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Murder at Melrose Court (Heathcliff Lennox, #1)

Karen Baugh Menuhin

Start date: December 1, 2019

Finish date: December 31, 2019

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Why we're reading this: Winner of our poll for a Christmas-themed group read.
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Nov 22, 2019 Susan rated it liked it · review of another edition

This is the first in a mystery series, set in 1920. Major Heathcliff Lennox lives in his country house with his dog, Mr Fogg. One morning, his butler, and old batman, Greggs, informs him that there is a large, overweight, corpse on the doorstep. Before he really has time to get to grips with this unforeseen event, Lennox, and Mr Fogg, set off for Christmas with Uncle Charles, at Melrose Court.

Although this is a Christmas, country house, mystery, there are traces of modernity in this novel. Lenn ...more

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Feb 07, 2021 Laura Hannaway rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This was a really entertaining English Country House Murder mystery set in 1920. The characters were entertaining and the murder mystery was interesting. Menuhin writes with a sense of humour that doesn’t get in the way of the story.
Highly recommended.

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Aug 10, 2021 Frank rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery

A good first book in this series.
Kind of a Downton Abbeyese feel to it, with several murders thrown in.
Likeable characters which I hope the author will build on.

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