Death at the Abbey vs Take Your Breath Away: Which Should You Read?

Death at the Abbey Anita Davison · 2023 ★★★★☆ 4.1 Moderate

A Victorian-era undertaker plans a funeral for an eccentric duke's pet raven—but the bird's death is soon followed by murder: “A most unusual heroine.” (Publishers Weekly). While on a much-needed respite with her…

Take Your Breath Away Linwood Barclay · 2022 ★★★★☆ 4.0 528 pages · ≈ 9 h 47 m · Moderate

One weekend, while Andrew Mason was on a fishing trip, his wife, Brie, vanished without a trace. Most people assumed Andy had got away with murder, but the police couldn’t build a strong case against him. For a while,…