Death And The Dancing Footman

I absolutely loved this one and it was definitely my favourite of the bind up! The set up to this murder mystery is so dramatic because of the fact that all of these characters have a history with one another. None of them like each other for very different reasons, and nearly all of them are keeping......more

Written in 1942 the story is set in an isolated house in winter. The owner Jonathan is a nasty piece of work who invites a group of people who mostly hate each other to see what will happen. Jonathan Royal likes trouble and invites people to a house party over a weekend who clearly do not like each......more

Did not like the premise at the beginning--seemed too controlling and manipulative of Jonathan Royal to have a weekend party where everyone started off with reasons not to like each other. The plastic surgery "mistake" was an interesting twist. As the book progressed, my likes and dislikes of the ch......more

This is a perfectly crafted mystery which sadly, suffers from its perfection: the clues are so clear that anyone with a fair acquaintance of whodunits will guess the murderer, and the way the crime was carried out. The most interesting thing in the book is the dancing footman, and how he becomes imp......more

I wanted to like this more than I actually did - while there were some interesting character interactions and motivations (particularly the plastic surgery angle), this just dragged and the tone felt out of sync with the type of plot it had......more