As a huge fan of Golden Age mysteries I was looking forward to reading this book that features Agatha Christie's housekeeper.
There's a lot to love in this book and there're also some small issue.
The positive side:
- I like Phyllida: she's shrewd, organised, non conformist and a bit too judgemental at time. I like her strength
- The mystery was solid and kept me guessing
- The author is able to recreate the atmosphere of a golden age mystery and I loved how she describes the downstair relationships
Cons:
- The author is very good at reproducing Agatha Christie's style of writing but somehow I felt like her own voice was missing.
I had a lot of fun and liked this debut, can't wait to read the next novel.
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine