The Murder at Sissingham Hall

Wow, what a ride and talk about a most devious character! This murder mystery is set in the 1920’s and is a “country house” murder. Charles Knox has returned to England from South Africa after a number of years after building his fortune . He is invited by his dear friend Bobs to join him at the country home of Sir Neville Strickland and his wife Rosamund. Yes, that Rosamund to whom Charles had previously been engaged to. He agrees to go with Bobs and Bob’s sister Sylvia. Once there, a fine time is had drinking, playing games, dancing and visiting. One morning, Sir Neville is found dead, murdered in fact. Who did it? Was it an inside job or did someone come into the home from the outside. Knox finds himself, as well as several others suspected of the death. Angela Marchmont is one of the guests and figures things out just in time.

Next in series is The Mystery at Underwood House.

A cozy mystery set in 1920s Britain that was… ok. Nothing special, easily solved.

I found the POV character, Charles Knox, a bit of an idiot and just wished that it was actually about Angela, one of the other characters who seemed much more interesting. And it seems that the rest of the series is about her, so I wasn’t alone in thinking that! For that reason alone I will read the next in the series and see if it’s worth continuing.