Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Book Review: Switcheroo (Gideon Oliver #18) Aaron Elkins

 Switcheroo
Title: Switcheroo Gideon Oliver #18

Author: Aaron Elkins

Stars 4 out of 5

Review:
Another brilliant mystery novel that takes place on the island of Jersey. It has it's beginning at the onset of WWII and the partial evacuation of families from the island. That is followed by a murder and murder/suicide among the same families. Gideon is invited to Jersey to examine some partial remains and resolves the mystery plus and additional murder which takes place.
I enjoyed the book and would recommend it to anyone seeking a cozy mystery for light reading. I have read other books by this author in the same series.
I gave it a four star rating.
I received an ARC from Netgalley for my unbiased review.

Synopsis:
The Skeleton Detective is back.

A cold case dating from the 1960s draws forensic anthropologist Gideon Oliver to the Channel Islands decades later to shine a light on the mysterious connection between two men who died there on the same night.

Swapped as young boys by their fathers during the Nazi occupation, wealthy Roddy Carlisle and middle-class George Skinner had some readjusting to do after the war ended—but their lives remained linked through work, trouble with the law, and finally, it would seem, through murder.

Nobody expects that Gideon’s modern-day investigation will turn up fresh bodies. But old bones tell many tales, and the Skeleton Detective has to be at his sharpest to piece together the truth before the body count mounts still higher.

Declared “a series that never disappoints” by the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Gideon Oliver mystery series is highly recommended for fans of Agatha Christie and Kathy Reichs.
  

About The Author:
 Aaron Elkins
Aaron J. Elkins AKA Aaron Elkins (born Brooklyn July 24, 1935) is an American mystery writer. He is best known for his series of novels featuring forensic anthropologist Gideon Oliver—the 'skeleton detective'. The fourth Oliver book, Old Bones, received the 1988 Edgar Award for Best Novel. As Oliver is a world-renowned authority, he travels around the world and each book is set in a different and often exotic locale.

In another series, the protagonist is museum curator Chris Norgren, an expert in Northern Renaissance art.

One of his stand-alone thrillers, Loot deals with art stolen by the Nazis and introduces protagonist Dr. Benjamin Revere.

With his wife, Charlotte Elkins, he has also co-written a series of golf mysteries about LPGA member Lee Ofsted. They shared an Agatha Award for their short story "Nice Gorilla".

Aaron and Charlotte live on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State.

Series:
* Gideon Oliver Mystery
* Chris Norgren
* Lee Ofsted (with Charlotte Elkins)

Series contributed to:
* Malice Domestic
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