For a mystery the writing was a bit slow and it took a bit of time to get into the book. Ultimately I ended up not finishing about half way since the writing style was just not for me, and I felt the characters lacked depth.

I really enjoyed this read and hope there will be more with the sleuthing couple and the police detectives who feature in the story. If you are looking for a good mystery with twists and turns then you will enjoy this. It is a great mystery full of suspense, lies, deceit, and amazing characters. Highly recommend!

I received this book for free for an honest review from netgalley #netgalley

I really wanted to like this one but I just couldn't get into it.

Great suspense and a real page turner! Had me excited and guessing until the end !I really enjoyed it and couldn’t put it down read it in one day. The story and characters were also really developed and I love this in a novel. 5 stars and definitely recommend.

This was an engaging mystery. It not only contained a murder but also blackmail. It reads like an old fashioned English mystery, although it takes place close to the present time. I highly recommend this book to other mystery readers.

So glad I spotted this, it was an exceptionally good read. So many strands makes for a captivating read with so many potential motives. Will definitely be looking for more from this talented author

Thank you to NetGalley and Joffe Books for the chance to read a copy of this book. Unfortunately, I had a hard time to connecting to this book and thought it took too long to get to the inciting murder from the cover copy.

AN INVITATION TO MURDER by Norman Russell. Modern day mystery with an old fashion appeal. Several murders, blackmail and a host of realistic characters. Plenty of twists and turns. An enjoyable read, was happy to have the Invitation to preview the book.

Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to preview the book.

I found it hard to place when this book was set initially.

It also jumps between characters thoughts and took a while to get into the murder (I definitely at 27% of way in and there hadn't yet been a murder). The blurb gave quite a bit away so I was just waiting for the murders to start.

I didnt really care for the characters but I did enjoy the way it read like an old school murder mystery. Unfortunately it didn't capture my interest and I dnf.

Thank you for the arc.

It's a compelling and highly entertaining traditional mystery, full of twists and turns.
Quaint small town, quirky characters, a lot going on.
It kept me reading and guessing.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine

I was pleasantly surprised by this book. So many twists and turns and plots that all are written well and without getting confused.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC.

Thank you #Netgalley for the advance reader copy of An Invitation to Murder by Norman Russell in exchange for an honest review. Jessica Renfield lives in Renfield Hall. Her parents need money and want Jessica to marry a rich American, Karl Langer. He is coming tonight for dinner and Jessica has to behave herself. Jessica, however, is interested in another man. There is a man, Mr. Guy Lavender, who is out to ruin Mr. Renfield. Then Mr. Lavender ends up dead. This story takes some strange twists and turns. I didn't know what would happen next.

What a twisty, plot; there is so much going on and just when you think it can’t add anything new, it does. Super convoluted, but not in a bad way; lots going on and you just have to keep following till you get to the end. This was kind of like if Agatha Christie was alive and writing mysteries in the present time.

Welcome to Oldminster, a quaint little town where there’s always a mystery to be solved. And even the murderers are dripping with old-world charm. And lots and lots of crimes. There is almost no crime that isn't committed in this story but its such a fun read! Quirky characters, witty dialog and an interesting location. While it sort of reads like something from the Golden Age of mystery, this is a thoroughly modern murder mystery that will keep you guessing until the end. Thank you NetGalley for the advanced readers copy for review.

A cleverly executed cozy mystery you won't want to miss.

An Invitation to Murder takes us to the RenfieldHall where there is a party underway when their daughter appears covered in someone else's blood. Now that would not have anything to do with the previous murder, would it?

There is enough twists and turns in this novel to keep you guessing until the very end.

I really enjoyed this contemporary English country house mystery. The writing was clever and sharp as the book wove through numerous twists to reach a satisfying end

A little bit of a slow starter but well worth persevering as this becomes a very well written novel An intricate storyline that gets better page by page and kept me guessing right to end even had a great twist to it. Thoroughly enjoyable and would recommend this to anyone

This was a really enjoyable Murder Mystery.

I really enjoyed the detectives and their investigations. So many exciting things were uncovered and I was kept guessing throughout

This book was like an homage to the classic murder mysteries that I adore but the novel was set in the modern day. I had a few issues with the timing of this book but still enjoyed it.

I will be keen to read more Murder Mysteries by this author!

really great read during the pandemic for me, I kept reading because it gave me horror vibes but it was more mystery a who done it type of book. I really liked it. Norman Russel is a great author!

This was agripping read that I couldn't put down, it was compelling and full of all thedeliciousness that is found in the crime writers of legend such as Agatha Christie. The writing was good, the chracters were good and well developed and i loved the storyline. I really enjoyed it.