4.5* upped to 5.
This a great series and this is a very good addition as it's compelling, riveting, and highly entertaining.
At the core it's a homage at the Golden Age mystery impossible murder with a closed circle of suspects, please don't talk about locked room because there's no locked room.
Helen Dixon did a good job in creating a complex puzzle, who killed Simon Traver in full view, and making her detective work on it. The solution is satisfying and there's plenty of clues that helps you to understand who the culprit could be.
I was happy to catch up with Kitty and Matt as I loved these characters. Kitty is a very modern character, and she is experiencing a lot of pressure to become a housewife leaving her detecting days behind.
The characters are interesting, and the hypocrisy/prejudices of the age are well described.
My only note is related to Ezekiel and his sister: this is the fil rouge of the series, but I think it lost steam and I read the part related to this subplot quite fast.
I had fun in reading this novel and I did in one setting. It's always a pleasure to read novels in this series and I thoroughly enjoyed this one
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to Bookouture and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine