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Wolf Bog: A Berkshire Hilltown Mystery
It’s August in the Berkshires, and the area is suffering from a terrible drought. As wetlands dry up, the perfectly-preserved body of a local young man, missing for forty years, is discovered in Wolf Bog by a group of hikers that includes Kathryn Stinson. Who was he and what was his relationship with close friend Charlotte Hinckley, also on the hike, that would make Charlotte become distraught and blame herself for his death?
Kathryn’s search for answers leads her to the discovery of fabulous parties held at the mansion up the hill from her rental house, where local teenagers, like the deceased, mingled with the offspring of the wealthy. Other questions dog the arrival of a woman claiming to be the daughter Charlotte gave up for adoption long ago. But is she really Charlotte’s daughter? And if not, what’s her game? Once again, Kathryn’s quest for the truth puts her in grave danger.
Kathryn’s search for answers leads her to the discovery of fabulous parties held at the mansion up the hill from her rental house, where local teenagers, like the deceased, mingled with the offspring of the wealthy. Other questions dog the arrival of a woman claiming to be the daughter Charlotte gave up for adoption long ago. But is she really Charlotte’s daughter? And if not, what’s her game? Once again, Kathryn’s quest for the truth puts her in grave danger.
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332 pages, Paperback
Published July 6, 2022
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July 15, 2022
This mystery got off to a great start with a local hiking group finding a well preserved body in a bog. Solving the murder mystery from the past requires uncovering relationships and Kathryn, the amateur sleuth, is relentless in her pursuit. I liked how bit by bit, secrets from the past are revealed. There are many possible suspects and a few red herrings to keep us guessing.
Wheeler has added a side issue of an unexpected pregnancy in the past, an adoption, and a person now claiming to be the baby long ago given up. We wonder if a swindler is afoot.
I liked the novel. While it is part of a series, I have not read the others and felt this one read well on its own. I appreciate the information about how a bog practically embalms a body. The mystery and its investigation was good as was the array of local characters. I'll be watching for more from Wheeler.
I received a complimentary digital copy of this book through Partners in Crime Tours. My comments are an independent and honest review.
Wheeler has added a side issue of an unexpected pregnancy in the past, an adoption, and a person now claiming to be the baby long ago given up. We wonder if a swindler is afoot.
I liked the novel. While it is part of a series, I have not read the others and felt this one read well on its own. I appreciate the information about how a bog practically embalms a body. The mystery and its investigation was good as was the array of local characters. I'll be watching for more from Wheeler.
I received a complimentary digital copy of this book through Partners in Crime Tours. My comments are an independent and honest review.
May 31, 2023
This third book in the Berkshire mysteries takes us back to the town where Kathryn Stinson, curator of photos at a private library in Boston, goes on weekends. The series reminds me of Louise Penny's Three Pines. With each book we learn more about the people and the past in the fictional town. This time a body is found in the bog which leads to photos of young people who are now old and a mystery in the past. You'll enjoy the trip into western Massachusetts where Kathryn finds friends and a family she never had growing up.
July 19, 2022
I had a lot of fun trying to play amateur sleuth along with the author’s character, Kathryn. She sure liked to stick her nose in where it didn’t belong and put herself in sticky situations. I echoed some of her friend’s sentiments that she was going to get hurt or maybe even killed. Her genuine need to solve the mystery and protect those she cared about endeared her to me. Friends like Kathryn are few and far between and we could all use one.
As for the mystery. I’d say there were several different ones and Kathryn dug into all of them. To me, it seemed like she got better at questioning people and deducing their responses as the story went on. Which, again, had me worried for her.
It was especially nice that the author left me with no clue who was really doing what. Often, I have a clear idea who the bad guys are. Not so with Wolf Bog. I played the game…I knew who it was, and then switched my guess to someone else. Did it several times and it made me turn those pages faster to find out if any of my suspects were the culprit.
Fun. Entertaining characters. Twisty plot. All the ingredients to earn Leslie Wheeler and Wolf Bog 4 STARS from this amateur sleuth.
I received a complimentary copy. My review is honestly given.
As for the mystery. I’d say there were several different ones and Kathryn dug into all of them. To me, it seemed like she got better at questioning people and deducing their responses as the story went on. Which, again, had me worried for her.
It was especially nice that the author left me with no clue who was really doing what. Often, I have a clear idea who the bad guys are. Not so with Wolf Bog. I played the game…I knew who it was, and then switched my guess to someone else. Did it several times and it made me turn those pages faster to find out if any of my suspects were the culprit.
Fun. Entertaining characters. Twisty plot. All the ingredients to earn Leslie Wheeler and Wolf Bog 4 STARS from this amateur sleuth.
I received a complimentary copy. My review is honestly given.
August 1, 2022
Wolf Bog is the third book in the Berkshire Hilltown Mystery series by Leslie Wheeler but you do not have to read the previous two books in order to be allured into the story. Wheeler's choice of words and the incredible way she has with putting the words together on paper is a form of artwork.
In Wolf Bog Kathryn Stinson who works as a curator in a small private library in Boston but spends weekends in the Berkshires is intigued after finding a dead body when she goes on a hike with friends. She is especially curious after seeing her friend Charlotte's reaction and thinks it is her fault that the person died.....forty years ago !! It is learned that the person found in the bog was a boy Denny who grew up in the area and he and other local kids partied at a rich girls house, the house that Kathryn's friend Betty now lived in.....and Betty had given her a bunch of old photos that were left at the house when they moved in. Kathryn is very interested in the photos seeing as she is learning about that time and now there was a dead body found of one of the group from then.
As Kathryn looks into the photos and Denny's death, her friend, Charlotte, is also dealing with another life changing situation when the daughter she gave up for adoption 40 years ago shows up at Charlottes. Those closest to Charlotte are not as trusting as her and question the young woman's intentions.
There is a lot going on in this quiet little town in the Berkshires stirring up events that happened 40 years ago....and Kathryn is trying to piece everything together. Readers will not be able to stop reading Wolf Bog....you will want to know all the past secrets and the new secrets that are coming to light as events unfold. Readers will be on the edge of their seats as you get deeper and deeper into the story. Clues are uncovered from 40 years ago and how they relate to the present will blow your mind !!! Wheeler has an amazing talent of drawing you into the story that you may forget it is not real........
July 23, 2022
Wolf Bog is my first read by Leslie Wheeler, to my recollection, and I was intrigued by the Berkshires setting. I haven’t read many books set there, yet it seems like a place ripe with potential for mysteries. I also don’t remember reading any mysteries where a bog figures prominently in a murder, so needless to say my attention was gripped just from the description of this new release.
The mystery kicks off right away, when a casual hike with friends results in a body being discovered and, subsequently, the resolution of a decades-old missing person case. That doesn’t mean, however, that all the questions are answered that quickly; on the contrary, the discovery of Denny’s body opens a Pandora’s box of long-held secrets and resurrected rumors. I appreciated how the author makes Kathryn’s amateur sleuthing plausible – between her job as a curator, her friendship with one character, and her resemblance to a key player from 40 years ago, it’s logical that she would find herself involved in these mysteries to be solved. I also liked how so many different – perhaps unrelated – threads moved through the story, allowing readers to help Kathryn sift through the various layers and figure out what’s relevant, what isn’t, and how many criminals we’re actually dealing with.
While Kathryn is a likable protagonist, to be sure, it was difficult for me to connect with her character. There were little tidbits of information dropped about her history and etc. but there’s not much insight into her feelings or her inner self. We almost get there with the peek at her relationship with her mother, but she stays very reserved, even to readers. Unfortunately, this lack of connection to the main character carried over to most of the supporting characters as well, making me feel more like an observer of the story rather than a participant. Granted, other readers may not feel that way at all, and it could be chalked up to personal preference.
Bottom Line: Wolf Bog by Leslie Wheeler is a mix of mystery and suspense with a strong sense of place and a cold case spanning more than four decades. Small town gossip, boxes of old photos, a possible long-lost daughter, and a body in a bog are just the beginning of the surprises that Kathryn runs into as she engages her inner Nancy Drew. I was definitely intrigued by the premise of this story and while it was well-executed from a technical standpoint, I was disappointed that I couldn’t connect with any of the characters (except Betty, who I want to be a main character at some point lol).
(I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book)
Reviewer’s Note: Readers may want to be aware that this book is written for the general market and does contain some language (including a couple of profanities) & non-explicit behavior with which some followers of my reviews may not be comfortable.
first reviewed at Reading Is My SuperPower
The mystery kicks off right away, when a casual hike with friends results in a body being discovered and, subsequently, the resolution of a decades-old missing person case. That doesn’t mean, however, that all the questions are answered that quickly; on the contrary, the discovery of Denny’s body opens a Pandora’s box of long-held secrets and resurrected rumors. I appreciated how the author makes Kathryn’s amateur sleuthing plausible – between her job as a curator, her friendship with one character, and her resemblance to a key player from 40 years ago, it’s logical that she would find herself involved in these mysteries to be solved. I also liked how so many different – perhaps unrelated – threads moved through the story, allowing readers to help Kathryn sift through the various layers and figure out what’s relevant, what isn’t, and how many criminals we’re actually dealing with.
While Kathryn is a likable protagonist, to be sure, it was difficult for me to connect with her character. There were little tidbits of information dropped about her history and etc. but there’s not much insight into her feelings or her inner self. We almost get there with the peek at her relationship with her mother, but she stays very reserved, even to readers. Unfortunately, this lack of connection to the main character carried over to most of the supporting characters as well, making me feel more like an observer of the story rather than a participant. Granted, other readers may not feel that way at all, and it could be chalked up to personal preference.
Bottom Line: Wolf Bog by Leslie Wheeler is a mix of mystery and suspense with a strong sense of place and a cold case spanning more than four decades. Small town gossip, boxes of old photos, a possible long-lost daughter, and a body in a bog are just the beginning of the surprises that Kathryn runs into as she engages her inner Nancy Drew. I was definitely intrigued by the premise of this story and while it was well-executed from a technical standpoint, I was disappointed that I couldn’t connect with any of the characters (except Betty, who I want to be a main character at some point lol).
(I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book)
Reviewer’s Note: Readers may want to be aware that this book is written for the general market and does contain some language (including a couple of profanities) & non-explicit behavior with which some followers of my reviews may not be comfortable.
first reviewed at Reading Is My SuperPower
July 25, 2022
Leslie Wheeler’s Wolf Bog is one of those conundrums that readers love. The plotting, with more twists and turns than a Berkshire mountain switchback, propels you swiftly toward the finish. Yet the pleasure of reading her writing, her characters, setting, and atmosphere, makes you want to savor the novel. You reach the ending satisfied with the resolutions and the revelations of the book’s secrets but you want to get back on the ride again. When is that next Hillside Mystery due?
Wolf Bog starts with an unexpected bang. Katherine Stimpson is back for her regular weekend stay in New Nottingham, taking an arduous but enjoyable hike through woods and swamp to the haunting Wolf Bog with local friends. Seems like fun, until the drought-receding waters of the bog reveal a dead body only a couple of pages in! Wait, there’s more! One of her older local friends, Charlotte, recognizes the body as that of a former boyfriend who had inexplicably disappeared some forty years ago, now well-preserved by the acidic waters of the bog! From here on in, to help her friend achieve peace (and assuage her own curiosity), Katherine finds herself carefully unraveling the time-woven camouflage hiding old rivalries and resentments, broken hearts, unrequited love, regrets, and class resentments. Adding to the mystery, the unexpected and timely appearance of a stranger linked to Charlotte’s past tensely complicates this woman’s life and Katherine’s attempt to help her. Wolf Bog is an exciting and deftly plotted unfurling of hidden pasts, made especially enjoyable and intriguing because we see Katherine strengthening her bonds with the people of New Nottingham.
There are several other points that I particularly enjoy here. Leslie Wheeler brings forward supporting characters from previous entries in the series to create her mystery. With them, she shows the strength of friendship in freeing the truth. Katherine’s relationship with her fella Earl seems much more comfortable and supportive. I especially like the humorous interplay between Earl’s Dad and Katherine. In addition, the author does a wonderful job of recreating the mystery, beauty, and even ferocity of rural western Massachusetts. She brings to life and effectively draws on the tensions between the newcomers (even “new” for forty years) and founding families who had scrambled to make life pay in the rugged landscape for hundreds of years. Finally, being a frequent traveler to that corner of the Northeast where Massachusetts, Vermont, and Connecticut merge into New York, I was absolutely at home with her recreation of the gorgeous, but often intimidating, landscape. The novel’s sense of people and place takes you deep into that rustic world.
Wolf Bog starts with an unexpected bang. Katherine Stimpson is back for her regular weekend stay in New Nottingham, taking an arduous but enjoyable hike through woods and swamp to the haunting Wolf Bog with local friends. Seems like fun, until the drought-receding waters of the bog reveal a dead body only a couple of pages in! Wait, there’s more! One of her older local friends, Charlotte, recognizes the body as that of a former boyfriend who had inexplicably disappeared some forty years ago, now well-preserved by the acidic waters of the bog! From here on in, to help her friend achieve peace (and assuage her own curiosity), Katherine finds herself carefully unraveling the time-woven camouflage hiding old rivalries and resentments, broken hearts, unrequited love, regrets, and class resentments. Adding to the mystery, the unexpected and timely appearance of a stranger linked to Charlotte’s past tensely complicates this woman’s life and Katherine’s attempt to help her. Wolf Bog is an exciting and deftly plotted unfurling of hidden pasts, made especially enjoyable and intriguing because we see Katherine strengthening her bonds with the people of New Nottingham.
There are several other points that I particularly enjoy here. Leslie Wheeler brings forward supporting characters from previous entries in the series to create her mystery. With them, she shows the strength of friendship in freeing the truth. Katherine’s relationship with her fella Earl seems much more comfortable and supportive. I especially like the humorous interplay between Earl’s Dad and Katherine. In addition, the author does a wonderful job of recreating the mystery, beauty, and even ferocity of rural western Massachusetts. She brings to life and effectively draws on the tensions between the newcomers (even “new” for forty years) and founding families who had scrambled to make life pay in the rugged landscape for hundreds of years. Finally, being a frequent traveler to that corner of the Northeast where Massachusetts, Vermont, and Connecticut merge into New York, I was absolutely at home with her recreation of the gorgeous, but often intimidating, landscape. The novel’s sense of people and place takes you deep into that rustic world.
July 7, 2022
This book is an amateur sleuth story where Katheryn Stinson, a curator of prints and photographs for a small library, is drawn into the mystery of the surfacing body of a local man who went missing forty years prior.
Rating Wolf Bog on a 5-point scale against the “perfect amateur sleuth”, I give this 3.75.
Strengths of the story. The story pacing is deliberate, continuously dropping breadcrumbs as the book winds through two main storylines. The planning and detailing of the stories were well thought out and executed. The setting of a small town in the Berkshires provides enough detail to “feel” the place without being overly descriptive. The characters are very likeable and can easily become the type of friends you want to return to story after story. They are continuing from previous books, which I have not read. Wheeler did an excellent job of providing enough context for me to understand the relationships without providing synopses of prior books. This book is well written and free of errors.
Where the story fell short of the ideal. Wheeler created an interesting but challenging story with part rooted in a past 40-years old and part rooted in the present. To meet the ideal, the elements of the story had to have strong logic in character behavior in both time periods. When you get to the end and look back over the entirety of the story, do the actions of all the players (not just the hero) hold up? Wheeler did such a good job covering up the original crime, there was little to work in modern time. As a result, Katheryn’s role in this story was less of a sleuth and more of a narrator, moving the story along its arc.
Bottom line: Wolf Bog is for you if you prefer small town mysteries with likeable characters, deliberate pacing and/or the Berkshire setting.
Rating Wolf Bog on a 5-point scale against the “perfect amateur sleuth”, I give this 3.75.
Strengths of the story. The story pacing is deliberate, continuously dropping breadcrumbs as the book winds through two main storylines. The planning and detailing of the stories were well thought out and executed. The setting of a small town in the Berkshires provides enough detail to “feel” the place without being overly descriptive. The characters are very likeable and can easily become the type of friends you want to return to story after story. They are continuing from previous books, which I have not read. Wheeler did an excellent job of providing enough context for me to understand the relationships without providing synopses of prior books. This book is well written and free of errors.
Where the story fell short of the ideal. Wheeler created an interesting but challenging story with part rooted in a past 40-years old and part rooted in the present. To meet the ideal, the elements of the story had to have strong logic in character behavior in both time periods. When you get to the end and look back over the entirety of the story, do the actions of all the players (not just the hero) hold up? Wheeler did such a good job covering up the original crime, there was little to work in modern time. As a result, Katheryn’s role in this story was less of a sleuth and more of a narrator, moving the story along its arc.
Bottom line: Wolf Bog is for you if you prefer small town mysteries with likeable characters, deliberate pacing and/or the Berkshire setting.
August 1, 2022
I want to start by saying that I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I was a huge fan of Nancy Drew growing up and Katheryn Stinson, the amatear sleuth in Wolf Bog, reminds me of Nancy. When the book opens a hiking group comes across a well-preserved dead body. One of the hikers recognizes the corpse and has a visceral reaction. Right away I knew that Charlotte had known the young man in the past and she had feelings for him. Throughout the book the clues were presented too blatantly. I really did not have to work hard at figuring things out.
What made me keep reading? I really liked the characters and I quickly became invested in their feelings, thoughts, problems, and relationships. For example, I would not be all that heartbroken if Katheryn and Earl never make it to the altar. The description of Wolf Bog, the woods surrounding it, and how treacherous the bog could be was very well-written.
This book is a stand alone story though the author does throw in a few details from the first book that do not add any clarity at all to Wolf Bog's storyline. I cannot see this book being made into a movie; but, it definitely could be a series with some work to the pacing. I guess this book would be categorized as a cozy mystery.
Disclosure: I received this book free from the publisher/author. The opinions I have expressed are my own, and I was not required to write a positive review. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.
What made me keep reading? I really liked the characters and I quickly became invested in their feelings, thoughts, problems, and relationships. For example, I would not be all that heartbroken if Katheryn and Earl never make it to the altar. The description of Wolf Bog, the woods surrounding it, and how treacherous the bog could be was very well-written.
This book is a stand alone story though the author does throw in a few details from the first book that do not add any clarity at all to Wolf Bog's storyline. I cannot see this book being made into a movie; but, it definitely could be a series with some work to the pacing. I guess this book would be categorized as a cozy mystery.
Disclosure: I received this book free from the publisher/author. The opinions I have expressed are my own, and I was not required to write a positive review. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.
July 1, 2022
I received a gifted copy and am providing a review.
Kathryn – curator in a library, visits the Berkshires over the weekends to spend time with Earl, her significant other, and her friends, Betty and Charlotte.
Betty – thinks life is like a spy novel.
Charlotte – secrets abound!
Paula and her cohort Rudy.
Wally – the lawyer.
Steve – Charlotte’s renter and his dog, Solly.
Todd – badly deformed after the auto accident that claimed the life of Izzy, his then fiancée.
While going on a hike in Wolf Bog a body is discovered, later identified to be Denny who disappeared over 40 years ago. A box of photos surfaces in Betty’s home that she hands over to Kathryn who begins to organize them and identify the faces in the pictures. The more questions she asks about who and why, the more stonewalled she becomes. Not to mention the fact that Earl is pressuring her into reuniting with her own mother.
Short chapters. Excellent pace.
This is the first book by Ms. Wheeler I have read and really enjoyed her writing style, the red herrings she dropped along the way, and the conclusion to the whodunnit was especially surprising. Wasn’t expecting that one! I believe this is book three in Ms. Wheeler’s Berkshire Hilltown Mystery series, with Shuntoll Road and Rattlesnake Hill being the first two. While this is a series, they can certainly be read as standalones.
Kathryn – curator in a library, visits the Berkshires over the weekends to spend time with Earl, her significant other, and her friends, Betty and Charlotte.
Betty – thinks life is like a spy novel.
Charlotte – secrets abound!
Paula and her cohort Rudy.
Wally – the lawyer.
Steve – Charlotte’s renter and his dog, Solly.
Todd – badly deformed after the auto accident that claimed the life of Izzy, his then fiancée.
While going on a hike in Wolf Bog a body is discovered, later identified to be Denny who disappeared over 40 years ago. A box of photos surfaces in Betty’s home that she hands over to Kathryn who begins to organize them and identify the faces in the pictures. The more questions she asks about who and why, the more stonewalled she becomes. Not to mention the fact that Earl is pressuring her into reuniting with her own mother.
Short chapters. Excellent pace.
This is the first book by Ms. Wheeler I have read and really enjoyed her writing style, the red herrings she dropped along the way, and the conclusion to the whodunnit was especially surprising. Wasn’t expecting that one! I believe this is book three in Ms. Wheeler’s Berkshire Hilltown Mystery series, with Shuntoll Road and Rattlesnake Hill being the first two. While this is a series, they can certainly be read as standalones.
October 25, 2023
Wolf Bog is the 3rd book in Leslie Wheeler's Berkshire Hilltown Mystery series. I was happy to reconnect with Kathryn Stinson, a curator at a private Boston library who spends weekends in the Berkshires with her boyfriend, Earl. On a hike to Wolf Bog, Kathryn and her old friends discover the well-preserved body of a man who's been missing for 40 years, a man who was well-known to fellow-hiker and friend, Charlotte Hinkley.
Readers will want to tag along with amateur sleuth, Kathryn, as she uses her skills to piece together clues and weed out red herrings to find the murderer in this cold case. A final twist yields a satisfying ending that this mystery reader did not see coming.
Wheeler is adept at creating evocative settings and memorable characters. I can't wait for the next book in the series!
Readers will want to tag along with amateur sleuth, Kathryn, as she uses her skills to piece together clues and weed out red herrings to find the murderer in this cold case. A final twist yields a satisfying ending that this mystery reader did not see coming.
Wheeler is adept at creating evocative settings and memorable characters. I can't wait for the next book in the series!
July 20, 2022
It’s as if the discovery of Denny’s body upset people more than his actual disappearance. It certainly disrupted many lives.
Although Kathryn is a weekender and not a local, she can’t leave the mystery alone.
Lives are now in danger with too many people who are not who they seem to be. Just because you’ve known someone for a long time, you may not really know them.
Kathryn has seen some clues in old photographs. Now she just needs to tie them together to keep people from being murdered. Maybe even herself.
Then there’s Charlotte’s very possessive daughter who pops up out of nowhere.
Thank you, Ms Wheeler. This is the first Berkshire Hilltown Mystery I’ve read, but don’t want it to be my last.
***Book provided without charge by PICT.***
Although Kathryn is a weekender and not a local, she can’t leave the mystery alone.
Lives are now in danger with too many people who are not who they seem to be. Just because you’ve known someone for a long time, you may not really know them.
Kathryn has seen some clues in old photographs. Now she just needs to tie them together to keep people from being murdered. Maybe even herself.
Then there’s Charlotte’s very possessive daughter who pops up out of nowhere.
Thank you, Ms Wheeler. This is the first Berkshire Hilltown Mystery I’ve read, but don’t want it to be my last.
***Book provided without charge by PICT.***
July 20, 2022
Wolf Bog never bogs down despite Leslie Wheeler’s careful description of the bog that is the scene of a murder. I grew up in Massachusetts and never knew there were bogs in the western part of the state. I thoroughly enjoyed the setting Wheeler creates. I kept turning pages to discover if my theories about the body found in the bog proved true. I won’t reveal if they did or not. Read it for yourself and join the guessing game.
November 19, 2023
Third in the Berkshire Hilltown series, but first for me. While there were references to previous happenings, everything seems pretty clear so can be read as a standalone. An excellent British mystery that reminds me of Ann Cleeve with the intense psychology and interaction of a wide group of local individuals making up a close knit community. Deeply absorbing and well-plotted. Highly recommend.
did-not-care-for
November 16, 2023Maybe I gave up too soon but it was too simplistic for me, and the characters too thin, the language had no color. Not unlike an episode of Midsomer Murders in the story but without the intriguing characters.
My apologies to the author - this is simply one nobody of a person's opinion. You surely have many appreciative readers so don't pay my review any attention.
My apologies to the author - this is simply one nobody of a person's opinion. You surely have many appreciative readers so don't pay my review any attention.
September 5, 2022
well done mystery
October 7, 2022
This book is the third of the series but the first I’ve read, and it works well as a standalone. The protagonist is Kathryn Stinson, a curator at a Boston library who spends long weekends in the Berkshires. In an effort to learn more about her environment, Kathryn and several Berkshire natives, sign on for a guided hike to Wolf Bog. It’s been a season of drought and the water table is low. Low enough to reveal the well-preserved body of a man in the Bog.
The discovery sends shock waves through the town and sets in motion a chain of events that bring forty year old secrets into the twenty-first century. No one escapes their past, least of all those with secrets to hide.
Wolf Bog is tightly written with three dimensional characters. I cared about each of these people, including the one who turned out to be the villain. Wheeler handles their fears, foibles and sins with a gentle touch of empathy and compassion. This is a book that will stay with you. One you will want to read again.
Full disclosure: I received this book in a random drawing in return for a blog comment.
The discovery sends shock waves through the town and sets in motion a chain of events that bring forty year old secrets into the twenty-first century. No one escapes their past, least of all those with secrets to hide.
Wolf Bog is tightly written with three dimensional characters. I cared about each of these people, including the one who turned out to be the villain. Wheeler handles their fears, foibles and sins with a gentle touch of empathy and compassion. This is a book that will stay with you. One you will want to read again.
Full disclosure: I received this book in a random drawing in return for a blog comment.
November 15, 2022
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Wolf Bog by Leslie Wheeler is a cozy mystery. It's the third book of the Berkshire Hilltown Mystery series.
Even though this is part of a series you can also read it as a standalone. The plot is intriguing, it has a steady pace of revealing everything and lots of suspense. Also, it has good world-building with very detailed descriptions. This makes it easier for the readers to transport themselves there and join in the uncovering of the mystery.
The author's writing style is incredible. Even though I was anxious to find out what happened, at the same time I also felt so calm. It's something that rarely happens to me when I read books in this genre and it pleasantly surprises me.
The characters were so unique and most of them relatable. Their issues and behavior were things that you see in your everyday life. Kathryn was definitely one of my favorites, I liked the way she tried to help and solve the murder. My favorite part was the big revelation.
This is the first book that I read from this series and I am very impressed. I highly recommend it to everyone and I will rate it with 5 stars.
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I received a copy in exchange for an honest review.
Wolf Bog by Leslie Wheeler is a cozy mystery. It's the third book of the Berkshire Hilltown Mystery series.
Even though this is part of a series you can also read it as a standalone. The plot is intriguing, it has a steady pace of revealing everything and lots of suspense. Also, it has good world-building with very detailed descriptions. This makes it easier for the readers to transport themselves there and join in the uncovering of the mystery.
The author's writing style is incredible. Even though I was anxious to find out what happened, at the same time I also felt so calm. It's something that rarely happens to me when I read books in this genre and it pleasantly surprises me.
The characters were so unique and most of them relatable. Their issues and behavior were things that you see in your everyday life. Kathryn was definitely one of my favorites, I liked the way she tried to help and solve the murder. My favorite part was the big revelation.
This is the first book that I read from this series and I am very impressed. I highly recommend it to everyone and I will rate it with 5 stars.
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