Traditional murder mystery!
The Charlatan Murders (Elliot Bay mystery #1) by Jennifer Berg
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A pleasing murder mystery, reminiscent of the style of Agatha Christie or Margery Allingham, set in Seattle, 1955.
Newly appointed Sergeant Inspector Michael Riggs and his somewhat brash sidekick junior Inspector Fisher are called to a large estate (moneyed) by the family doctor due to a somewhat suspicious death of the matriarch and controller of the family corporation.
Of course everyone has a reason for wanting Mrs. Abbott out of the way, but just who the culprit might be is a challenge for our newly minted Sergeant Inspector. One his superiors want tidied away post haste. This unmuted order screamed down the phone from Riggs’ Chief pushes that idea,
“The Abbotts are good friends with the mayor and most of the city council. And if this old broad’s death is a homicide, you won’t be able to put so much as a toe out of line without reigning hellfire down on my department. Do you understand me?”
The pressures on. Can Riggs rise to the occasion?
For cozy mystery fans the Elliott Bay Mysteries is a series to keep an eye on.
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