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A review by bzliz
Murder Most Actual by Alexis Hall
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
If you like Clue (the movie, not necessarily the game), you’ll probably like this. It was pure quirky, campy fun, plus a number 6 of non-graphic murders. The audiobook was pretty fun with all the voices. There’s a great balance of clues for people who like to try to solve it themselves and some complicated twists for people who like to be surprised.
I liked our main characters Liza and Hanna once it hit about the halfway point. My least favorite part was their marriage troubles. There were so many other things going on that I don’t think it was necessary to include unless there was going to be a point where one wife genuinely suspected there was a slim possibility that the other could be a murderer. In any case, an Easter vacation was probably not what their marriage needed; it was to genuinely just talk to each other.
I liked our main characters Liza and Hanna once it hit about the halfway point. My least favorite part was their marriage troubles. There were so many other things going on that I don’t think it was necessary to include unless there was going to be a point where one wife genuinely suspected there was a slim possibility that the other could be a murderer. In any case, an Easter vacation was probably not what their marriage needed; it was to genuinely just talk to each other.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Classism, Death, Gun violence, and Murder
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Suicide
A note about suicide that contains spoilers about a character’s death: a character is murdered but made to look as though she had committed suicide. There is discussion of the subject but the action itself doesn’t take place.