I got the arc of this book when it was getting ready to be published, but unfortunately I couldn't get to the book due to personal emergency. After 8 years, I picked up this book from the library and read it. Realizing it was the same book I couldn't previously review, I decided to review the book here as well.
This is a whodunit style mystery thriller revolving around journalist Jo who arrives in Yukon after leaving a big city publication under a cloud of suspicion. When a local politician, Marlo McAdam, is found murdered, all fingers point to Jo. She is now forced to prove her innocence and find the real culprit. It helps that Jo is an investigative journalist and knows her way around active investigations. The pacing, plot, and writing is good. Jo is a flawed but strong character.
Overall, I enjoyed the book. It was easy for me to guess the ending, but I liked how it got there. I recommend this book if you enjoy reading mystery thrillers. 3.5 stars out of 5.

Strange Things Done by Elle Wild

306 Pages
Publisher: Dundurn, TAP Books
Release Date: October 18, 2016

Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Journalism, Murder, Yukon Territory

Jo arrives in Yukon after leaving a big city publication under a cloud of suspicion. Now a local politician, Marlo McAdam, is dead. Everything begins to point to Jo. Her only way to save herself is to prove who the real murderer is. Unfortunately, that is easier said than done and much more dangerous. RCMP sergeant Johnny Cariboo begins to fall her, but she has eyes on Chris Byrne, a handsome card player.

The story has a steady pace, the characters are somewhat developed, and it is written in the third person point of view. Jo is an investigative journalist which means she will stop at nothing to get to the bottom of a story. Since she was blasted for not informing the public of a police matter in the big city, she is afraid she will fall into the same trap again. She doesn’t know who to trust. She is a flawed character but very believable. If you like books about strong women characters, you will enjoy this book.

I liked the pacing in this book and the characters in general. There was knowledge about the Yukon from the author, which was great. The thing that bothered me is who the serial killer turned out to be but overall this was a great book and then quick read.

just about 5+ yrs late in writing this review - this book was ok, not too bad - but not as suspenseful as I thought it would be.

Body of a local politician is found right in the heels of Jo Silver arriving in Yukon - so she is the 1st suspect, and she sets out to prove the cops wrong. She learns a lot of things in the course of her investigation - she has moved to this city to be away from one of her past cases

there was a lot going on in this book.

Thanks to #Netgalley for the ARC #strangethingsdone

There was much to enjoy here, but I found I couldn't connect with it. I'd read more from this author in the future though.

This was a good mystery. It was very atmospheric and I enjoyed that. I would have liked to know more about Jo and the other characters. It was slow paced and that was ok with me but not for everyone.
Many thanks to Dundurn and to NetGalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

Thanks to Elle Wild and Dundurn for a free copy of Strange Things Done in exchange for an honest review.

When the body of a local politician washes ashore in Dawson City, journalist Jo Silver sets out to learn the truth about what happened before the roads snow over and the town is cut off from outside help.

I really enjoyed this noir thriller, it had lovely descriptions and was paced just right. Looking forward to reading more from Wild.

First off I’d like to thank Netgalley, the author and of course the publisher, for allowing me to read this book in exchange for my honest review.

I wish we could give half stars because sometimes the half will determine wither or not I actually rate it towards the next number up or down, in this case it went down. This is a debut novel by Elle Wild. It was a good book but for me, it really didn’t hold my attention well. I do like to read while we watch T.V., and I usually read during commercials, and then continuing on when the show comes back on, there were times, the commercials held my attention more. I did struggle with the over the first half of the back, and then out of the blue, it grabbed me!

The main character Jo Silver is a journalist; she lives in Dawson City, the Yukon. I did find it hard to read about her, I felt she needed to be more developed, she need to have something more to her character, she rather felt like a character who should be popping in and out. However it was a nice twist for the author to make her the main character, instead of one that others saying, I connected with the character, I felt like she was an old friend in which I was visiting again. No this character wasn’t all of that. She is who she is.

The story takes place in Dawson City, Yukon, Canada, where Jo takes a job as the editor of the paper. She ends up here after she withheld information about a serial killer, which the Vancouver police had told her not to revile to the public. Out of guilt she moves to Dawson City, not realizing this town is cut off from the rest of the world in the winter. Soon after her arrival, the body of Marlo McAdam, local activist and politician, is found in the river. Jo can’t really get any information out of the police, but she does think it’s a murder and not suicides, as they think it is or want her to believe. Along the way Jo discovers some of the secrets the town has been hiding, and then Jo is made a suspect in the murder.

Even though I didn’t love the book, I didn’t hate it and I’d be will to read another of Elle Wilder’s book

A tightly written crime thriller about Josephine Silver, journalist - trailing a story of a serial killer. I feel like I've read this mash up before, in other thriller novels and wasn't particularly compelled by the story. What I DID find myself drawn to was Elle Wild's writing. Her prose is sharp and sophisticated, and for this reason - her name will surely catch my eye in the future.

I love the descriptive sentences the author uses. Great mystery and story telling.