The Murder at Sissingham Hall - Clara Benson

The Murder at Sissingham Hall

By Clara Benson

  • Release Date: 2013-03-16
  • Genre: Detective Novels
Score: 4
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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.

Reviews

  • An okay read

    2
    By toddlerplayground
    The story was well written if you like an English piece. I enjoyed the characters as each had their own history that slowly got revealed. I will say that the story was not as focused on Angela as I would have liked. She wasn’t suspicious in the least bit so she was more of a side character, not really living up to an “Angela mystery”. The start was also quite slow and it was obvious at a certain point who the murderer was. All in all, it was a cozy read for those that like murder mysteries, but isn’t in the mood to rack their brain to guess who the killer is.

  • Slow Starter

    4
    By Sam91316
    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.

  • A good read

    5
    By Tolsod
    Throughly enjoyed the book. Never a dull moment. Very entertaining

  • Agatha Christie-esque

    4
    By Klee1315
    Very fun novel, Benson is a comparable author to Christie

  • Not your best British mystery

    2
    By gmvsrfptyolq
    This book was very predictable. I knew who did it before they even announced that someone had died. It also had a very similar storyline to an episode of the old Hercule Poirot series on PBS. There was an over abundance of British jargon, which was tedious.

  • Great setup, a bit obvious in the conclusion

    4
    By aishuiyer1
    Loved the characters and the set up! Enjoyed the secrets that got unfolded, but wish a bit more mystery remained at the end

  • Enjoyed

    4
    By bridbil
    Cute book

  • The best book I’ve ever read

    5
    By 🐷🐷🐷🐷🐷🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄
    As I look at the diverse comments, I cannot believe my eyes! This book wasn’t predictable for me, and I watch,read, and listen to crime every day! Wonderfull series!

  • Pass on this one

    2
    By Colddarkwind
    Horribly predictable and a very boring read.

  • Weak Mystery

    2
    By ucheemermaid
    I didn’t much need Angela to solve the mystery for me, as it was too obvious that Sir Neville was already a goner when Roamund urged her ridiculously inept “friend” to accompany her to the study, pretending to converse through the door with her husband. From there, the “mystery” was utterly transparent. None of the main characters is particularly well drawn, though Sylvia and Joan are not as improbable as the others. If this was a first novel, I guess there might be some hope that things may improve in future attempts at the genre, but I’m not sure I’ll devote much energy to find out.

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