3 Stars from me
I was enthralled by the concept of this book with its novel approach to the classic murder mystery and enjoyed the theatrics of the introduction and set up.
There are many different accounts, warnings that people may lie and perspectives vary upon each re-telling of the same evening. There is quite the motley crew of characters around the dinner table and intricate descriptions of the different courses served.
Clues and red herrings abound and the narration is quite tongue in cheek with its mildly mocking, chiding style, berating the reader at almost every opportunity.
Beyond that something just didn’t quite gel for me and as such I fear I may not have done the book justice – I will be interested to see if others take to it more and can imagine it would work very well as a one off televised drama.
My thanks to the author, NetGalley and Michael Joseph Penguin Random House for an ARC in return for an honest review.
Blurb: What if a Great Detective reinvestigated the most famous unsolved murder case of the century?
What if that Great Detective was you?
You are invited to a very special murder mystery party.
Listen to the witnesess. Examine the evidence. Solve the case.
Be careful. Trust no one. All may not be as it seems.
If you agree to play the role of the Great Detective, you must provide a complete solution to the case. A simple verdict is not enough. We need to know who did, how they did it, and why.
Are you ready? Can you solve the ultimate murder mystery – and catch a killer?
A word or warning – unsolved mysteries are not permitted…
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