Meredith Monday Schwartz

I particularly loved his partnership with Josie Audie.

You can feel the shorthand between them and the trust that's built over time, and it made me, again, want to go back and see how that had developed.

Sullivan's vocabulary is wonderful.

I don't say that lightly.

He chooses precise, particular words that land exactly where they should.

The character names alone are delightful.

We have

a torquille, and a den home.

They feel nested in this world of old books and established families and generational businesses.

Each chapter functions as a tidy little visit, cross-gathering information, piecing things together methodically, and the structure works beautifully for how his mind operates.

Think of it as a police procedural with some emotional depth.

It's careful and meticulous storytelling with a detective you can absolutely root for.

I am excited to work my way back, starting with book number one.

This one, book number seven, is The Bookseller by Tim Sullivan.

Well, the reason that I started there is because his books have actually been out for quite a while, but they're being released here in the United States.

And so that's the one that I just read.

Actually, a publisher came to me and said, like, I really, really think that you in particular will like this series.

And here's the one that I have a NetGalley widget on.

And so that's how I jumped in kind of right there.

But yeah, so he's so they're being released.