In 1965, Frances sat for a reading with a fortune teller, and the doom-filled fortune ended up changing the course of her life — for the next several decades, she tried her best to figure out who would murder her as the fortune foretold, becoming the eccentric, paranoid old woman who lived in the sprawling estate outside the sleepy town of Castle Knoll.
Nearly 60 years later, her great niece Annie is called to a meeting with Frances (who she has never met) at her grand home. But when Annie and the others called to the meeting arrive, they find Frances dead — and whoever solves the murder will inherit Frances' fortune. The trouble is, since Frances dedicated her life to investigating everyone she knew, there are more than a few suspects to focus on, and there's a ticking clock to get it figured out.
This book had a bit of a slow start (the sleuthing didn't start until more than 100 pages in), but it ended up being a fun puzzle mystery. It's supposed to be a series starter, and assuming that most of the background legwork was done in this book, I can only imagine how delightful subsequent books will be. Recommended for fans of Anthony Horowitz and Knives Out.
*This book will be published March 26, 2024.
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