Only Murders in the Abbey: An absolutely gripping and witty Golden Age cozy murder mystery (A Loch Down Abbey Mystery)

Name: Only Murders in the Abbey: An absolutely gripping and witty Golden Age cozy murder mystery (A Loch Down Abbey Mystery)
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Rating: 4.4 (866 reviews)
Author: Beth Cowan-Erskine

by Beth Cowan-Erskine

Mystery Thriller Historical Fiction

4.4 (866)

4.4 stars from 866 reviews. Top 91% of Mystery Thriller books we track.

448 pages~7.5 hr readPublished by Hodder & StoughtonPublished 2025-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You love traditional whodunnits with a clever puzzle at the centre and don't mind taking time to work through the clues yourself.
You appreciate a protagonist who isn't a professional detective but gets the job done through wit and insider knowledge of the household.
You want Golden Age mystery with humour woven throughout, not something that takes itself too seriously.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer fast-paced thrillers where the killer's identity is revealed early and the tension builds from there.
You find period settings tedious or feel bogged down by detailed descriptions of 1930s Highland life.
You want a darker, grittier take on crime fiction rather than the cosy, clever mystery tradition.

About this book

A locked-room murder mystery set in 1930s Scotland at Loch Down Abbey. The Abbey is hosting a Highland Ball with numerous guests, including several uninvited members of the Inverkillen clan, the Abbey's former residents. Housekeeper Mrs MacBain expects her main concerns to be arranging rooms and maintaining peace during cocktail hour. The morning after the ball, one guest is found dead in the Abbey's library. Mrs MacBain must determine who had motive to kill them and how the murderer escaped while leaving the library door locked from the inside. With the Abbey full of suspects and secrets, she works to identify the killer before another death occurs.

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Currently 4.4★ from 866 reviews

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