Faith Martin
Book Blurb:
Discover a new series of whodunits by million-selling author Faith Martin. These charming mysteries will have you scratching your head to work out who the murderer is. Meet Jenny Starling: travelling cook and reluctant amateur detective.
Please note this book was first published as “AN INVISIBLE MURDER” under Faith Martin’s pen name JOYCE CATO.
Jenny Starling has her dream job cooking for Lord and Lady Avonsleigh in a genuine castle.
Then one of the castle’s treasures, a fabulously jewelled dagger, is used to murder a staff member. The victim is found stabbed through the heart in the conservatory.
Lady Avonsleigh insists that Jenny help the police find the murderer.
But how can Jenny solve this case when the murder was committed in front of several reliable witnesses, none of whom saw a thing?
This is the fourth of a series of enjoyable murder mysteries with a great cast of characters and baffling crimes which will keep you in suspense to the final page.
Perfect for fans of classic whodunits by authors like Agatha Christie, LJ Ross, TE Kinsey, and J.R. Ellis.
Another enjoyable book featuring Jenny Starling. The twists aren't so twisty (in my opinion) as advertised, but still a charming read.
I've read other novels featuring Jenny Starling, and my opinion of her is still the same: I adore the character! I love how she's extremely competent, never getting frazzled cooking and terrific at reading human nature. She's a large woman, but that seems to be more of an issue for the writer than Jenny.
Mild Spoilers follow. . . .
But the stories she's in. . . . I think they're supposed to be more complicated than they are? For example, in this book, there's a scene where no one can figure out how the killing occurred in one room with lots of windows with several people sitting outside those windows. I thought it was fairly obvious - the first idea that came to mind. But no one in the book had any idea! Which was a little frustrating.
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I still enjoyed the book, still enjoyed reading more about Jenny, still am looking forward to future adventures.
Highly recommended.
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