Die Around Sundown by Mark Pryor

 Whatever I thought that this book was going to be like when I started reading it -  it was so much better.

This story has a really slow and steady plot pace and feels almost like a vintage detective story. Which could perhaps be attributed to both the setting of the story and the writing of it as well. 

One thing was was really interesting to me during both the requesting and the reading of this book is how the author uses the setting (Paris at the start of Nazi occupation) to define the era and the plot, but it did not overpower it. We as the reader see what is happening through the eyes of the main character and this setting adds to all the characters and their dynamics with each other and the plot. 

There are a few different plot lines throughout the story that connect to the main character in such a fun and interesting way. The twists that pop up in the story just come on one after another and really leave the reader wondering if they could have ever seen that coming. 

Honestly one of my favorite mystery books that I have read this year.

I received this book free from NetGalley, St. Martin's Press and Minotaur Books to review and this is my honest review. 

Five out of five stars