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A review by laura_cs
The Body Under the Piano by Marthe Jocelyn
4.0
I received an ARC of this title from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Shy Aggie Morton has what her mother calls a "Morbid Predisposition", meaning she hosts full funerals for deceased pets and thinks of horrific scenarios out of the mundane. She is mourning her father's death, her sister leaving home to be with her husband, and sorely needs a friend. Or to be thought of as anything but a small child. It seems the stars align when she meets Belgian immigrant, Hector Perot, in the sweet shop. However, neither of them have any idea what their friendship will bring when their second meeting is overshadowed by Aggie having found a dead body in her dance teacher's studio. Who poisoned the vile Mrs. Eversham's tea? Was it Miss Marianne, the dance teacher? Could it have been her daughter, Miss Rose? The boy who has set his cap on Miss Rose's hand, Roddy Fusswell? More importantly, who will actually solve the crime? The police... or Aggie and Hector?
Heavily based off of the childhood of the Queen of Mystery, Agatha Christie, "The Body Under the Piano" is a wonderful tribute to Christie's works, and an invigorating middle grade mystery. Readers will be captivated by the small seaside English town and the colorful cast of characters that make up for the sky typically being gray. With so many suspects, how will Aggie and Hector solve the crime? And will another case befall them?
Shy Aggie Morton has what her mother calls a "Morbid Predisposition", meaning she hosts full funerals for deceased pets and thinks of horrific scenarios out of the mundane. She is mourning her father's death, her sister leaving home to be with her husband, and sorely needs a friend. Or to be thought of as anything but a small child. It seems the stars align when she meets Belgian immigrant, Hector Perot, in the sweet shop. However, neither of them have any idea what their friendship will bring when their second meeting is overshadowed by Aggie having found a dead body in her dance teacher's studio. Who poisoned the vile Mrs. Eversham's tea? Was it Miss Marianne, the dance teacher? Could it have been her daughter, Miss Rose? The boy who has set his cap on Miss Rose's hand, Roddy Fusswell? More importantly, who will actually solve the crime? The police... or Aggie and Hector?
Heavily based off of the childhood of the Queen of Mystery, Agatha Christie, "The Body Under the Piano" is a wonderful tribute to Christie's works, and an invigorating middle grade mystery. Readers will be captivated by the small seaside English town and the colorful cast of characters that make up for the sky typically being gray. With so many suspects, how will Aggie and Hector solve the crime? And will another case befall them?