I'm fairly certain that I have already found my favorite book of 2019 and Vivian Conroy's A Testament to Murder is it. It has the twists and turns and red herrings and humor and dysfunctional family dynamics that I love from so many novels written in the 1920s and 30s. I could just see Christie, Wentworth or Allingham curled up in a cozy chair with a cuppa flipping through the pages with smiles on their faces. In fact, it's a perfect homage to my beloved Dame Agatha Christie and I'm certain that the ending would have her begging for more. I may have even audibly gasped at the conclusion, drawing rather odd looks from those around me. Had I but known, I might not have finished it when I probably should have been working. (Nah .... I still probably would have .... I just would have worked harder at muffling my gasps!)
From the Amazon description:
And my Book Beginnings & Friday 56 teasers:
Friday 56 (today is from the 56% mark of the ebook) is hosted at Freda's Voice
& Book Beginnings (share the first few sentences) is at Rose City Reader.
4 comments:
This does sound good. I am spotlighting Broken Homes by Ben Aaronovitch this week. Happy reading!
This sounds like an interesting story. Also, I like the name of the villa mentioned in the excerpt.
Sounds like a real page-turner!! Happy weekend!
Well, based on your recommendation, I am adding this book to my TBR pile! Thank you. My Friday quotes come from Life on Mars
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