A Hobby of Murder (Andrew Basnett Book 7)

Name: A Hobby of Murder (Andrew Basnett Book 7)
Price: 2.99 USD
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Rating: 4.2 (105 reviews)
Author: E. X. Ferrars

by E. X. Ferrars

Mystery Thriller Historical Fiction

4.2 (105)

4.2 stars from 105 reviews

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Last checked: May 2, 2026

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Perfect for you if...

You love classic Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers but want something equally clever written more recently.
You enjoy puzzles where the local police are useless and an amateur sleuth has to save the day.
You appreciate cosy mysteries with character depth that don't rely on gore or graphic violence to keep you engaged.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer fast-paced thrillers with high body counts and constant action.
You need your protagonists to be young, glamorous, or romantically entangled in the main plot.
You want contemporary settings and modern slang rather than the measured pace of Golden Age crime fiction.

About this book

A retired botany professor attends a dinner party at an English country manor house, where a murder investigation unfolds. Andrew Basnett arrives at a classic country-house gathering that includes a mystery writer, a lawyer, a doctor, a retired teacher interested in photography, and Sam Waldron, the manor's lord and amateur chef. Waldron has prepared an 18th-century dinner, though his execution falls short of his ambition. When the coffee is poisoned, suspicion falls on the host, but the local police inspector proves unreliable. As deaths accumulate, Basnett must uncover the killer's identity.

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Currently on sale at $2.99 — 85% off peak. Price has dropped 19 times over the last 3 years. Goes on sale roughly every 50 days. Typically stays discounted for 3 days.

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Currently 4.2★ from 105 reviews

Gaining approximately 3 new reviews per month. Rating has dipped slightly from 4.5 to 4.2.

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