Author: Colleen Cambridge
Published: October 25th 2022 by Kensington Books
Format: Kindle, Hardcover, 304 pages
Genre: Amateur Sleuth
Source: My thanks to Netgalley and the Publisher for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book.
Series: Phyllida Bright Mystery #2
First Sentence: “I just don’t see any way around it. He’s simply got to be done away with”, said a hushed voice.
Blurb: Phyllida Bright, housekeeper for Agatha Christie, must uncover a killer among a throng of crime writers.
In England’s stately manor houses, murder is not generally a topic for polite conversation. Mallowan Hall, home to Agatha Christie and her husband, Max, is the exception. And housekeeper Phyllida Bright delights in discussing gory plot details with her friend and employer . . .
The neighboring village of Listleigh has also become a hub of grisly goings-on, thanks to a Murder Fête organized to benefit a local orphanage. Members of The Detection Club—a group of celebrated authors such as G.K. Chesterton, Dorothy L. Sayers, and Agatha herself—will congregate for charitable events, including a writing contest for aspiring authors. The winner gets an international publishing contract, and entrants have gathered for a cocktail party—managed by the inimitable Phyllida—when murder strikes too close even for her comfort.
It’s a mystery too intriguing for Phyllida to resist, but one fraught with duplicity and danger, for every guest is an expert in murder—and how to get away with it. (GoodReads)
My Opinion: Disappointing. The beginning of the book is full of excessive names and drawn-out descriptions, leaving the reader to wonder what is important and what is filler fluff.
A lover of mysteries will have the perpetrator figured out early on since it was obvious after the first few chapters. Having reached my fill of monotony, I had to give up and jump to the end to confirm my suspension and then marked this book as a DNF.
I enjoyed Murder at Mallowan Hall, the first book in the series, and was let down with this book since A Trace of Poison did not equal Colleen Cambridge’s earlier novel.
Blurb: Phyllida Bright, housekeeper for Agatha Christie, must uncover a killer among a throng of crime writers.
In England’s stately manor houses, murder is not generally a topic for polite conversation. Mallowan Hall, home to Agatha Christie and her husband, Max, is the exception. And housekeeper Phyllida Bright delights in discussing gory plot details with her friend and employer . . .
The neighboring village of Listleigh has also become a hub of grisly goings-on, thanks to a Murder Fête organized to benefit a local orphanage. Members of The Detection Club—a group of celebrated authors such as G.K. Chesterton, Dorothy L. Sayers, and Agatha herself—will congregate for charitable events, including a writing contest for aspiring authors. The winner gets an international publishing contract, and entrants have gathered for a cocktail party—managed by the inimitable Phyllida—when murder strikes too close even for her comfort.
It’s a mystery too intriguing for Phyllida to resist, but one fraught with duplicity and danger, for every guest is an expert in murder—and how to get away with it. (GoodReads)
My Opinion: Disappointing. The beginning of the book is full of excessive names and drawn-out descriptions, leaving the reader to wonder what is important and what is filler fluff.
A lover of mysteries will have the perpetrator figured out early on since it was obvious after the first few chapters. Having reached my fill of monotony, I had to give up and jump to the end to confirm my suspension and then marked this book as a DNF.
I enjoyed Murder at Mallowan Hall, the first book in the series, and was let down with this book since A Trace of Poison did not equal Colleen Cambridge’s earlier novel.
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