This is actually the first in the Arthur St. Just series and I have to reiterate my opinion that Malliett is the new Agatha Christie! She excels in creating a traditional English mystery where the suspects are confined to a mansion or castle and there is no possibility of outside influences when the crime is committed.
Millionaire mystery author Adrian Beauclerk-Fisk invites his 4 grown children to his English mansion for an important announcement, and the group comes armed with objections to his upcoming marriage. Adrian announces that the deed has already been done in Scotland and introduces his new wife, Violet, who is NOT the expected young floozy but, rather, an age-appropriate widow who has never been able to shake off suspicion that she murdered her first husband. When two murders are committed, all eyes naturally turn first to Violet. As clues and red herrings accumulate the reader is treated to a truely entertaining mystery in the tradition of Christie. St. Just is a more true to life version of Poirot. If you love Agatha Christie you will love Malliett's St. Just series!
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