Good evening.

Happy Monday!

It’s been a couple weeks and much has happened that has kept me busy.

What is currently keeping me busy?

Murder.

I’ve gotten right into the thick of things with a new audiobook. Now to unveil the newest addition to our Murder Monday:

It’s too bad that there aren’t enough hours in a day. I’m currently finishing up reading a book that I started quite a while ago, am trying to get through this audiobook and am almost done with the Netflix series Dark (yes, I did start Dark when it came out in October of last fall).

I tend to keep myself busy and am not giving myself enough down time, but who needs downtime when there are books to be read? I know it may sound a bit odd to be so intrigued by murder, but, mind you, most of it is fictional. A great who-done-it can trick the mind, entrance the imagination and hone your analytical skills.

That is what I’ve found in this book: Magpie Murders. A story within a story with connections to one another. You can always read about the places that inspired movie locations, myths that brought about tales that lasted for centuries, but do you ever get to really explore the mind of the creator fully?

When something is incomplete, do you not try to find a conclusion, whether or not you are completely satisfied with it? Everyone likes a bit of closure, but what if you were put in a situation that you did not have full control of as you were not the one who started it, but were given the opportunity to finish it.

Would you bring justice to the story?

Would it be the right conclusion?

Would you leave anything out?

Would you consider everything?

Who would you trust to help you?

And, most importantly, would you finish it?

I’m just more than halfway through this book, but I am hoping to have some or all of these questions answered.

It is quite empathetically written. You feel what the characters feel and you yearn for that proper ending and justice for your favorite characters. It really makes you question the typical murder mystery. People try to make rules that can predict, but will the ending be what you really want it to be?

There is so much care put into the development of each character that you feel like a part of this quaint little town. You want to know the gossip, how everyone is connected, and how the relationships were developed and what happened over time. Just when you think you know and you want to point the finger, another layer is uncovered.

Are we really better off without knowing all the details? Is ignorance really bliss? Excuse me while I continue to dive deeper until the conclusion of this story.

Perhaps some secrets are really better off left to themselves.