xoxoxoe's CBR10 Review No:21 · Genres: Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: #CBR10, agatha christie, Books, horror, John Coyne, Katharine Ross, Sam Elliott, Suspense, the legacy ·
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