On his return from South Africa, Charles Knox is invited to spend the weekend at the country home of Sir Neville Strickland, whose beautiful wife Rosamund was once Knox’s fiancee. But in the dead of night Sir Neville is murdered. Who did it? As suspicion falls on each of the house guests in turn, Knox finds himself faced with deception and betrayal on all sides, and only the enigmatic Angela … Marchmont seems to offer a solution to the mystery. This 1920s whodunit will delight all fans of traditional country house murder stories.
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Long winded in the end.
To be honest I’m not a real fan of English books. They move slowly and it’s hard for me to finish them. I was surprised by the ending. The main male character was manipulated a bit too much for my taste.
A fun mystery with a spiffing sense of the time period.
The mystery itself was pretty straight forward and I had worked out who did it, how and why early on but it was still entertaining to continue the read.
Light, enjoyable read.
Golden age detective fiction series
The book was told in first person narrative which was interesting since the narrator was one of the suspects. The author gives a feel of a bygone era through her characters and their interaction. The identity of the murderer was some what surprising after all the suspects were identified.
this book is really great
i enjoyed it and would like to read more
decent historical mystery with the necessary greedy relatives.
Once the story gets going I couldnt put it down! Classic who done it with a twist – a happy ending – but not the one you expect
Interesting book with an unexpected sleuth and a besotted narrator. A period piece in a country house. I will read the second in the series.
Great whodunnit in the tradition of Agatha Christie.
This was the first book I have read in the Angela Marchmont mysteries. At first I thought it got off to a slow start, but then I realized that the characters were being developed. After one of them was murdered I had a hard time at first determining who committed the murder. Eventually I suspected the person who actually did it, but was …
If you want Agatha Christie quality this isn’t the book. If you are ok with a fun, light read in that style then you may like this book. It was predictable. But, besides the main character being laughably dense sometimes, I liked the characters and storyline.
I enjoy British country manor murder mysteries set in the 1920s and The Murder at Sissingham Hall by Clara Benson was an excellent one. Charles Knox returns to England from Africa, where he made his fortune. His best friends brings him to a party where the host dies. Oh, and the host’s wife is Charles’ ex-fiancé. Well written in 1920s style, an …
Enjoyed the mystery in the 1920s.
The story is when the house guests turn into suspects when the host of the house ends up dead. The back story of each character expecially Rosamund and Charles was brought out beautifully.
Enjoyed the mystery and the story because it gave a very real feel of the old era.
An enjoyable old fashioned English detective story
I absolutely loved following along on the trail of the murderer: examining each clue along the way and seeing if that puzzle piece pointed to the correct suspect. Pay attention and you just might discover the evil-does on your own. Great fun in playing along!
I will read this one again!
Three and a half stars for this fun, British “whodunit” mystery!
Charles Knox returns to 1920s England from South Africa, a stranger to his own country. Bobs, an old friend, picks him up in a racy Lagonda motorcar, accompanied by Bobs’ now-grown-up sister. The three are invited to a weekend house party. When the host is killed, all the guests are suspects. Charles joins with Angela Marchmont, an ingenious …
Lots of twists and turns.