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The Skeleton in the Closet - M. C. Beaton
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Interesting. How do author's come up with names like Fellworth? Who is your favorite mystery author, Linda? I used to love mysteries as a child/young adolescent, but have pretty much given them up. It might be fun to try one again
Love M.C. Beaton. Her Agatha Raisin mysteries are often laugh-out-loud funny and the same goes for the historical mysteries she wrote as Marion Chesney.
I've read a couple of the Agatha Raisin and have a few more on my shelf. She seems to be a character that you love or hate. I found the first one a little annoying but liked the second one better, so sticking with it for now.
Anita, for a fun and different mystery try Three Bags Full by Leonie Swann. A shepherd dies and the sheep tell the story. It is hilarious!I also recommend Robin Paige, Dianne Day, Carola Dunn and Victoria Thompson for historical mysteries.
For cozies, I like Lea Wait, Susan Rogers Cooper, John J. Lamb, and Maggie Sefton. There are lots more but that will give you some to check out.
Linda C wrote: "Anita, for a fun and different mystery try Three Bags Full by Leonie Swann. A shepherd dies and the sheep tell the story. It is hilarious!LOL, ok, I'm laughing already. That sounds definitely amusing.
Thank you both for the suggestions of books and authors.
Anita wrote: "Interesting. How do author's come up with names like Fellworth?"In this case it is part of the mystery; why was he named Fellworth? Can't give you the answer without revealing part of the plot.
Fellworth Dolphin, 38 year old virgin, under the thumb of his mother, working as a waiter to pay the bills, finds his life suddenly changed when she dies. He finds himself very well off with a lot of questions about where all this money came from. He then discovers that there are no photos of him as a child and only pictures of unknown people in the one album he finds.
When an aunt, whose personality matches his mother's offers to move in to care for him, he pretends an engagement to his one friend, Maggie, a plain girl he works with. Maggie also has a lousy home life with a floozy of a mother. They agree to share Fell's house and maintain the pretend engagement until they straighten out their lives. The two begin fixing up the house and searching for answers concerning Fell's background and the money.
Much of the mystery revolves around whether or not his father may have been involved in a 20 year old train robbery. Things begin to get dangerous. There are side stories involving other love interests and the mysterious photos. All in all a satisfying little mystery.