Sentences of Death (The Daniel Somerset Series Book 1)

More than just a murder caseDaniel Somerset faces a very unique murder case involving a writer. In a way, Elliot Chatterton knew this end was possible for him, so he decided to leave behind a letter with a cryptic message and a lost manuscript that Daniel must now find to solve the murder.What I really loved beyond the plot itself and the fact that there were unexpected twists starting from the very first page is that the book doesn't just focus on solving the case. Instead, it opens up several

Starting this new series drew me in mainly because of the setting. The Hamptons feel familiar from movies and history, so placing a murder in that world immediately caught my attention. I liked that the victim is a well known writer, simply because there is something fun about reading a book where a writer is murdered, almost like the story is aware of itself. It was fascinating to watch violence reach a place usually associated with privilege and realize how that moment changes everything that

I normally find this sort of murder mystery to be quite interesting, but Sentences of Death was a little disappointing. It felt like I was meant to be on the protagonist’s side, but somehow Daniel Somerset just didn’t seem like a pleasant character to me. He has to solve the strange murder case of writer, Elliot Chatterton. At the same time, he has to deal with his disagreeable family. The mysteries are intriguing, but the pace of the book is often quite slow. I found myself bored at times and f