Death Under the Slovenian Sun by Georgina Stewart (Little, Brown Book Group UK | Constable)

Let’s be direct: Death Under the Slovenian Sun is exactly what it claims to be: a sun-drenched coastal mystery with a body on a yacht. As a Slovene, seeing Portorož through an English lens is interesting, even if the author’s habit of mixing languages makes the dialogue feel a bit jagged. The plot moves fast, taking us from the beach to the filtered, hollow world of a dead influencer.

The characters are decent, though they occasionally lean toward the generic. The writing avoids flowery filler and sticks to the investigation.

"A million likes can't save you when the screen goes dark, and the real world catches up."

Read this if you want a holiday mystery that feels like a weekend in Piran. Skip it if you are a language purist who can't stand seeing "Policist" and English sentences forced together. It’s for the ones who like their crime fiction light, breezy, and a little bit cynical about Instagram culture.

3/5

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