I quite enjoyed this book. It wasn't exactly gripping, but it was still a good read. It is well written and the characters work well. Highly recommended

This was a very entertaining facsimile of a Golden Age mystery complete with country house, false identities, both a professional and an amateur detective, a lord of the manor, multiple murders. If you like this kind of mystery (and I do), you will greatly enjoy this!

Marred By Murder…
A party thrown by the usually unsociable and bookish Lord Unsworth is marred by murder in this, hugely enjoyable and entertaining, traditionally styled mystery. Effectively portrayed in Golden Age style and set 1925, the reader is presented with an array of well drawn suspects and even more motives, as red herrings abound and more bodies pile, before a dramatic and, perhaps, unexpected denouement. As an aficionado of the Golden Age of Crime, this did not disappoint but amply rewarded in droves. Billed as the first in the Mr Quayle mysteries, the second is now eagerly awaited.

A Most Efficient Murder by Anthony Slayton
Publish date: 4 April 2022

This author is not a name I have come across before and I am pleased I did. This novel is a lovely and intriguing read. Twists, turns and red herrings abound! I enjoyed the vocabulary and dialogue. throughout the story with believable characters. My favourites being Detective Inspector Wintle and Mr Quale. I read this book in a day, very enjoyable.

I give a 4 star rating

I WANT TO THANK NETGALLEY FOR THE OPPORTUNITY OF READING AN ADVANCED COPY OF THIS BOOK FOR AN HONEST REVIEW. MY VIEWS ARE MY OWN.

I never heard of this author but I absolutely loved the book. It’s a murder mystery house party à la Agatha Christie style. I really enjoyed it and it kept me interested the entire book. As a bonus I absolutely did not know who the killer was.