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Ray Flowers #4
The Sister's Twin
How do you solve a murder when the victim is still alive?
Lily Spencer knows her twin is fated to die. And she can’t stop envisioning the end.
A stranger in the night.
A vicious blade.
The tarot card he will leave behind.
Lily’s clairvoyant friend has foreseen it all. And her eerie insights are never wrong.
A killer is coming to the care home where the sisters live. It’s only a question of when. And why.
In desperation, Lily turns to curmudgeonly sleuth Ray Flowers for help.
She may be elderly but she’s anything but defenceless. And she’s not giving up on her sister.
Not without a fight.
An utterly addictive mystery thriller for readers who love Emma Healey, Sarah Pinborough, Barbara Erskine, Alex North and Stephen King.
Lily Spencer knows her twin is fated to die. And she can’t stop envisioning the end.
A stranger in the night.
A vicious blade.
The tarot card he will leave behind.
Lily’s clairvoyant friend has foreseen it all. And her eerie insights are never wrong.
A killer is coming to the care home where the sisters live. It’s only a question of when. And why.
In desperation, Lily turns to curmudgeonly sleuth Ray Flowers for help.
She may be elderly but she’s anything but defenceless. And she’s not giving up on her sister.
Not without a fight.
An utterly addictive mystery thriller for readers who love Emma Healey, Sarah Pinborough, Barbara Erskine, Alex North and Stephen King.
- GenresThriller
216 pages, Paperback
First published March 29, 2021
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April 30, 2021
The Sister’s Twin listed many elements I enjoy in the premise which led me to requesting it from NetGalley.
In addition to a murder (or multiples?) and who dunnit scenario, we have a somewhat grumpy investigator and older women as main characters.
The women live in a group home for former actors and entertainers and are mentally sharp as tacks. However, they’re the only ones believing a tarot card reader saying that one of them is in danger.
It does seem far fetched … until people are killed.
This is the fourth Ray Flowers private investigator book. It doesn’t read like a series though because the focus is more on the residents and the tarot cards. Plus the killer of course.
This received praise from several reviewers but I didn’t connect with the book as much as hoped for. There isn’t a specific reason except it didn’t flow smoothly for me.
I would like to thank the author, publisher, and NetGalley for my electronic copy.
In addition to a murder (or multiples?) and who dunnit scenario, we have a somewhat grumpy investigator and older women as main characters.
The women live in a group home for former actors and entertainers and are mentally sharp as tacks. However, they’re the only ones believing a tarot card reader saying that one of them is in danger.
It does seem far fetched … until people are killed.
This is the fourth Ray Flowers private investigator book. It doesn’t read like a series though because the focus is more on the residents and the tarot cards. Plus the killer of course.
This received praise from several reviewers but I didn’t connect with the book as much as hoped for. There isn’t a specific reason except it didn’t flow smoothly for me.
I would like to thank the author, publisher, and NetGalley for my electronic copy.
May 27, 2021
An entertaining mystery featuring ex detective Ray Flowers, now doing private investigations. He’s contacted by a resident of an old persons home after the police wouldn’t investigate. She had done a tarot reading for another resident and believed she was going to be murdered. What follows is a complicated serial killer situation with a particular set of tarot cards at its heart. The characters are interesting particularly the old ladies of Highbury House and it has a satisfying resolution.
April 23, 2021
4 ⭐
What an enjoyable book this turned out to be!
PROS
-- Beautiful cover
-- A relatively quick read (@5 hours total read time)
-- Well written
-- Entertaining plot (I really enjoyed the tarot cards angle)
-- Works well as a standalone
-- An extensive cast of intriguing and likable characters
-- Enjoyable and unique setting
-- Satisfying ending
CONS
-- a couple plot points I felt needed more fleshing out
-- a little more background info regarding the murders and the perpetrators.
**ARC Via NetGalley**
Merged review:
4 ⭐
What an enjoyable book this turned out to be!
PROS
-- Beautiful cover
-- A relatively quick read (@5 hours total read time)
-- Well written
-- Entertaining plot (I really enjoyed the tarot cards angle)
-- Works well as a standalone
-- An extensive cast of intriguing and likable characters
-- Enjoyable and unique setting
-- Satisfying ending
CONS
-- a couple plot points I felt needed more fleshing out
-- a little more background info regarding the murders and the perpetrators.
**ARC Via NetGalley**
What an enjoyable book this turned out to be!
PROS
-- Beautiful cover
-- A relatively quick read (@5 hours total read time)
-- Well written
-- Entertaining plot (I really enjoyed the tarot cards angle)
-- Works well as a standalone
-- An extensive cast of intriguing and likable characters
-- Enjoyable and unique setting
-- Satisfying ending
CONS
-- a couple plot points I felt needed more fleshing out
-- a little more background info regarding the murders and the perpetrators.
**ARC Via NetGalley**
Merged review:
4 ⭐
What an enjoyable book this turned out to be!
PROS
-- Beautiful cover
-- A relatively quick read (@5 hours total read time)
-- Well written
-- Entertaining plot (I really enjoyed the tarot cards angle)
-- Works well as a standalone
-- An extensive cast of intriguing and likable characters
-- Enjoyable and unique setting
-- Satisfying ending
CONS
-- a couple plot points I felt needed more fleshing out
-- a little more background info regarding the murders and the perpetrators.
**ARC Via NetGalley**
March 31, 2021
The Sister’s Twin is the fourth instalment in the Detective Ray Flowers series and somewhat uniquely includes the use of tarot card reading. The prologue begins five years earlier with an unnamed man seemingly coming to his senses after a trip to a psychic fair, seeing the Book of Angels and having his fortune read. Apparently, he had received the Angel of Transformations card which is similar to the Death card in a standard tarot deck. He wasn't even one to believe much in the mumbo jumbo but something had struck him about this reader and these cards in particular. He had even decided before leaving the fair that day to purchase his own Book of Angels deck and a comprehensive guide on how to interpret them. A certainty had come to him that he should act, that those who had wronged him should be punished - by death. And that death was now, simple and clean, a knife plunged deep into the chest while the woman he had chosen to be first lay sleeping. He spread the cards across the bed, reading her past and his own future by the dim light of the risen moon, and then he chose a card for her, folded it once and slipped it into her outstretched hand. Fast forward five years and retired detective Ray Flowers is now casually working at Flowers-Mahoney Security a firm who did not take on private investigations, as a general rule. It was concerned with the installation and maintenance of security systems, and its occasional tendency to re-examine old or unusual cases that the local police had no interest in pursuing was not something the firm advertised. So it was surprising when he was paid a visit by an elderly lady called Lily Spencer, who tells him she wants him to investigate the murder of her twin sister, Rose.
Only it hasn't happened yet and has only been revealed by their friend Elspeth Moore’s reading and Lily is desperate to stop it. Back with the old man, he had now realised he was not lithe enough to continue his vengeance against those who wronged him and has taken on a protege to carry out his wishes for him. Both Lily and Rose reside at Highbury House, a retirement home for ex-performers and Lily knows that Elspeth’s track record with readings is startlingly accurate. She is having nightmares about her sister being stabbed, or strangled, or shot or mowed down and a tarot card being left as a literal calling card based on the victim’s personality; she just can't get these visualisations to cease. Flowers takes on the investigation due to the lack of police interest, but even he must admit that he doesn't believe in psychic abilities, card and palm reading or the supernatural. Despite his scepticism, as he like many others need proof in order to believe, he can't ignore Lily and her deep concern. Then the bodies of elderly woman begin to drop just as predicted, and Ray is stunned. The police take over the case from him and begin looking into who would want seemingly innocent ladies of a certain age dead, and why? This is a riveting and compelling mystery thriller crossed with a police procedural and is one of the most unique books I've read from the genre in a while. It's twisty, dramatic, incredibly tense and so refreshingly different with it involving tarot and fortune-telling. I'm a sceptic, but I must say that it added intensity and an unpredictable quality to the plot which is always a positive and made for great reading. It's a complex, enthralling and fascinating peek into another world I knew little about. Highly recommended.
Only it hasn't happened yet and has only been revealed by their friend Elspeth Moore’s reading and Lily is desperate to stop it. Back with the old man, he had now realised he was not lithe enough to continue his vengeance against those who wronged him and has taken on a protege to carry out his wishes for him. Both Lily and Rose reside at Highbury House, a retirement home for ex-performers and Lily knows that Elspeth’s track record with readings is startlingly accurate. She is having nightmares about her sister being stabbed, or strangled, or shot or mowed down and a tarot card being left as a literal calling card based on the victim’s personality; she just can't get these visualisations to cease. Flowers takes on the investigation due to the lack of police interest, but even he must admit that he doesn't believe in psychic abilities, card and palm reading or the supernatural. Despite his scepticism, as he like many others need proof in order to believe, he can't ignore Lily and her deep concern. Then the bodies of elderly woman begin to drop just as predicted, and Ray is stunned. The police take over the case from him and begin looking into who would want seemingly innocent ladies of a certain age dead, and why? This is a riveting and compelling mystery thriller crossed with a police procedural and is one of the most unique books I've read from the genre in a while. It's twisty, dramatic, incredibly tense and so refreshingly different with it involving tarot and fortune-telling. I'm a sceptic, but I must say that it added intensity and an unpredictable quality to the plot which is always a positive and made for great reading. It's a complex, enthralling and fascinating peek into another world I knew little about. Highly recommended.
March 28, 2021
Ray Flowers #4
Lily Spencer knows her twin sister is fated to die. And she can't stop envisoning the end. A stranger in the night. A vicious blade. The tarot card he will leave behind. Lily's clairvoyant friend has forseen it all. And her eerie insights are never wrong. A killer is coming to the care home where the sister's live. It's only a question of when and why.
Lily Spencer wants Ray Flowers to investigate a murder that's not happened, it just showed up on a tarot card reading. Lily and her twin sister reside at Highbury House, a retirement home. Elspeth Moore's tarot reading showed that Rose was in danger. Tarot cards have been left in the hands of several murders. It seems someone has a grudge against elderly women. This is a steady paced read with characters that are believable. It's also an entertaining read. This is not the first book that i've read by the author but it's the first Ray Flowers series, bit i hope to rectify that soon.
I would like to thank #NetGalley, #JoffeBooks and the author #JaneAdams for my ARC of #TheSistersTwin in exchange for an honest review.
Lily Spencer knows her twin sister is fated to die. And she can't stop envisoning the end. A stranger in the night. A vicious blade. The tarot card he will leave behind. Lily's clairvoyant friend has forseen it all. And her eerie insights are never wrong. A killer is coming to the care home where the sister's live. It's only a question of when and why.
Lily Spencer wants Ray Flowers to investigate a murder that's not happened, it just showed up on a tarot card reading. Lily and her twin sister reside at Highbury House, a retirement home. Elspeth Moore's tarot reading showed that Rose was in danger. Tarot cards have been left in the hands of several murders. It seems someone has a grudge against elderly women. This is a steady paced read with characters that are believable. It's also an entertaining read. This is not the first book that i've read by the author but it's the first Ray Flowers series, bit i hope to rectify that soon.
I would like to thank #NetGalley, #JoffeBooks and the author #JaneAdams for my ARC of #TheSistersTwin in exchange for an honest review.
April 1, 2021
4.5 STARS
Ray Flowers was surprised when he was asked to solve a murder ... which hasn't occurred yet.
Lily Spenser is certain that her twin sister will be stabbed to death by a masked man and a tarot card will be left in her hand. Lily's friend who is a clairvoyant has seen it in her dreams.
Ray reluctantly takes it on, especially as he has found several other cases when elderly women were also found with a tarot card in hand. The previous cases stopped over 5 years ago and has just now started up again.
So where has the killer been? Why is he active now? Who is the next target?
For a fairly short read, this mystery is packed with unforgettable characters amid some twists and turns that lead to a surprising ending. I enjoyed how clairvoyance and tarot cards played such an interesting part of the compelling plot. Although 4th in the series, this is easily read as a stand alone. I do recommend reading the series in order and I look forward to see what comes next in Flower's life. There is no cliff hanger ... but just a slight hint as what comes next.
Many thanks to the author / Joffe Books / Books n All Promotions / Netgalley for the digital copy of this most entertaining mystery. Read and reviewed voluntarily, opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.
Ray Flowers was surprised when he was asked to solve a murder ... which hasn't occurred yet.
Lily Spenser is certain that her twin sister will be stabbed to death by a masked man and a tarot card will be left in her hand. Lily's friend who is a clairvoyant has seen it in her dreams.
Ray reluctantly takes it on, especially as he has found several other cases when elderly women were also found with a tarot card in hand. The previous cases stopped over 5 years ago and has just now started up again.
So where has the killer been? Why is he active now? Who is the next target?
For a fairly short read, this mystery is packed with unforgettable characters amid some twists and turns that lead to a surprising ending. I enjoyed how clairvoyance and tarot cards played such an interesting part of the compelling plot. Although 4th in the series, this is easily read as a stand alone. I do recommend reading the series in order and I look forward to see what comes next in Flower's life. There is no cliff hanger ... but just a slight hint as what comes next.
Many thanks to the author / Joffe Books / Books n All Promotions / Netgalley for the digital copy of this most entertaining mystery. Read and reviewed voluntarily, opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.
May 3, 2021
Thank you to netgslldy the author and publishers for the digital advanced in exchange for my fair and honest review.
Scored 2 stars because it was my least favourite crime book that I have read so far this year. With tarot cards and murdered old people it sounds interesting but it didn't keep me hooked. That said I did want to read if play out and I wasn't that impressed once I had..
There were a lot of characters and I didn't really know anyway Ray all the well espically as fhis is book 6. I could of gone back to book one but I just didn't love the the team. So many unanswered questions I thought and I wish they had been.
The layout of the prose is great going from character to character within a chapter. Although I was confused at first if soon started to make sense.
At this I give 2 stars to the twins sister. Although I was immediately gripped I lost that interest pretty quickly. Its a hard one for me because I am likely comparing it to some of the best crime authors I've ever read.
I wouldn't recommend or tell you to avoid just of you fancy a new crime series start onshore 1.
Scored 2 stars because it was my least favourite crime book that I have read so far this year. With tarot cards and murdered old people it sounds interesting but it didn't keep me hooked. That said I did want to read if play out and I wasn't that impressed once I had..
There were a lot of characters and I didn't really know anyway Ray all the well espically as fhis is book 6. I could of gone back to book one but I just didn't love the the team. So many unanswered questions I thought and I wish they had been.
The layout of the prose is great going from character to character within a chapter. Although I was confused at first if soon started to make sense.
At this I give 2 stars to the twins sister. Although I was immediately gripped I lost that interest pretty quickly. Its a hard one for me because I am likely comparing it to some of the best crime authors I've ever read.
I wouldn't recommend or tell you to avoid just of you fancy a new crime series start onshore 1.
December 8, 2021
The premise of The Sister's Twin was quite interesting: a serial killer who uses the aid of a special pack of tarot cards called the Book of Angels and two young girls in the killings of chosen elderly persons and leaves a specific card on the body of each victim. The way the story progressed I looked forward to an interesting climax with a proper revelation as to the connection and backstory between the trio of killers but the ending was rushed and the big reveal in the end as to why the killer wanted to kill these elderly people proved didn't carry the oomph factor. This is the fourth book in the Ray Flowers series. Ray Flowers an ex-detective turned private investigator with serious burn marks on his body is an interesting character and so is Nathan, a young man with strong psychic instincts who is trying to find his way after living most of his life in a cult.
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐💫
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐💫
March 28, 2021
201 pages
3 stars
I read Ms. Adams' book The Greenaway and liked it very much. However, I did not take ot this book as much. It was too confusing. Perhaps I just wasn't in the mood.
Ray Flowers is visited by an elderly woman who states that she would like to report a murder. Only it hasn't happened yet. Her twin sister Rose lives in a retirement home and Lily is positive someone is going to murder her.
Ray is a firm believer in reality. That is the things he can see. He doesn't hold well with tarot cards and such like. He is skeptical to say the least, but assures Lilly he will look into the case.
Then the killings begin. Someone is targeting elderly women at the home and Ray is determined to find the killer. At the scene of each crime a tarot card if left. What is the meaning of this? Why elderly women? Just who is this murderer?
Ray is a little confused and bemused by the slightly supernatural connections to his case, but he plows on.
I liked the setting of the murders. A retirement home for former performers. I watched a movie once about musical performers in a retirement home and it was wonderful. All that creativeness in one place. How cool is that?
The book is well written. The plotting was a little convoluted. Jane Adams certainly has talent.
I want to thank NetGalley and Joffe Books for forwarding to me a copy of this good book for me to read and review. The opinions expressed here are my own.
3 stars
I read Ms. Adams' book The Greenaway and liked it very much. However, I did not take ot this book as much. It was too confusing. Perhaps I just wasn't in the mood.
Ray Flowers is visited by an elderly woman who states that she would like to report a murder. Only it hasn't happened yet. Her twin sister Rose lives in a retirement home and Lily is positive someone is going to murder her.
Ray is a firm believer in reality. That is the things he can see. He doesn't hold well with tarot cards and such like. He is skeptical to say the least, but assures Lilly he will look into the case.
Then the killings begin. Someone is targeting elderly women at the home and Ray is determined to find the killer. At the scene of each crime a tarot card if left. What is the meaning of this? Why elderly women? Just who is this murderer?
Ray is a little confused and bemused by the slightly supernatural connections to his case, but he plows on.
I liked the setting of the murders. A retirement home for former performers. I watched a movie once about musical performers in a retirement home and it was wonderful. All that creativeness in one place. How cool is that?
The book is well written. The plotting was a little convoluted. Jane Adams certainly has talent.
I want to thank NetGalley and Joffe Books for forwarding to me a copy of this good book for me to read and review. The opinions expressed here are my own.
March 29, 2021
Thank you @netgalley and @joffebooks for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!
Ray, ex detective, is approached by Lily who is worried for her sisters life. The death of Rose has been predicted in the cards by their friend at the retirement home they live at, and no one takes them seriously (Ray included) until an attempt is made on Rose’s life. Soon enough, others at retirement homes are murdered - and a tarot card is left at the scene of each one.
This is a nice easy read, especially if you like crime solving and mystery. I wouldn’t say this is a whodunnit as the culprit is revealed relatively early and the majority of the plot is based on catching them.
On the whole I did find it slightly disappointing as I wanted to know more about what happened in the past for the victims to be murdered. I enjoyed it but felt it was missing something. However if you’re after a short, easy to read crime solving book - this is for you.
Ray, ex detective, is approached by Lily who is worried for her sisters life. The death of Rose has been predicted in the cards by their friend at the retirement home they live at, and no one takes them seriously (Ray included) until an attempt is made on Rose’s life. Soon enough, others at retirement homes are murdered - and a tarot card is left at the scene of each one.
This is a nice easy read, especially if you like crime solving and mystery. I wouldn’t say this is a whodunnit as the culprit is revealed relatively early and the majority of the plot is based on catching them.
On the whole I did find it slightly disappointing as I wanted to know more about what happened in the past for the victims to be murdered. I enjoyed it but felt it was missing something. However if you’re after a short, easy to read crime solving book - this is for you.
March 18, 2021
Thank you Netgalley and Joffe Books for the eARC.
I loved this book, couldn't put it down.
A murderous man is taking revenge on people, particularly on old women in care homes. Ray, an ex-policeman is asked to look into the case by an elderly woman who believes her twin is in danger. He's sceptical but checks out the situation and soon the woman is attacked, but helped by her friend who fights off the attacker with a bat. Soon several people are murdered, every time a Tarot-like card is found on the body.
I really liked Ray and hope there will be a follow up
to this book when he tackles more cases with a slight mystic slant to them. I loved the lady with the bat! Highly recommended!
I loved this book, couldn't put it down.
A murderous man is taking revenge on people, particularly on old women in care homes. Ray, an ex-policeman is asked to look into the case by an elderly woman who believes her twin is in danger. He's sceptical but checks out the situation and soon the woman is attacked, but helped by her friend who fights off the attacker with a bat. Soon several people are murdered, every time a Tarot-like card is found on the body.
I really liked Ray and hope there will be a follow up
to this book when he tackles more cases with a slight mystic slant to them. I loved the lady with the bat! Highly recommended!
March 23, 2021
Ray Flowers Book Four.
At Flower's-Mahoney Security.
Lily Spencer turns up and wants Ray to investigate a murder that has showed up on a tarot card reading, but Ray doesn't hold with all this, but is convince to go to the retirement home Highbury House, where she is in resident with her twin sister Rose, Elspeth Moore a clairvoyant to the stars readings are showing that Rose is in danger.
Then things start to happen and the police and Ray are called in, who is responsible for this and why?
as you read on this book keeps you on the edge of your seat in chapters, that I really enjoyed right through.
a well deserved read for all crime readers with lots to entertain you.
Brilliant worthy stars from me.
At Flower's-Mahoney Security.
Lily Spencer turns up and wants Ray to investigate a murder that has showed up on a tarot card reading, but Ray doesn't hold with all this, but is convince to go to the retirement home Highbury House, where she is in resident with her twin sister Rose, Elspeth Moore a clairvoyant to the stars readings are showing that Rose is in danger.
Then things start to happen and the police and Ray are called in, who is responsible for this and why?
as you read on this book keeps you on the edge of your seat in chapters, that I really enjoyed right through.
a well deserved read for all crime readers with lots to entertain you.
Brilliant worthy stars from me.
August 22, 2021
A book with a great storyline, which strayed a little too much with the cards. The elderly ladies were a unique bunch, especially the bat-toting Elsbeth, and not forgetting Nathan, he was a mysterious and cool character. Ray was at a loss what to think of the elderly ladies, but with the attempts on Rose, he decided to take them seriously instead of patronizing them. This was an interesting, intriguing, and entertaining cozy read.
April 7, 2021
An extremely interesting mystery featuring clairvoyance and Tarot cards, this fairly short story packs a lot into its pages. Although the latest in the series, it can easily be read as a standalone. A complex and fascinating read, I look forward to reading the next in the series. Thanks to Joffe Books for giving me the opportunity to read this lovely book.
July 17, 2021
The Sisters Twin by Jane Adams is the fourth instalment in the Detective Ray Flowers series. Where have I been as I haven't read any of this series of book and I love this author's books! Within this book it feature the character of Ray Flowers, who was once a police officer but is now a private detective. Ray Flowers is visited by an elderly woman who wants to a murder. The weird thing is It hasn't happened yet......But, it's going to happening in the future. Rose lives in a retirement home and Lily is positive someone is going to murder her..
When, the killings begin, someone is targeting elderly women at the home where Rose lives. Ray is called to investigate and is determined to find the killer or killers. However, at every scene of the crime a tarot card is left!
What does this tarot card mean?
Why are they killing elderly women and no one sees anything?
Will Ray catch the killer before they kill again?
Well, I really enjoyed this book and I will be going back to catch up on the other three books in this Detective Ray Flowers series.
Big thank you to NetGalley and Joffe Books for forwarding to me a copy of this good book for me to read and review. The opinions expressed here are my own
When, the killings begin, someone is targeting elderly women at the home where Rose lives. Ray is called to investigate and is determined to find the killer or killers. However, at every scene of the crime a tarot card is left!
What does this tarot card mean?
Why are they killing elderly women and no one sees anything?
Will Ray catch the killer before they kill again?
Well, I really enjoyed this book and I will be going back to catch up on the other three books in this Detective Ray Flowers series.
Big thank you to NetGalley and Joffe Books for forwarding to me a copy of this good book for me to read and review. The opinions expressed here are my own
September 20, 2023
Once more Jane Adams has produced an excellent adventure in the Ray Flowers series. This one was quite a bit different from the previous books and I find it quite chilling and worrying that a killer would use the idea of tarot cards to challenge the police to try and find out who was next on his list before he actually killed them. I found the group of retired entertainers in the old people’s home quite amusing though, their characters rang true for me, and I enjoyed Ray’s interaction with them. There were the usual twists and red herrings that kept us guessing until the very end, but I did feel that the closing of the case was a little rushed and I’m not sure that I fully understood the killer’s motive. The winding up of the story was interesting pointing towards Ray taking a new direction in his retirement and I look forward to finding out what he will be involved in next.
January 31, 2025
A decent thriller that mixes tarot and obsessive revenge together. Some of the secondary characters were the most adorable things; Sarah is right and we all need an Elspeth Moore. There was also a line that was glorious and terrifying in how apropos it is to the current climate in the US. "The only people who frighten me are those who are certain they are right and can explain everything and that any alternative is wrong. If they believe they are absolutely right, then everyone else must be wrong and so you can't argue with them. "
Though I really should have read the preceeding 3 books in the series first. Whoops. It left me rather baffled about who some of the characters were. For a moment, I legit thought Nathan was an incarnation of Puck who just sometimes visited Ray.
Though I really should have read the preceeding 3 books in the series first. Whoops. It left me rather baffled about who some of the characters were. For a moment, I legit thought Nathan was an incarnation of Puck who just sometimes visited Ray.
August 14, 2023
Good, but not excellent
I have really enjoyed the previous books in this series, but sadly this one was much less exciting (definitely not the 'absolutely gripping mystery thriller' promised in the blurb) and also the proof reading had significantly slipped, so as well as various spelling and punctuation errors there were factual errors, such as muddling up the names of victims. All this caused confusion and this disrupted the flow of the story. Such a shame, but I have noticed this often happens around the fourth book in a series.
I have really enjoyed the previous books in this series, but sadly this one was much less exciting (definitely not the 'absolutely gripping mystery thriller' promised in the blurb) and also the proof reading had significantly slipped, so as well as various spelling and punctuation errors there were factual errors, such as muddling up the names of victims. All this caused confusion and this disrupted the flow of the story. Such a shame, but I have noticed this often happens around the fourth book in a series.
October 13, 2025
I enjoyed this crime drama where Ray is called to help investigate a threat deemed from a tarot card reading. Whether you believe in such things or not, this story and its characters made it possible. It's always good to keep an open mind...as does Ray.
I like the eccentricity of the characters and the supernatural elements and the mix of murder and brainwashing and insanity.
Well-written, fast-paced with plenty of tension and suspense.
Engaging and recommended.
I like the eccentricity of the characters and the supernatural elements and the mix of murder and brainwashing and insanity.
Well-written, fast-paced with plenty of tension and suspense.
Engaging and recommended.
April 23, 2021
Great story, the kind that, at the end you say, "tell me more!"
I loved the characters very interesting story line. I have to read this series from the beginning!! How did it start?
I loved the characters very interesting story line. I have to read this series from the beginning!! How did it start?
May 18, 2021
Brilliant, detecting with a twist...
Great characters, great tale, and a dabble in mysterious occult sciences too. I PREDICT you will enjoy this book..but I'm not spoiling it, by telling you more
Great characters, great tale, and a dabble in mysterious occult sciences too. I PREDICT you will enjoy this book..but I'm not spoiling it, by telling you more
May 25, 2021
The Sister,s Twin
The mystery was intriguing and kept me reading to the very end in one sitting! I highly recommend this mystery to anyone who enjoys them and anyone who may not!! ( Hard to believe?)
The mystery was intriguing and kept me reading to the very end in one sitting! I highly recommend this mystery to anyone who enjoys them and anyone who may not!! ( Hard to believe?)
June 29, 2021
I enjoyed this. It's a bit different with the involvement of tarot cards in the investigation. Ray Flowers, ex-DI keeps on open mind about this aspect. A few murders and a vulnerable young girl as well as a few oldies in care homes
July 8, 2021
Couldn't finish it.
Although I love a good mystery, this one didn't work for me. I was bored from the very beginning. The description of the cards put me off and I decided that the pace is too slow for me.
Although I love a good mystery, this one didn't work for me. I was bored from the very beginning. The description of the cards put me off and I decided that the pace is too slow for me.
July 25, 2021
Too Many Dead
Why were elderly folks being murdered? Could there be a reason? And why was a young girl involved? Could the detectives solve the mystery before the carnage exploded beyond control? A great read!
Why were elderly folks being murdered? Could there be a reason? And why was a young girl involved? Could the detectives solve the mystery before the carnage exploded beyond control? A great read!
September 14, 2025
Ray Flowers books show Jane’s writing at its best. Good crime fiction with tight plots and enough grit to move them out of cosy but with supernatural wittiness threaded through. Looking forward to the next development for Ray.
April 13, 2021
An enjoyable read.
I love these books by Jane Adams. The Ray Flowers series gets you involved with the characters and their lives as well as solving the mystery.
I love these books by Jane Adams. The Ray Flowers series gets you involved with the characters and their lives as well as solving the mystery.
May 17, 2021
The Sister’s Twin
Intriguing story, great characters. I felt it ended too abruptly, just as It was getting really into the storyline. I’m left wanting to know more....
Intriguing story, great characters. I felt it ended too abruptly, just as It was getting really into the storyline. I’m left wanting to know more....
September 26, 2021
Another great read
Love this series as it is just a bit different. Started reading today and didn't stop until the end. Great.
Love this series as it is just a bit different. Started reading today and didn't stop until the end. Great.
January 30, 2022
Ray Flowers
I loved the Ray Flowers series. They kept me intrigued and I read long into the night. You will not be disappointed on choosing these!
I loved the Ray Flowers series. They kept me intrigued and I read long into the night. You will not be disappointed on choosing these!
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