We are in 1954 when a cloistered nun begins to lie down in this new comfortable mystery

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Kendra Winchester is a editor -in -chief of Book Riot where she writes on audio books and literature on disability. She is also the founder of Read Appalachiawhich celebrates the literature and the writing of the Appalachians. Previously, Kendra co -founded and was executive director for Read womenA podcast that won an international audience during its six -season race. In her hours of leave, you can find it written on its substitution, Winchesterand publish photos of his hugs on Instagram And Twitter @Kdwinchester.

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Since the first reading of his first novel, SeI was a big fan of Jess Kidd. She has a way with her characters. They come to live from the page in such a dynamic way. With her past books, she explored the mystery genre with fantastic touches. But in Murder in Gulls NestShe plunges into comfortable mysteries. I couldn’t be more delighted.

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Murder in Gulls Nest By Jess Kidd

We are in 1954, and Nora Breen has just left her life as a nun cloistered to find her friend and former novice, Freida, who has disappeared unexpectedly. The latest known address in Freida was in Gulls Nest, a dilapidated pension in an English seaside town. Nora arrives in Gulls Nest and rents the old Freida room. While she gets to know her resident colleagues, she begins to ask questions to try to understand what could have happened to her friend.

From the first moments of the novel, I was absorbed by the story of Nora. Nora Breen is a new vision of the older woman who solves the mysteries. Nora has such a depth to her character. She has her own demons before joining the convent. In addition to that, she has experienced a crisis of faith and has left the only life she has known for 30 years. Now she is in a world after the Second World War which is incredibly different from the world she knew before entering the convent. She considers the world with such fresh eyes and an appreciation for little things that other characters often miss. Nora has a discount for her, an unexpected freedom which has just left the restrictions of her old order.

If you are an audio book fan, it is certainly the one who must be on your TBR to listen to. Siobhan McSweeney, from Derry girls Fame, executes the audio book with such a sense of Nora’s character. I absolutely loved the narration of McSweeney, which makes this audio book one of the highlights of the season for me. At times, her performance as Nora is incredibly funny. In another moment, she is extremely sad. Always, McSweeney captures Nora’s emotions every turn and turn of the novel.

Murder Nest is perfect for lovers of comfortable mysteries who love a historical novel with complex themes that also have a great sense of humor.

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