Telling the Archbishop to “Fuck off’ is an unusual way to start a story. Then when it is followed by a dead body it peaks your interest right away. Postmark Berlin is my third book by Anne Emery, all have been in Collins-Burke Mystery Series, and I have enjoyed all three. I’ll also add that Anne Emery is an award winning writer of Crime fiction.

Though the Heavens Fall by Anne Emery was the first I read in this series and so far is my favorite.

I can say with certainty that you do not need to read this series in order, I started with Number 10, “Though the Heavens Fall”. The central characters are Monty Collins and his wife Maura MacNeil, lawyers based Halifax, and Father Brennan Burke also based in Halifax.

As mentioned, “Postmark Berlin” catches your interest quickly. The dead body mentioned in the opening paragraph of this review could have been the result of either murder or suicide. And the body belonged to a parishioner of Father Burke.

As the police investigation develops things start to get more complicated. And for their own reasons both Monty and Brennan try to solve the mystery.

For me the book seemed to slow down a bit near the middle but then picked up and was even better than the beginning.

The book is not coming out until May 19. I thank Netgalley for the privilege of reading this before the publication date.

I recommend Postmark Berlin . Try this series; I think you’ll like it.

Here are a few reviews on GoodReads. Not everyone agrees but most say this is a good mystery.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52026485-postmark-berlin