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A review by saareman
Every Seven Years by Denise Mina
3.0
A Tartan Twist - Bibliomysteries #28
Review of the Mysterious Press/Open Road eBook (December 15, 2015) of the Mysterious Press hardcover & paperback (October 1, 2015).
Actress Else returns home to an unnamed Scottish island ("famous for whisky and sweaters") after seven years. The journey is due to the death of her mother, who had been an outcast in the community, but who had never left it. Else meets the bully from her past school days and is presented with a library book containing an evil message. Else vows revenge but she may be the target of manipulation.
The book itself (a collection of prints by American pop artist Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997)) is really inconsequential here and therefore the story doesn't quite measure up to the Bibliomysteries theme topic of "deadly books". The actual story was still well done with a twist that you will likely see coming.
Trivia and Links
Denise Mina (1966-) is a Scottish writer of over 20+ mystery & crime novels, often labelled as Tartan Noir due to their Scottish settings. She is the author of several series including Anna and Fin (2019-2022) of which [b:Conviction|42283333|Conviction (Anna and Fin, #1)|Denise Mina|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1559869724l/42283333._SY75_.jpg|57223122] (2019 - Anna and Fin #1) is her most popular book (based on the number of GR ratings and reviews). Other series include the graphic novel adaptations of Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy (2012-15) i.e. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, etc. Other work in comics includes writing for the Hellblazer series.
The Bibliomysteries series are short stories commissioned by Otto Penzler's The Mysterious Press to be written around the theme of deadly books. They are individually published in limited edition hardcovers, paperbacks and ebooks, and periodically collected in anthology editions such as [b:Bibliomysteries|32191848|Bibliomysteries|Otto Penzler|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1478278696l/32191848._SY75_.jpg|56893092] (2013, containing stories 1-15) and [b:Bibliomysteries: Volume Two|36327114|Bibliomysteries Volume Two|Otto Penzler|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1507842055l/36327114._SY75_.jpg|58003435] (2018, containing stories 16-30). There does not appear to be a Goodreads Listopia for them, but on Library Thing the current listing (as of late-September 2024) includes 40 short stories.
Review of the Mysterious Press/Open Road eBook (December 15, 2015) of the Mysterious Press hardcover & paperback (October 1, 2015).
Actress Else returns home to an unnamed Scottish island ("famous for whisky and sweaters") after seven years. The journey is due to the death of her mother, who had been an outcast in the community, but who had never left it. Else meets the bully from her past school days and is presented with a library book containing an evil message. Else vows revenge but she may be the target of manipulation.
The book itself (a collection of prints by American pop artist Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997)) is really inconsequential here and therefore the story doesn't quite measure up to the Bibliomysteries theme topic of "deadly books". The actual story was still well done with a twist that you will likely see coming.
Trivia and Links
Denise Mina (1966-) is a Scottish writer of over 20+ mystery & crime novels, often labelled as Tartan Noir due to their Scottish settings. She is the author of several series including Anna and Fin (2019-2022) of which [b:Conviction|42283333|Conviction (Anna and Fin, #1)|Denise Mina|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1559869724l/42283333._SY75_.jpg|57223122] (2019 - Anna and Fin #1) is her most popular book (based on the number of GR ratings and reviews). Other series include the graphic novel adaptations of Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy (2012-15) i.e. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, etc. Other work in comics includes writing for the Hellblazer series.
The Bibliomysteries series are short stories commissioned by Otto Penzler's The Mysterious Press to be written around the theme of deadly books. They are individually published in limited edition hardcovers, paperbacks and ebooks, and periodically collected in anthology editions such as [b:Bibliomysteries|32191848|Bibliomysteries|Otto Penzler|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1478278696l/32191848._SY75_.jpg|56893092] (2013, containing stories 1-15) and [b:Bibliomysteries: Volume Two|36327114|Bibliomysteries Volume Two|Otto Penzler|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1507842055l/36327114._SY75_.jpg|58003435] (2018, containing stories 16-30). There does not appear to be a Goodreads Listopia for them, but on Library Thing the current listing (as of late-September 2024) includes 40 short stories.