Murder on the Marlow Belle, by Robert Thorogood

Because the past, oh, 16 months, have been hell (see footnote 1), I am several months late with this review; with the next book in the series to be released in July, I better get caught up! Beware: alcoholism; references to narcissism and emotional abuse; drug addiction and violence as backstory; fatphobia. Murder on the Marlow Belle, by Robert Thorogood One of my pleasures in reading mysteries comes from paying close attention to as many details as I can along the way, while trying to figure out who did it, how they done it, and why. Sometimes I know all these pretty early on, and sometimes I only think I know, only for a last minute plot twist coming along to prove me wrong. Depending on the writing, both can be immensely satisfactory reading experiences, though I’ve always preferred the fair play mystery, where both clues and motivations are on the page well before the climactic revelation, so that, whether I figure out the solution to the mystery or not, I can look back at the…