Agatha’s homespun sleuth!
Murder at Mallowan Hall (Phyllida Bright Mystery #1) by Colleen Cambridge
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Fascinating beginning of a Cozy Mystery series where the sleuth is Agatha Christie’s housekeeper.
Weaving in and of aspects of Christie’s personal life, her literary characters and books, this quirky use of Agatha Christie the person as the backdrop for a new suite of cozy mysteries is rather brilliant.
A body is found in the Christie’s library, stabbed with a fountain pen. The house is fill of recently arrived guests and their various staff members for a house party at Mallowan Hall.
The murderer could be anyone. When a second death occurs things are really shaken up.
Phyllida Bright, Mallowan Hall’s housekeeper, realises she will have to take charge of finding the murderer, particularly as her friend and employer Agatha has asked it of her. (And the whys and wherefores of that friendship will be interesting!)
Of course there’s the requisite Inspector who’s maybe a tad like Pirot’s Inspector Japp.Phyllida has a touch of Jane Marple combined with Pirot’s love of using our little grey matter.
Then there’s the mysterious chauffeur. I keep seeing the chauffeur from Upstairs Downstairs.
A cast of characters that I’m sure will bloom, all stereotypes with ingenious twists.
First rate action, some comical twists and interestingly modern thoughts, all combine to make this a series I’m looking forward to reading more of.
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