The best mystery novels give readers more than one mystery to unravel, and Jess Kidd’s “Murder at Gulls Nest” is practically bursting with them from page 1.
In 1950s England, Nora Breen is an ex-nun who has recently left a Carmelite order after 30 years of service. It’s not immediately revealed why Nora has departed from the monastery; the question is left to simmer, allowing readers to observe Nora as she reacquaints herself with the “civilian” world.
