Murder on Oak Street ( A South Shore Mystery Book 1) by I.M. Foster – Review by Jennifer Gordon

Murder on oak street by I. M. Foster
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

An enjoyable and engaging historical crime novel, with plenty of drama and suspense which had me gripped throughout. Set in New York, during 1904, and Daniel O’Halleran is the coroner’s physician for the city of New York, but after two years he’s grown more frustrated than ever. When his fiancé leaves him at the altar, Daniel packs up and moves on, accepting an offer to assist a local coroner in the small Long Island village of Patchogue. Life on Long Island is much slower than the city, but before long Daniel has a case. He’s surprised to discover the case that the local librarian, Kathleen Brissedon asks him to look into is actually a two year old murder case, which was the first one he ever worked on. Having never thought the verdict was right he agrees to investigate it, however, Daniel soon has a new murder to look into, and he quickly discovers that the two cases may be connected. Daniel needs to find out what the link is before another murder takes place in the South Shore village. I loved the main character, Daniel and thought he was a likeable and relatable character. The descriptive narrative brought the settings to life making me feel immersed in the storyline. The plot twists kept me guessing as to the outcome of the story, and I found this was a real page turner. I look forward to the next book in this new series.

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