Review: Good fun!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 20, 2013
This is the first book I have read by Lynda Wilcox, although I believe it is the third in the series of Verity Long books.  It is a stand-alone story and I was entertained throughout this light-hearted murder mystery.Verity Long is a researcher for her boss, KD, an established crime author, and it is fun to see Verity show her true colours as an amateur sleuth.  The scenes with Verity and her boss are often comic and they make up an amusing double act.  A weekend away in a grand stately home full of fellow authors turns into a whodunit as a body is found in a locked room.  Verity exercises her sleuthing muscles as she works her way through the entire cast of characters.The author sets the tone of the book just right.  It is a light and fun read, despite the involvement of a murder!  This is a world away from the gritty thriller but, as a comic whodunit, it succeeds.  It's a cosy piece of escapism that also gently pokes fun at traditional crime stories.  Midsomer Murders springs to mind, but this entertaining novella has the advantage of not being peppered with advert breaks.