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In a candlelit ballroom, London’s most fashionable amateur sleuth, Cressida Fawcett, is dancing the night away in her sparkling silk dress. It’s a night Cressida will never forget. Because outside the window, there’s a body under the falling snow…
Christmas Eve, 1925. The Honourable Cressida Fawcett is delighted to attend an exclusive ball at London’s glamorous Mayfair Hotel. When she steps out into the moonlit courtyard with her little pug Ruby wrapped in her furs, she is thrilled to see a dashing man propose to her best pal under the swirling snowflakes. But instead of squealing ‘yes’, Dotty lets out a terrified scream…
Because floating in the fountain, with her long blonde hair rippling in the ice-cold water, is the body of their dear friend Lady Victoria Beaumont.
It’s clear the wealthy young beauty was murdered, whacked over the head with a bottle of champagne. Would Victoria’s elderly husband Lord Beaumont kill his wife over rumours of her younger beau? Or did someone clobber Victoria to prevent her producing an heir for the Beaumont fortune?
A snowstorm prevents the authorities from arriving, and just as Cressida searches for clues, she finds herself locked inside a large wicker hamper. Why does the scent of the hamper’s smoky luxury tea remind her of the crime scene? And will a suspiciously rotund Ruby follow her snuffly nose and find Cressida in the nick of time?
Trapped in the hotel with a killer lurking among the guests, will Cressida lose someone dear to her heart? And when she finds a clue among the Christmas crackers, can Cressida solve her most mysterious case yet?
The perfect cozy whodunnit for a cold winter’s night. Fans of Agatha Christie, T.E. Kinsey and Lee Strauss won’t be able to put this down!
Christmas Eve, 1925. The Honourable Cressida Fawcett is delighted to attend an exclusive ball at London’s glamorous Mayfair Hotel. When she steps out into the moonlit courtyard with her little pug Ruby wrapped in her furs, she is thrilled to see a dashing man propose to her best pal under the swirling snowflakes. But instead of squealing ‘yes’, Dotty lets out a terrified scream…
Because floating in the fountain, with her long blonde hair rippling in the ice-cold water, is the body of their dear friend Lady Victoria Beaumont.
It’s clear the wealthy young beauty was murdered, whacked over the head with a bottle of champagne. Would Victoria’s elderly husband Lord Beaumont kill his wife over rumours of her younger beau? Or did someone clobber Victoria to prevent her producing an heir for the Beaumont fortune?
A snowstorm prevents the authorities from arriving, and just as Cressida searches for clues, she finds herself locked inside a large wicker hamper. Why does the scent of the hamper’s smoky luxury tea remind her of the crime scene? And will a suspiciously rotund Ruby follow her snuffly nose and find Cressida in the nick of time?
Trapped in the hotel with a killer lurking among the guests, will Cressida lose someone dear to her heart? And when she finds a clue among the Christmas crackers, can Cressida solve her most mysterious case yet?
The perfect cozy whodunnit for a cold winter’s night. Fans of Agatha Christie, T.E. Kinsey and Lee Strauss won’t be able to put this down!
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Author: Fliss Chester
Series: A Cressida Fawcett Mystery #6
Publisher: Bookouture
Publisher: Bookouture
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Format: Kindle ARC
No. of Pages: 295
Date of Publication: September 13, 2024
MY THOUGHTS:
Cressida Fawcett is enjoying herself on Christmas Eve at the glorious Mayfair Hotel, and is very excited to see something very wonderful happen to her best friend, Dotty. Instead, they discover something that totally spoils the mood. Cressida and Dotty’s dear friend Lady Victoria Beaumont is lying in a nearby fountain. The ladies are beyond upset that the Countess of Worcester is dead. Also present is Dotty’s brother Alfred, a man who is slowly stealing Cressida’s heart.
Cressida on the watch. She will find out what happened to her friend. As the drama unfolds, Cressida soon finds that there was more than one person who might have wanted her friend dead, so she vigorously searches for clues.
Quite naturally, the more Cressida digs for answers, the more she is setting her own life up for danger. Thankfully her loving pug Ruby is always looking out for her mistress. With a snowstorm causing its own share of problems, which includes preventing the police from getting to the hotel, Cressida does what she does best and will make it her business to identify the killer.
What a delightful addition to an already enjoyable cozy mystery series. Cressida is a delight and I love her friends. Of course, Ruby is utterly adorable. This series is one I where I look forward to each book as it is released, so quite naturally, I am eager to see what Cressida and her friends get into next.
Many thanks to Bookouture and to NetGalley for this ARC for review. This is my honest opinion.
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