Novel Nerd Blog - Book Reviews by Smitha: 04/15/23

Saturday, April 15, 2023

Book on Tour #Murder on Oak Street by I. M. Foster #Historical Mystery #Publisher: Indie #A South Shore Mystery, Book 1

MY THOUGHTS AND BOOK REVIEW

Murder on Oak Street by I.M Foster is a detective crime story where Daniel O'Halleran, the detective is asked to investigate two murders that are connected to each other with the same prime suspects. Daniel needed a break from New York City, as a coroner handling a modicum of police work when he moves and is offered a position at Physician Samuel Tennyson's medical office - out on the long island - a town called Patchogue. It all starts when Daniel is asked to investigate Patrick's father Cornelius Desmond's suspected murder and his stepfather as well who is Kathleen's father, Thomas Brissedon is being murdered and found dead in a pool of blood.

The plot in Murder On Oak Street is intriguing and engaging. Though the story is slow-paced and a long read. I was reluctant to put the book down as I didn't want to miss anything about the motives and weird happenings that went around with the suspects. With murder mystery interrogation scenes that were intense along with twists and turns, I never knew what to expect next. An unputdownable page-turner that kept me on the edge with suspense. The description of the characters are well developed and had their own intentions. Kathleen and Daniel were my favorites. Two murders are being connected, well written with my expectations exceeded so far. Highly recommended read for crime mystery readers. Will Daniel find the killers of Cornelius Desmond and Thomas Brissedon?

Murder on Oak Street

by I. M. Foster

April 10 - May 5, 2023, Virtual Book Tour

Book Details:

Genre: Historical Mystery
Published by: Indie
Publication Date: October 2022
Number of Pages: 503
ISBN: 9781733337571
Series: A South Shore Mystery, Book 1
Book Links: Amazon | Goodreads

Amazon - https://amzn.to/3XJsjo0

Goodreads - https://bit.ly/3HCzqZM

Author Bio:

I. M. Foster is the pen name author Inez Foster uses to write her South Shore Mystery series, set on Edwardian Long Island. Inez also writes historical romances under the pseudonym Andrea Matthews, and has so far published two series in that genre: the Thunder on the Moor series, a time-travel romance set on the 16th century Anglo-Scottish Borders, and the Cross of Ciaran series, which follows the adventures of a fifth century Celt who finds himself in love with a twentieth century archaeologist.

Inez is a historian and librarian, who love to read and write and search around for her roots, genealogically speaking. She has a BA in History and an MLS in Library Science and enjoys the research almost as much as she does writing the story. In fact, many of her ideas come to her while doing casual research or digging into her family history. Inez is a member of the Long Island Romance Writers, and the Historical Novel Society.