I recently finished a really good Christmas theme mystery book… An English Murder. It was such a treat to read this book, and it certainly made me a Cyril Hare fan!
It is set in a British estate, which incidentally becomes snow-bound. It has a cast of possible future victims, or is it a cast of future culprits?
One of the (almost) cast of characters is the snow, of which there is a WHOLE LOT! And of course, there is the loyal butler who has worked for the mansion’s/estate’s family for years and years, and then even more years! He is loyal to the nth degree…
What would the very upper class British family be without a “black sheep” son?!? Oh, and don’t forget about the non-British guest in the house… along with the “black sheep” son’s childhood companion, and other guests with lots of motives and secrets.
Cyril Hare‘s An English Murder was a real delight for me to read, and I highly recommend it to anyone who is craving a little snow-bound Christmas mystery. The only bad thing about this book is that it may be difficult to locate>>> I would definitely check with your library and get on the waiting list right now!
Kerrie says
Cyril Hare is a writer I keep meaning to pick up and this sounds like a good one.
You might like to add this to my blog on Suggest a Christmas Title
Christine Collier says
Dear Danna,
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Christine E. Collier
Danna - cozy mystery list says
I just added your new book, “Solve a Cozy Mystery,” to your page on the site, and I must say, it looks like fun! Thanks so much for telling us about it.
Christine Collier says
Thank you so much Danna. You provide a wonderful service to both author and reader and I believe this website deserves an award!
Christine Collier
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Thank you!
Karen says
Hi, Danna:
I followed your advice and borrowed An English Mystery from the library to read over Christmas. I really enjoyed it. Thank-you for suggesting it and thank-you for your wonderful website.
Karen