Reviews - Murder at the Theatre Royale: The perfect murder mystery for Christmas 2022

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Murder at the Theatre Royale: The perfect murder mystery for Christmas 2022

Ada Moncrieff

3.13 AVERAGE

dewireadsbooks's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous challenging mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

littlemissgemreads's review against another edition

4.0

lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

kirstyreviewsbooks's review against another edition

3.0

Murder at the Theatre Royale by Ada Moncrieff

I received an advance review copy for free thanks to NetGalley and Vintage and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Blurb

It's Christmas at London's Theatre Royale and journalist Daphne King is determined to solve an extraordinary mystery...

December 1935. Director Chester Harrison's production of A Christmas Carol has had a troubled run on its tour of regional theatres. With tensions amongst the cast running high, the company reach their final stop - London's Theatre Royale - a few days before Christmas.

Catastrophe, however, strikes on opening night: 'Scrooge' dies on stage, seemingly due to a heart attack. But the show must go on. Until, that is, an old rival of Chester's is murdered in a dressing room. Are those associated with the production being picked off one by one? Journalist Daphne King is determined to reveal the truth...

My Opinion

This is a light, easy book to read but for me it just didn't work well. This is the second book I have read by Ada Moncrieff and both I have struggled with as I don't enjoy the writing style. A great, cosy mystery that gets off to a slow start. This is a relatively short book so it will make for a quick read.

Rating 3/5