Murder at the Brightwell

Murder at the Brightwell

2014 • 325 pages

Ratings11

Average rating3.1

15

Meh. Wasn't great, wasn't terrible. Classic whodunit set-up. A bunch of strangers get together, one of them is killed and everyone is a suspect. My main complaint is that the middle of this book is a drag and feels like a bunch of nothing is happening. I found it quite easy for my attention to drift while listening and had to rewind often to catch myself up. The book definitely could have been shorter but the end was satisfying enough, so not a total loss. This is the first entry in this series but I'm glad I didn't start here, I likely wouldn't have continued this series if that was the case.

Audio notes: The narrator's voice is a great fit for this story and these characters, my only gripe was that for a couple of the male characters she elected this odd, stilted voice that made me think of these men were being held at gunpoint and forced to speak while holding their breath. It was really distracting and took me out of the story every time.

June 11, 2024