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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
mysterious
fast-paced
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Dorothy Sayers, Agatha Christie, and other notable female mystery writers of the same time period, come together and form a writing club of sorts. When the men they invite try to push them out of their own club, the “Queens of Crime” decide to solve a real-life murder mystery to prove that women are just as good, if not better, than men at just about everything!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage, Rape, Abortion, Murder
Moderate: Death, Violence
Minor: Bullying, Toxic relationship
The pacing was so slow. I just didn’t care.
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I enjoyed all these queens of crime writing coming together to solve a real-life mystery and be supportive to each other in the process.
Made me interested in reading more from this author.
Also, would love to find more books like this one!
Made me interested in reading more from this author.
Also, would love to find more books like this one!
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This was a very fun mystery! I loved that the female mystery writers banded together to solve the murder of a woman whose murder wouldn’t otherwise have been solved. Without being too pointed, it was political while also being a fun view into the world at that time. I would love to read more books with these characters!
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I can almost guess what Marie Benedict is going to write about as she tends to pick women from the past who haven’t been recognized as they should be.
In this book, she goes back to the early 1930s in London with a small group of women mystery writers. They were eager to get acknowledged in a distinguished club for their clever ways of solving a crime.
What a surprise to see our friend Agatha Christie again. This time, she’s one of the main characters trying to find justice for a questionable suicide. Four years ago, Benedict wrote an engaging bestseller: “The Mystery of Mrs. Christie.”
There were a lot of issues in this story. Sadly, there were slim pickings of jobs for women after the war when the soldiers returned. Talented women had to take secondary roles to men who had an attitude of entitlement. Also, single pregnant women were treated unfairly like misfits.
Readers of this book had it easy with only a handful of characters to keep track of and a fairly predictable plot. Nevertheless, Benedict once again did a good job at capturing confident, strong women with their witty conversations. It may not be the most ingenious of the many books written by Benedict, but there was much to appreciate.
My thanks to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for allowing me to read an advanced copy of this book with an expected release date of February 11, 2025.
In this book, she goes back to the early 1930s in London with a small group of women mystery writers. They were eager to get acknowledged in a distinguished club for their clever ways of solving a crime.
What a surprise to see our friend Agatha Christie again. This time, she’s one of the main characters trying to find justice for a questionable suicide. Four years ago, Benedict wrote an engaging bestseller: “The Mystery of Mrs. Christie.”
There were a lot of issues in this story. Sadly, there were slim pickings of jobs for women after the war when the soldiers returned. Talented women had to take secondary roles to men who had an attitude of entitlement. Also, single pregnant women were treated unfairly like misfits.
Readers of this book had it easy with only a handful of characters to keep track of and a fairly predictable plot. Nevertheless, Benedict once again did a good job at capturing confident, strong women with their witty conversations. It may not be the most ingenious of the many books written by Benedict, but there was much to appreciate.
My thanks to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for allowing me to read an advanced copy of this book with an expected release date of February 11, 2025.