1938, London. The four queens of British crime fiction, Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Ngaio Marsh, and Margery Allingham, are hosting a gala to raise money for the Women’s Volunteer Service to help Britain prepare for war. Baronet Sir Henry Heathcote has loaned Hursley House for the event and all the elites of London society are attending. The gala is a brilliant success, despite a few hiccups, but the next morning Sir Henry is found dead in the library.
Detective Chief Inspectors Lilian Wyles and Richard Davidson from Scotland Yard are quickly summoned and discover a cluster of potential suspects among the guests, including an upset fiancée, a politically ambitious son, a reserved but protective brother, an irate son-in-law, a rebellious teenage daughter, and the deputy home secretary.
Quietly recruiting the four queens of crime, DCI Wyles must sort through the messy aftermath of Sir Henry’s death to solve the mystery and identify the killer. (Summary via Goodreads)
Rosanne Limoncelli knocks it out of the park in her debut mystery The Four Queens of Crime !!! And how could she not have a winner when she enlists the help of Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Ngaio Marsh and Margery Allingham as themselves in her story !!
In The Four Queens of Crime the four authors are hosting a gala at a very prominient family's house. The gala is to raise money for the Women's Volunteer Service to help prepare for war. Baronet Sir Henry Heathcote has opened his home, Hursley House, for the event and there will be a lot of very important people in attendance.
While the gala itself was a success, Sir Henry and his personal side was not.
The party went on well past midnight and everyone was exhausted from the guests to the staff, and the family. The guests that were staying for the weekend went to bed late but were up early and in the dining room when they heard the scream !! When they rushed to see what the scream was about they found Sir Henry dead in his library.
Detective Chief Inspectors Richard Davidson and Lilian Wyles are called in as soon as it is determined that Sir Henry was murdered. Unfortunately they are not going to have an easy time with the family, staff and guests. When Lilian gets Richard to agree they could use a little help, it is no wonder that they ask the four mystery authors to just listen and encourage the family members to open up.
Readers will love this story !!! The fact that the entire length of the story takes place within a few days time is quite addicting. Readers are locked in immediately and may need to take notes as well. Luckily Limoncelli provides readers with a list of the characters in the front of the book so if you forget who someone is you have it there. I believe that this is going to be a series and author to watch.
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