The Marlow Murder Club

Judith is a 77-year old…a septuagenarian (please don’t ever ask me to pronounce that) who likes to relax in the evening by drinking scotch and swimming naked in the Thames River. On top of that, she also creates crossword puzzles for the newspaper. On top of THAT, it turns out she also may be good a......more

I fell in love with seventy-seven year old Judith Potts immediately! She was entirely happy with her life-enjoying a job as a crossword compiler, and grateful that she didn’t have to share her life with a man who would be asking where she was going every time she left the house, or what’s for dinner......more

"The Marlow Murder Club" by Robert Thorogood is a fun and delightful cozy-mystery! Seventy-seven-years-old Judith Potts certainly enjoys her daily dose of whiskey, skinny-dipping in the Thames, and creating crossword puzzles for The Times newspaper. She's up for a new challenge though, and she's tak......more

A cozy isn’t my usual genre but I do love Agatha Christie, who is my benchmark for a well-done cozy mystery, and so decided to pick this one up. I should have known better as I’ve dnf’d similar books. I do appreciate that the author featured an older protagonist, which is a refreshing change of pace......more

3.5 STARS Cozy mystery fans - a new series here! Three amateur sleuths (all women in this case) get together to socialize, have a bit of whiskey and solve a local murder mystery (or two)! Loved the character of Judith, a  seventy-seven year old, happy go lucky lady who lives alone in her old mansion......more