Review: Familiar Chess Pieces
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 11, 2013
This is the first in author Zuiker's Whodunnit? series. It places the aptly named Giles the Butler in a scenario that fellow reviewers have pointed out is an ode to Agatha Christie and her Ten Little Indians. The murders are bit more gruesome and the characters less developed or intriguing yet, I was drawn in. What held me was the eventual resolution and the explanation of how each victim was dispatched. Most enjoyable was the twist at the end that prompts the book series revolving around the highly capable and professional Giles. I understand that this is a companion project to a television project that runs on both UK and US television but I intend to stick to the books. While a butler, drawing rooms, libraries, intricate murders are familiar chess pieces, they still are fun.