Jane Wunderly is spending a lovely holiday with her Aunt Millie at Millie's friend's English estate when the baron's mechanic dies in a car accident. Or was it? Turns out that the brake lines were cut with a knife bearing the baron's monogram. So was the baron trying to murder the mechanic, is someone trying to frame the baron, or there something else going on entirely? Luckily, Jane's friend and inspector, Redvers, happens to stop by just in time to help Jane investigate, since the local police aren't too thrilled with Jane's poking around.
This was a delightful throwback to golden age British mysteries, but with a few modern twists on race and sexuality. As the second Jane Wunderly mystery, it certainly helps to have read the first one (Murder at the Mena House) for a bit of background on Jane, Millie, Redvers, and Jane's cousin Lillian, but it's definitely not required. Pick this up for an enjoyable afternoon of reading.
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