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177 reviews for:
Murder at the Theatre Royale: The perfect murder mystery for Christmas 2022
Ada Moncrieff
3.13 AVERAGE
177 reviews for:
Murder at the Theatre Royale: The perfect murder mystery for Christmas 2022
Ada Moncrieff
3.13 AVERAGE
A quick little murder mystery set in the 30’s at Christmas time.
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Harmless enough but I didn't really care and there were too many characters to remember.
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I enjoyed the plot and the theming. The end was quite underwhelming, I guessed the twist buy not the killer. The writing was unfortunately not for me, felt overly wordy.
mysterious
relaxing
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
2.5 stars
took me waaay longer to finish than it should’ve for such a short book, but for some reason i just couldn’t get into it
was a little slow for me & not all that gripping, however i actually didn’t guess the ending
took me waaay longer to finish than it should’ve for such a short book, but for some reason i just couldn’t get into it
was a little slow for me & not all that gripping, however i actually didn’t guess the ending
mysterious
medium-paced
Murder at the Theatre Royale is a proper old fashioned murder mystery a la Christie or Allingham. In fact I was almost disappointed that there was no school marm issuing an invitation for a game of "jolly hockey sticks".
There is a link to Christmas in that it's set around that time of year and the murder occurs at rehearsal of A Christmas Carol but it's not rammed down your throat.
The story follows Daphne King, a bit slovenly but an intrepid reporter and investigator. Daphne is desperate to unshackle herself from writing the agony aunt column at The Chronicle so when a chance to interview the cast of A Christmas Carol she jumps at it.
Thankfully she gets more than she bargained for and soon finds herself investigating the murder of Scrooge himself whilst milking her association with the useless detective in charge of the case. She also manages to recruit helpers along her way to uncovering a much more complex case than she first thought.
Ada Moncrieff gives us a proper old school murder mystery. It is the sort of story I like, having no mutilated corpses, over the top violence or swearing detective. A true old fashioned, gentle but interesting story. I read it in 2 sittings so make of that what you will. Its certainly easy reading.
I would recommend this for anyone who wants a nice, easy, murder mystery with a few twists along the way.
Thanks to Netgalley for the advance copy.
There is a link to Christmas in that it's set around that time of year and the murder occurs at rehearsal of A Christmas Carol but it's not rammed down your throat.
The story follows Daphne King, a bit slovenly but an intrepid reporter and investigator. Daphne is desperate to unshackle herself from writing the agony aunt column at The Chronicle so when a chance to interview the cast of A Christmas Carol she jumps at it.
Thankfully she gets more than she bargained for and soon finds herself investigating the murder of Scrooge himself whilst milking her association with the useless detective in charge of the case. She also manages to recruit helpers along her way to uncovering a much more complex case than she first thought.
Ada Moncrieff gives us a proper old school murder mystery. It is the sort of story I like, having no mutilated corpses, over the top violence or swearing detective. A true old fashioned, gentle but interesting story. I read it in 2 sittings so make of that what you will. Its certainly easy reading.
I would recommend this for anyone who wants a nice, easy, murder mystery with a few twists along the way.
Thanks to Netgalley for the advance copy.