The Murder at Sissingham Hall
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3.9 • 1.9K Ratings
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Publisher Description
"It's absolutely delightful, and I would recommend it to anyone who's a fan of Sarah Caudwell, or Agatha Christie, or anyone who loves really clever British murder mysteries set in the '20s." - Gillian Flynn, author of Gone Girl.
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.
Customer Reviews
Slow Starter
Starts slow, with a lot of stage-setting before the main event. But then the story picks up and becomes more interesting and complex. My first by this author and I expected something like Christie. It’s not Christie but plenty of twists and turns in the plot. Enjoyable overall, despite the minor role of Angela Marchmont, whose mystery this is supposed to be.
Loved it
Read it in one go, couldn’t put it down
Good for a quick read
It was a classic British detective and well-written. The plot was a little predictable, but still suspenseful enough for the majority of the book to make it enjoyable.