If anyone mentions Agatha Christie, my ears perk up. I've loved her books since I first encountered them in junior high.
When I discovered there was a mystery series featuring Christie's fictional housekeeper, Phyllida Bright, I couldn't wait to read it. "Murder at Mallowan Hall" did not disappoint.
Phyllida's background is a bit mysterious, but whatever she did in her past, it prompts Christie to ask her to investigate when murder comes to her home. I could visualize Christie getting inspiration for a novel from the body found in her own library.
Whether you're an Agatha Christie fan or not, it's an engaging book. The plot was interesting and the interplay of the characters "below-stairs" was fun.
As head of household for none other than Agatha Christie, Phyllida Bright finds her position includes polishing silver, serving luncheons…and drawing inspiration from the crime author’s fictional detectives when mysterious deaths at Mallowan Hall baffle her famous employer…
Tucked away among Devon’s rolling green hills, Mallowan Hall combines the best of English tradition with the modern conveniences of 1930. Housekeeper Phyllida Bright manages the large household with an iron fist in her very elegant glove. In one respect, however, Mallowan Hall stands far apart from other picturesque country houses. For the manor is home to archaeologist Max Mallowan and his…
I'd heard so much about this book that I decided to see what all the fuss was about. I'm now firmly on the Richard Osman bandwagon.
The four friends who comprise the club are used to working on cold cases. When a "live" case happens in their retirement community, they pool their unique skills and experiences to solve the case.
They each have distinctive voices and different ways of viewing the world. Retirement is definitely not dull in this community.
A New York Times bestseller | Soon to be a major motion picture from Steven Spielberg at Amblin Entertainment
"Witty, endearing and greatly entertaining." -Wall Street Journal
"Don't trust anyone, including the four septuagenarian sleuths in Osman's own laugh-out-loud whodunit." -Parade
Four septuagenarians with a few tricks up their sleeves A female cop with her first big case A brutal murder Welcome to... THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB
In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet weekly in the Jigsaw Room to discuss unsolved crimes; together they call themselves the Thursday Murder Club.
Sometimes I want to experience an adventure without having to leave my comfy chair. I'm particularly attracted to ones that involve underwater searches for shipwrecks and treasure.
"The General's Gold" fits the bill nicely. A real page-turner, it kept me reading late into the night.
The two main characters, a tech billionaire and a deep-sea diver who's a social media sensation, are an interesting pairing. I look forward to more Turner and Mosley adventures.
When Mark Hawkins is found dead in a seedy motel, police deem it an accidental overdose. But billionaire computer genius Avery Turner suspects there might be more to the story. Her old friend was on the trail of the legendary General's Gold, and now Avery is determined to pick up where he left off...
Teaming up with Carter Mosley, a deep-sea shipwreck diver and adrenaline junkie turned social media sensation, Avery embarks on a dangerous quest for the treasure-and the truth. From Florida to Maine, and from the mountains of Virginia to…
Love is in the air in the quiet Los Angeles County city of Vista Beach, home of computer programmer and decorative-painting enthusiast, Aurora (Rory) Anderson.
As Valentine’s Day approaches, residents are training for the annual Love Run and expressing their undying affection for each other by attaching love locks to the pier railings. But a string of bank robberies is ruining the romantic vibe.
While Rory helps friends prepare for a Valentine’s Day wedding, a body is found and the groom is implicated in the murder. Convinced of his innocence, Rory puts her heart into the investigation. Can she identify the killer before someone else encounters their own brush with death?
