Death Plays a Part by Vivian Conroy
With her theater closed for renovations, Guinevere lands a summer job cataloging books at a castle on Cornisea, a small island off the coast of England. Together with her little dachshund Dolly, she sets off, expecting an idyllic summer exploring the tiny island. When she arrives, she’s delighted to learn that the castle is hosting a re-enactment of a historic trial, but when a man is found murdered in the dungeon and her new employer is accused, Guinevere jumps into action to find the real killer, uncovering a greedy plot and family secrets.
Thoroughly enjoyable first in a new series, with a charming location, rich plot and of course, an adorable Doxie. What more can you ask for in a cozy? I loved this from the very first page, I felt like I was right there along with Guinevere as she got off the train heading for Cornisea, I could almost feel Dolly tugging at the leash! The pace was perfect, introducing the characters with just enough detail to make them jump right off the page and setting up the puzzling plot full of twists and turns that kept me glued to the book. I enjoyed watching it all unfold, locked room mysteries are my favorite and I really appreciated Guinevere’s thought process in solving it, no sudden AHA! moment for our girl, she sat down and figured it all out rationally. Go LOGIC!
Overall, Death Plays a Part charmed the socks off me and I can’t wait for the next book to come out in August. Will Oliver and Guinevere let their sparks fan into a relationship? Will Lord Bolingbrooke ever catalog all of his books? Will the treasure be found? I’m gonna stay tuned for more!
Be sure to stop in at the next stop on the Cornish Castle Blog Tour tomorrow at Avonna Loves Genres
| Series: Cornish Castle #1 Publisher: HQ Digital Publication Date: July 7, 2017 Language: English |
Formats: Kindle ASIN: B06XGHVCHH Genre: Cozy Mystery Reviewer: Tam (Mystereity Reviews) |
Mystereity Reviews 
So do you think you’re back, or are things such that you’ll be keeping to the 1 or 2 reviews a month? I know you don’t put up personal posts here, so I have no idea if life is kicking your butt or what 🙂
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I’m actually doing pretty well, thanks for asking 🙂 I’m trying to get back into the groove of writing reviews. I’m finding that some of them come pretty easy but most of them are in various stages of grumpy incompleteness. This has been a heck of a year sigh
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Glad to hear you are doing ok. As for reviews, don’t burn yourself out on something you don’t like. If reading and rating, without reviewing, is what works for you, do it.
You still kicking around at BL?
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