DEATH IS NOT THE END. FOR GRACE McGILL IT IS ONLY THE BEGINNING.
When people die alone and undiscovered, it's her job to clean up what's left behind - whether it's clutter, bodily remains or dark secrets.
When an old man lies undetected in his flat for months, it seems an unremarkable life and an unnoticed death. But Grace knows that everyone has a story and that all deaths mean something more.
A STAND-OUT NOVEL WITH A UNIQUE NARRATIVE VOICE AND AN UNGUESSABLE MYSTERY, YOU ARE GUARANTEED TO REMEMBER GRACE McGILL.
What did I think?
Oh my goodness, this must be one of the most unusual books I have ever read. I've wanted to read a Craig Robertson book for a while but this is my first and what a book to start with. It's shocking, surprising, intriguing, dark and so very clever.
I wasn't really sure how I felt about Grace McGill at first, because she's a loner and it's difficult to get to know her, but she's definitely a quirky character and as her story unfolded she became unforgettable. Grace does the most horrifying job: cleaning up after dead bodies that have lain undiscovered for a period of time and although it didn't go into too many details, some of the vivid descriptions did make my stomach clench. Her job shows Grace to be incredibly caring and respectful and when she notices some similarities in the deaths, she sets off to uncover a decades-old mystery from 1964.
This is a hugely entertaining novel with so much going on that I couldn't read it fast enough. It's an intriguing double mystery with the deaths in present day Glasgow and the mysterious disappearance of Valerie Moodie on the Isle of Bute in 1964. Grace turns from cleaner to detective as she attempts to find out what happened to Valerie...but someone knows she is getting close to unearthing this long buried secret and will do anything to stop her.
So unusual and completely unforgettable, The Undiscovered Deaths of Grace McGill is a dark and addictive mystery. Incredibly poignant at times, I struggled to hold back my tears on more than one occasion and I know that I will never forget Grace McGill.
I received an ARC to read and review for the blog tour and this is my honest and unbiased opinion.
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