Review: The Murder at Sissingham Hall
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 17, 2014
Charles Knox is the narrator of this classic crime novel set in a country house in Norfolk.  Charles has just returned from South Africa having made his fortune in gold.  He is invited to stay at the Hall by friends though it has the potential for being an embarrassing stay for Charles as the owner of the Hall is married to Rosamund – the love of his life who turned down his proposal years before.When Sir Neville Strickland is found dead both Charles and fellow guess start to suspect foul play.  This is an entertaining mystery both well plotted and well written.  It kept me reading for a couple of evenings and it wasn’t until close to the end that I worked who had done it and why.If you like classic country house mysteries then try this one.  Clara Benson wrote for her own entertainment in the early twentieth century and her books are only now being published.  The style of the books puts them firmly in the Golden Age of British detective story writers.