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This was OK, but it wasn't exactly Gosford Park.

The mystery was crap, for a start. And the characters were mostly ghastly.

I can see what the author was trying to achieve; I just wish it had been more focused. If she'd beefed up the mystery, or cranked up the comedy, or gone for more social commentary, I feel it could have been more effective. Instead, we get a pinch of each, and it never quite felt like it was hitting the brief.

When you decide to write a mystery farce set in Scotland during lockdown, and you decide to call it Loch Down Abbey 🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️

(I was never going to be able to resist this cover, was I?)

There were times this felt a little over-the-top and was veering into the wrong side of farcical but either I got used to it or the author toned it down because the ending was so great!!

Roll 85 for #Roll100

I must confess I was pretty disappointed in this book. I think they were going for a cross between Downton Abbey and Agatha Christie but it sorely falls short of the mark. Why, you ask? I don‘t care about any of these people. They are almost all highly unlikable and hard to keep straight, although maybe that‘s because I listened to the #audiobook - the end was decent but overall, this was a big disappointment. 2.75⭐️

Downton Abbey and Agatha Christie murder stories…if you like those, you will enjoy this book! I certainly did.

I'm sorry, but no.
This is a total mess. The it is everywhere. The pov is everywhere, with massive headhopping. Inconsequential events are mixed up with a huge amount of backstory. The large cast confused me, with characters undistinguishable.
I just couldn't.

(Pic from the net)

I told to myself l was not going to be caught in the #NetGalkey crude again... yet here l am with several file about to expire.
I need to get a move on!

Good, but not outstanding.

I requested to read this as I was intrigued by the play on lockdown and the fact it is set in the 1930s. It wasn't quite the story I had envisaged as, although there is a death in story, as some reviewers have pointed out, the investigation barely features. Most of the family members are rather horrid & it was hard for to feel any empathy for them. 2.5⭐

Thanks to NetGalley & publishers, Hodder & Stoughton, for the opportunity to read an ARC.

This was an interesting read and the illness hits home given the current climate we are all living in. The plot is slow but steady and builds to a satisfying climax. I did find the ending a little beyond belief but it was done well and whose to say it wasn't possible. The characters are interesting especially Fergus and Iris. I did also figure out what the Lord had been up to and what that meant for others. #Netgalley 3*

What great fun! Such a delightful way to spend a lazy, holiday weekend, Sunday

Locked room mystery meets Downton? Sounds right up my alley.

https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a36364756/loch-down-a...

This was an interesting read; it was a tad difficult to read due to the way the book is broken down and with all the characters, as well as their POV, but the story was enjoyable. I will say again that I really quite enjoyed this, but it wasn‘t much of a mystery. More like there just happened to be a mystery, and everything was really quite easily guessed.