I read the last McAvoy book and enjoyed it. This is more of the same and I was left with the same impression - it would have been better if I'd read the series from the beginning in order to appreciate the characters better. Despite that, It's an easy-to-read book with enough twists to keep you guessing.

I enjoy this series of books featuring Aector McAvoy and couldn't wait to start this one. It starts out at Aector's estranged Mum's surprise party....what could possibly go wrong! He finds that he is pulled into trying to solve the unexplained death of Ishmael Piper his step-brothers best friend. With unforeseen consequences...It is a dark book that uncovers the dark side of human nature and throws light on Aectors early life. As always a great read which I thoroughly enjoyed.

Thank you Severn House and NetGalley for the eARC.
DS Aector MacAvoy and his wife Roisin are on a quick trip to visit Aector's family, an occasion he's dreading. He quickly realizes they only want him there to find a killer.
We learn about Aector's terrible childhood, which explains a lot about him. Roisin has a large presence in the story which was enjoyable.
The beginning of the story was great, featuring the murdered man and his little girl. Much.of the theme had to do with the black arts, which at times was disturbing (I skimmed those parts).
A good read, definitely recommended, but please go easy on Aector's poor body in the following book!

I have read several of the books in this series. These are always solid, enjoyable stories with detective Hector McAvoy and his wife Roisin. This one focused on a murder connected to Hector’s (Aector) stepfamily. We learn a lot more about the past experiences that shaped him in this story. His mom marries into a wealthy family and his treatment by said family has left Hector very insecure.

I don’t know if it has been a while or this one was a bit darker but some of it I just did a speed read when some of the torture was described. It was not for the faint of heart.

The ending tied it all together neatly and was very plausible. Most of the characters are so unlikeable it really could have been anyone.

Thank you to the author, the publisher and Netgalley for an ARC to read and review. All in all, it was a satisfying read and I know I will continue the series when the next one comes out.

David Mark's books always come up on my "recommended reading for you" lists and I've never tried them before. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher I was in a position to try this book. Glad I did.

DS Aector McAvoy is on leave from his policing job thanks to some nasty injuries incurred in the previous book. He and Roisin, his lovely and charismatic wife, are invited to his mother and stepfather's anniversary hosted by his stepbrother. A rather unexpected invite as Aector is estranged from them. Upon arrival at the small village near his stepbrother's, hints start being dropped that Aector is really there to solve the unexplained death of Ishmael Piper, millionaire son of a deceased rock star and his stepbrother's best friend. Aector tries his best not to become involved but trouble can't leave him alone.

There's alot in the book about Aector's youth and his complicated family relations. Gives alot of insight into his character. Lots of twists and turns, and the solution was not so easy to figure out. All in all a good book.

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3 and 1 / 2 stars

This book is very dark. Slow to start, it did pick up the pace as time went by.

I really like the relationship between DI Aector McAvoy and his wife, Roisin. It was very nice to get to know her better. She turned out to be quite the crusader. I enjoyed that aspect of her personality.

I didn’t care for this book as much as I did the previous novels.

I want to thank NetGalley and Severn House for forwarding to me a copy of this book for me to read, enjoy and review. The opinions stated in this review are solely my own.

I really enjoyed this book about McAvoy but missed the rapport between him and Trish Pharoah. Having said that I did enjoy getting to know more about McAvoy's family. Roisin is a great character as is Aector. All 8nall a great reac

Took a long time to get into this story,but gradually got better. A very complicated mystery with good characters.

The Burning Time is a dark mystery. Great characters, it was a quick read for me, and disturbing. Well done