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Murder at the Dinner Party
A Cozy Mystery Novel by CJ Archer
Book 8 of the Cleopatra Fox Mysteries Series
Subgenres:
- Historical Mystery,
- High Society
This book is for you if you're into...
- Elegant mysteries set in glittering Mayfair dining rooms
- Investigations where high society secrets unravel under pressure
- Sleuths who challenge official verdicts and dig up old scandals
From Little Stack
If you’re in the mood for a little old-school glamour mixed with a dash of murder, then Murder at the Dinner Party by C.J. Archer is exactly the dish to serve. Picture this: Mayfair, London. Glittering chandeliers, polite laughter, silverware gleaming… then the butler keels over in the middle of dinner. Everyone assumes it’s natural causes, but Cleo, our sharp and determined heroine, isn’t buying it. One suspicious glance later, and she’s knee-deep in high society secrets, scandal, and more deceit than you can shake a soup spoon at.
This is the perfect read for anyone who loves a proper mystery with a side of elegance. The atmosphere is lush, the dialogue sparkles, and the tension simmers just beneath the surface like a pot about to boil over. It’s part drawing-room drama, part whodunit, and entirely irresistible. So pull up a chair, pour yourself something strong, and settle in, because in this world of perfect manners and polished silver, everyone’s got something deadly to hide.
The staff in high society households are expected to be unobtrusive, but a dead butler in the dining room tends to get noticed. Did he die of natural causes or was he poisoned?
Cleo is hired by the housekeeper at a Mayfair residence after the police rule the sudden death of the butler was the result of natural causes. Not convinced by the verdict, she wants Cleo to prove foul play was involved. Considering he was acting mysteriously around some of the guests, and they were equally mysterious when they saw him, murder is a possibility.
When the investigation leads Cleo to another decades-old murder and the sudden disappearance of the primary suspect, she's even more determined to uncover the truth. But the rich and powerful don't like airing their dirty laundry, and her efforts are thwarted at every turn. Enlisting Harry Armitage to assist her, Cleo matches wits with her suspects in an effort to discover the secrets they're trying desperately to hide.
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