The Gathering Murders: Dead men tell no tales ...

This is the first crime thriller in the detective series featuring Inspector Torquil McKinnon. The Gathering is actually a literary festive. All the best writers, poets. musicians are invited to attend. It's quite an honor to win an award, McKinnon is also entered into a couple of the contests... for playing his bagpipes. It starts out busily enough. Because so many attend this festival, the department of law is being overrun with the need for security and hopefully keeping crime at bay. A local poet is found with his head caved in. Accident? Murder? While McKinnon starts his investigation, another victim is found. And this victim has a personal tie to him. McKinnon suspects they have a serial killer on their island, so he immediately locks down the island .. a move not everyone is happy about. Can he solve the mystery before the killer strikes again? Or will more bodies fall victim to The Gathering Murders …? The story premise is a good one .. the mystery kept me guessing. Some of the characters don't exactly feel credible .. some came off as caricatures rather than characters. This was an okay read. Thanks to the author / Sapere Books / Netgalley for the digital copy of this crime fiction. Opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.