Broken Strings kept me deliciously tangled until the end! This is such a fun mystery because there are so many unique characters in such an unique setting. I have always found marionettes to be creepy on their own, so to add the element of murder to them...bravo and yikes at the same time! Our protagonist, Faye is exactly the kind of sleuth I would be. Curiousity propels us both to look beneath the surface, even at what is foul, but that doesn't make us ghouls, surely! Story aside, I love how the author so effortlessly utilizes the tricky third person omniscient pov with all her characters, keeping us both distant and close at the same time. It adds an energy to the plot that keeps those pages turning. I love reading an author with a personal style, and Nancy Means Wright has got that and more. A dash of Atwood, and pinch of Christie, and a New England flair that means Vermont is on my next vacation list equals a five star mystery by this lovely author. I hope to meet Fay again soon...I need to know how she and Willard are progressing!

I had to stop reading this book. It put me to sleep!