A good start for a new historical cozy series: an entertaining novel that kept me guessing and turning pages.
I think there's a lot of potential in this series that mixes elements fo Wodehouse, Phryne Phisher, and Golden Age mystery.
Cressida is an interesting character, an independent and clever young woman who is part of the Bright Young Thing set and enjoy her single life. I love Ruby, her pug, a lovely pet character.
The mystery is solid and full of twists. It kept me guessing and i like the solution and how all the questions were answered.
Just a couple of note: there's a lot of descriptions and I think they were a bit too long and didn't help the flow of the story. The historical background is well researched but I would have appreciated some more references to WWI which heavily impacted Cressida generation.
Entertaining and compelling, can't wait to read the next story, recommended.
Many thanks to Bookouture and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine