Source: Purchased
Description: The theft of the diamond necklace and the antique pistols might all be explained, but the body in the lake - that was a puzzle. Inspector Wilkins is called in to investigate, but it's going to take some intricate sleuthing to uncover who killed whom and why.
Genre: Mystery - Historical
Why I Picked This Book: How could I resist that title? Actually I have no idea how I stumbled across this book but I'm so glad I did!
My Impression: This book was not what I expected. For some reason I expected this one to be a bit dry and heavily written but I couldn't have been more wrong. This book reminded me just a bit of Agatha Christie in both basic plot and variety of characters. As well it had a good bit of quirk and a touch of farce without trying to hard to be quirky or funny. There's even a touch of romance though only the lightest touch.
Why I Picked This Book: How could I resist that title? Actually I have no idea how I stumbled across this book but I'm so glad I did!
My Impression: This book was not what I expected. For some reason I expected this one to be a bit dry and heavily written but I couldn't have been more wrong. This book reminded me just a bit of Agatha Christie in both basic plot and variety of characters. As well it had a good bit of quirk and a touch of farce without trying to hard to be quirky or funny. There's even a touch of romance though only the lightest touch.
The mystery is an interesting one. There's a murder, a robbery, international incidents, a notorious theif, and oddly enough a blood stained egg cosy which no one can quite figure out. The reveal was well done with a Hercule Poirot reference and kept me guessing. This was a fun read from start to finish and I'm planning on buying the next two books in this series to see what happens with these characters next.
Would I Read More of this Series/Author? Yes! I've already ordered the next book by this author.
Would I Recommend this Book? If you enjoy more classic style mysteries I think you'd enjoy this one.
Would I Recommend this Book? If you enjoy more classic style mysteries I think you'd enjoy this one.
The title is compelling. Of course I didn't know what an egg cosy is, so I had to look it up.
ReplyDeleteI love the title:)). When I was much, much younger I always aspired to have egg cosies in my life - but that was before I realised that I would never have that kind of household... Glad you enjoyed this one so much, Katherine.
ReplyDeleteHah, Sarah, me too!
DeleteSounds like a fun read!
ReplyDeleteIt has a really fun title and great cover. No wonder you picked it up. And it lived up to a good read.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like such a fun read!
ReplyDeleteYeah, that is a catchy title...lol.
ReplyDeleteThere's a lot going on in this book from the sounds of it. It sounds fun!
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