Entertaining who-dun-it why the added twist of the person who solves it gets the inheritance. This has two mysteries to solve which makes the reader go back to 1967 via diary entries and the present day murder. It kind of reminded me of Scooby-Do.
Entertaining who-dun-it why the added twist of the person who solves it gets the inheritance. This has two mysteries to solve which makes the reader go back to 1967 via diary entries and the present day murder. It kind of reminded me of Scooby-Do.
This was fun. Annie is to meet her great-aunt for the first time. But just before the meeting aunt Francis is murdered. Annie, being a writer of murder mysteries, jumps in to solve the murder. What she finds out is connected to a fortune Francis was told at age 16, which predicted Francis's murder and had haunted her all her life. It seems Francis had solved her murder and paid for it by being killed. (yes, I'm wording it like this on purpose).
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I think I'm coming to the conclusion that I don't really like cozy mysteries. Or maybe this one was too cozy? Something about this I just didn't connect with. 2 5/5
This was a cozy mystery with 2 timelines-modern characters solving an old mystery & old diary plays a huge part. I am not sure why there is SO much buzz though-it was good enough I have no regrets reading it, but am very glad I libraried & did not buy. The past characters were most interesting so would only continue if becomes a series if focus again on past.
If you like TONS of red herrings, this is for you! This will not strain your grey cells.
This was so good! I was so lucky to get a library audio loan! It was a skip the line loan. I think I listened to this in 1 or 2 days.
I‘ve been waiting for this one to be released for a while, so glad I quickly got to pick it up. Loved it.
Set between 2 different time periods. 1 is through journal entries.
For fans of Knives Out and The Thursday Murder Club, an enormously fun mystery about a woman who spends her entire life trying to prevent her foretold murder only to be proven right sixty years later, when she is found dead in her sprawling country estate…. Now it‘s up to her great-niece to catch the killer.
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A very fun cozy mystery. I hope this becomes a series because I‘d love more of these characters! 4⭐️
This is almost a cozy type mystery that is may be the first in a series. There are a lot of characters and two time lines, with some complicated plotting, and yet is was a very enjoyable read. There is also a hint of a romance to come in future books and I would be happy to read about the further adventures of the main character of Annie. In addition, the setting of the town of Castle Knoll is wonderfully depicted and part of the enjoyment. 4/5
I found it very easy to escape into this story. I enjoyed going back and forth in time to see the characters and how they had developed from then to now. The English village settings of Castle Knoll and Gravestown Hall were perfect.
You can read my full review here. https://www.escapewithdollycas.com/2024/03/14/how-to-solve-your-own-murder-a-nov...
This was an intriguing dual timeline mystery (1965 and present day), apparently the first in a new series, that revolves around a wealthy woman, Frances Adams, who beginning as a teenager, spends her entire life trying to escape her foretold death (by an English country fair fortune-teller) only to be murdered at her estate almost 60 years later.
Annie Adams, Frances‘ great-niece, is summoned to the village of Castle Knoll to meet her reclusive 🔻