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When we meet the narrator of this book, Charles Knox, he is returning to England from South Africa after several years abroad. Charles is an idealistic young man who, after having his offer of marriage rejected by the beautiful Rosamund, and realising she did not want him after his father lost most of their money, decides to make his fortune elsewhere. Indeed, he succeeds in establishing a successful gold mine and returns with his finances much improved. Met by his oldest friend, Bobs, and his n
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A free kindle book, this one is more or less a locked room mystery, set in the 1920s in a country-house. Our narrator is Charles Knox who has returned to England after eight years in Africa, during which period he has made his fortune prospecting gold. On his return he finds his old friends welcoming him back, though all is not the same. His former fiancé Rosamund is now married to the wealthy but much older Sir Neville Strickland. He also finds himself beginning to admire Slyvia, sister of his
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This country-house party mystery reads as though it was written in the 1920s, which is a good thing. I spotted the guilty party at about the 30% mark, but it was nevertheless entertaining to see how the case was solved. Although it was rather slow at first, there were some developments that took me completely by surprise. I liked this author’s writing well enough that I plan to read the next book in the series.
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While I enjoyed this country manor English mystery set in the 1920s, I found the culprit easy to figure out early on. Plus, I would have enjoyed a bit more interaction with Angela Marchmont (though I guess if I continue on with this series, I will get it in the later books).
Mar 26, 2018
Jill
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Despite the author playing an identity trick, this was quite an enjoyable read. The characters were interesting, and there were not too many of them, so was easy to keep track of who they were. Charles Knox seemed quite intelligent at first , but found he became less so as the book went on. Angela Marchmont was by far the cleverest, and look forward to more of her in the future reads, although I did think that the murderer was pretty obvious from the beginning of the house-party. This didn't sto
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Delightful
May 01, 2018
AngryGreyCat
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it was ok
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The Murder at Sissingham Hall is a historical mystery modeled very much on the Agatha Christie style – isolated manor house so the murderer has to be one of the household or guests. There is an interesting twist in what was going on as a resolution, but I’d guessed much of what occurred, the clues where a little heavy-handed. An okay read for fans of historical mysteries.
This classic Golden Age mystery didn't grab me - I disliked too many characters and gave up feeling slightly disgruntled. It's not impossible that I'll go back to it.
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Guessed whodunnit way too early. Disappointing.
Jul 18, 2014
Jackie
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Oct 15, 2019
Jan
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