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And you want gibal I shrugged No problem Just an idea The story is fast paced and engaging right from the start with an elf who is murdered by being cut in half in a sawmill As Vox navigates the murder case a wide variety of the city passes under scrutiny and adds dimension to the story But central to the story is Vox Vox is an elf with a secret and a lost love As the story progresses Vox is engaging and quick witted Beth Lyons does a stellar job of creating a character that you can root for while showing what it s like to be young and still learning how to find a place in the world Ultimately I rank books based upon two tests First would I read it again Second do I want a second book about the characters Thornbury Confidential aces both tests and in this case.
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A good book can capture you in the first few pages But a good writer knows that it s possible to hook you in the first sentence and reel you in by the end of the first paragraph Beth Lyons is a good writer It might sound ghoulish but I d been waiting for a murder case to come along I just didn t recognize that s what this was right away A dwarf burst into the office but I barely looked up from my book We get all kinds at Boleian Investigations and an out of breath dwarf isn t all that unusual up on the third floor And with that opening we enter the world of Thornbury Confidential and Vox Swift a young elf keeping secrets while trying to gain acceptance within Boleian Investigations. Thornbury confidentials search Beth Lyons has managed to do something unusual with this book She has taken a well known genre the detective novels of Raymond Chandler or Dashiell Hammett and updated it in refreshing ways while remaining true to the spirit of the genre She has created a new sub set of that genre that could be called Elf Noir She is particularly adept at world building She manages to insert details of a world that includes humans elves dwarves and wizards without ever letting the details become a drag on the pace of the story An example is in this exchange My stomach rumbled as I followed Duri Sholedaz through the streets of Thornbury You hungry I asked him I know this great little food cart not far from here Couple of faes run it Two blocks off Anson You want a bite Gibal Technically that word means food crumbs in your beard but in Thornbury it s universal for takeout He scrunched up his face I have a dead elf in my sawmill passes a third test I don t usually have to apply After reading the book on Kindle I went back online and ordered a print copy I want it on my bookshelf while I wait for the next Vox Swift book from Beth Lyons Thornbury Confidential Vox Swift Mysteries 1 
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