“Did Young Thor’s hammer jar you awake, too?” Doesn’t it make you want to stamp next door and throttle him?” asked Isabel in her cotton-mouthed irritation.Īlma replied with her own question, “Did you sleep well before the thunder struck?” She flipped it open, her first words saying, “Hallo, Isabel.”

Having said that, I just adored spunky sisters Isabel and Alma and their quirky behaviours.Īlma heard a ringtone, and her hand slipping under the pillows retrieved her cell phone. At times the dialogue was noticeably jarring and a few things the characters did just didn’t quite add up to me. In my opinion, this novel would have benefitted immensely from some strong editing. Lynskey has come up with a wonderful story framework, shows moments of brilliance in setting a scene and in character development, but there were also moments of confusion. Quiet Anchorage features two elderly sister sleuths that live together with a library of much-loved fictional mysteries at their disposal – what could be a better premise?Įd Lynskey’s cosy mystery Quiet Anchorage was somewhat of a conundrum for me. An elderly female sleuth, all the better. I simply cannot go past a cosy mystery featuring an elderly sleuth. Starting with the town’s gossips and loafers, then scaling up when the sexy ex-girlfriend of one of the Sheriff’s deputies joins them, they search for alternate suspects, possible motives, and any evidence that might exonerate their niece. ( ) They’re sure they’ve picked up the skills and knowledge they need to prove Megan’s innocence. Isabel and Alma Trumbo may be aging, even worried about memory loss, but they’ve read just about every mystery published in the past half-century.

They don’t believe she’s guilty, but what can two senior citizens do against the powers of the state and the evidence against Megan? Megan’s only champions are her aging aunts. With her fingerprints on the murder weapon, it looks like an open-and-shut case, and Sheriff Fox, running for reelection and anxious to get credit for ‘solving’ a murder case, intends on ramming through charges and getting a conviction. When she’s accused of murdering her fiance, however, the small town is anything but heavenly for Megan Connors. Quiet Anchorage, Virginia, looks like paradise.

Quiet Anchorage by Ed Lynskey