Murder by Candlelight
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Summary
England， 1924。 After writing The Gentleman’s Guide to Ghost-Hunting for a bet， no one was more surprised to see it become a bestseller than author Arbie Swift。 But when， during a ghost-hunt in the local manor house， the lady of the house is found dead， he finds it’s not a spectre he’s hunting anymore—it’s a killer… The Cotswolds， 1924。 At the Old Forge in the quiet village of Maybury-in-the-Marsh a cry of anguish rings lady of the house Amy Phelps has been discovered dead。 But with all the windows and doors to her room locked from inside， how – and by whom – was she killed？ Arbuthnot ‘Arbie’ Swift finds himself in the unlikely position of detective。 The celebrated author of The Gentleman’s Guide to Ghost-Hunting is staying at the Old Forge to investigate a suspected spectre， but now the more pressing matter of Amy’s murder falls to him too。 With old friend Val， he soon uncovers a sorry tale of altered wills， secret love affairs and tragic losses – and plenty of motives for murder。 When events take another sinister turn， Arbie must find the killer， fast。 And to do so will mean cracking a most perfectly plotted crime…
Reviews
The Honest Book Reviewer
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I quite liked this cosy mystery。 Set it a small village in the Cotswalds in the 1920s， the author did develop the setting and the characters very well。 You get a real sense in this book that Faith Martin had fun writing it。 There's just something in the flow of the story that speaks to enjoyment on behalf of the author。I felt the two protagonists， Arbie and Val， very engaging and thought they came across as close friends in the story。 Arbie's character was exceptional。 To have embroiled in a mys I quite liked this cosy mystery。 Set it a small village in the Cotswalds in the 1920s， the author did develop the setting and the characters very well。 You get a real sense in this book that Faith Martin had fun writing it。 There's just something in the flow of the story that speaks to enjoyment on behalf of the author。I felt the two protagonists， Arbie and Val， very engaging and thought they came across as close friends in the story。 Arbie's character was exceptional。 To have embroiled in a mystery on the preface of his successful ghost hunting book that he didn't want to write was a good element in the story。 It made Arbie seem more genuine， gave him more character。 The author presents a locked room mystery for the reader to solve。 It's a clever mystery。 Well thought our and plotted， with many suspects and a few red herrings。 If I were casting a critical eye over this， I would say some sections in the book may have been too lengthy， letting the pace drop too much。 But on the whole， I think the pacing was just right， and the characters drove this story forward very well。When I read this， I thought of Midsomer Murders。 It had that feel。 Maybe it's the setting。 Maybe the characters。 But the story had that feel for me， and that made it even more enjoyable。Thank you to the author， the publisher， and to Netgalley for providing a free copy of this book for an honest review。 All comments are my own。 。。。more
The Cookster
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Rating: 1。3/5Oh， dear！ Given this author's not insubstantial back catalogue， albeit under a variety of pseudonyms， I really did expect something better than this very disappointing offering。 Whilst "Murder by Candlelight" may possibly not be the least enjoyable of the hundred or so books I have read over the past year， it would certainly be on the shortlist。It isn't simply the fact that the solution to the mystery is horrendously contrived - you can often get away with that kind of thing in the Rating: 1。3/5Oh， dear！ Given this author's not insubstantial back catalogue， albeit under a variety of pseudonyms， I really did expect something better than this very disappointing offering。 Whilst "Murder by Candlelight" may possibly not be the least enjoyable of the hundred or so books I have read over the past year， it would certainly be on the shortlist。It isn't simply the fact that the solution to the mystery is horrendously contrived - you can often get away with that kind of thing in the cosy mystery genre。 Nor was it even the fact that the mystery itself was pretty uninspiring - a half-decent cosy mystery can still get by on the strength of its engaging narrative or its appealing characters。 Sadly， apart from a reasonable opening there is very little to recommend about this book。 After the adequately engaging early chapters "Murder by Candlelight" soon becomes quite dull。 There is little in the way of intrigue or humour， which are two of the key components in a cosy mystery。 Instead， the author seems to rely on rather unappealing caricatures that rapidly become quite tiresome。 It is one thing to reflect the language and mannerisms of the 1924 setting， but labouring the point is quite another。 Author， Simon Brett， sends up similar characters from this period in his "Blotto & Twinks" series。 Those books are also a little overdone， but at least they are punchier and quite quick， short reads， unlike "Murder by Candlelight" which drags on and on。One of the biggest let-downs in this book is the amount of wearisome and grating repetition。 Obviously， the English language has its limitations and it would be impossible to write a novel without using certain words or phrases more than once。 However， an experienced author， should be able to avoid frequent repetition。 Or， if the author does have a tendency to rely on the use of certain phrases， the editor should pick up on that and invite the writer to amend certain sections。 That does not seem to have happened in this case。 There are just shy of two hundred instances of the author starting a spoken sentence with "Oh，" and I was sick and tired of reading， "At this" - another of the author's favourite terms - which appears more than seventy times！ There are other examples， too， but I won't labour the point any longer - if nothing else， it brings back painful memories for me。It could be that this book represents the author's equivalent of "a bad day at the office" and it may be something that she is not normally guilty of - but I don't think I will run the risk of finding out。As ever， I would still like to convey my thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for supplying an ARC in return for an honest review。 It is a pity I was not in a position to pass more favourable comment on this occasion。 。。。more
Kate
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The opening line of this book initially grabbed me and the buildup of the story kept me engaged initially。 I would say that the killer was my original guess， however it was still a cozy read。 I was hoping for something akin to Robert Barnard， but did find the writing somewhat reminiscent of Anthony Horowitz but perhaps not quite as engaging。
zoe Hitchen
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A locked room mystery full of red herrings and interesting characters 。The mystery is set in the Cotswolds in the 1920’s and the sleuthing duo are Arbie and Val 。 Arbie is an author of a book about ghost hunting and Val is the vicars daughter together they make a great pair of detectives。Amy Phelps has asked for Arbie’s help to find out if her home is haunted 。Shortly after she is found dead in her bed with the door locked ， did she die of natural causes or was something more sinister at play？ V A locked room mystery full of red herrings and interesting characters 。The mystery is set in the Cotswolds in the 1920’s and the sleuthing duo are Arbie and Val 。 Arbie is an author of a book about ghost hunting and Val is the vicars daughter together they make a great pair of detectives。Amy Phelps has asked for Arbie’s help to find out if her home is haunted 。Shortly after she is found dead in her bed with the door locked ， did she die of natural causes or was something more sinister at play？ Val and Arbie get to work to try and get to the bottom of Miss Phelps’ death。The writing is excellent and the story is very much in the style of an Agatha Christie novel 。An enjoyable story and it kept me guessing right until the end。Looking forward to the next case for Arbie and Val 。Thanks to NetGalley and HQ。 。。。more
CJ Eve
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The was a light hearted entertaining read， the thing I liked best was the mix of characters who were all quirky and had their own characters， fell a bit sluggish in parts could have done with some more drama。
Srivalli Rekha
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Publication Date: 04th Jan 20243。5 Stars One Liner: Quite good and lighthearted 1924 Cotswold， England Maybury-in-the-Marsh is a quaint little village with some interesting personalities。 Amy Phelps of the Old Forge comes from old money and has a dominant presence。 However， she has been uncertain the past few days and contacts Arbuthnot ‘Arbie’ Swift for help。 Young Arbie， though the author of the best-selling book The Gentleman’s Guide to Ghost-Hunting， wants nothing to do with hard work。 He is Publication Date: 04th Jan 20243。5 Stars One Liner: Quite good and lighthearted 1924 Cotswold， England Maybury-in-the-Marsh is a quaint little village with some interesting personalities。 Amy Phelps of the Old Forge comes from old money and has a dominant presence。 However， she has been uncertain the past few days and contacts Arbuthnot ‘Arbie’ Swift for help。 Young Arbie， though the author of the best-selling book The Gentleman’s Guide to Ghost-Hunting， wants nothing to do with hard work。 He is happy to be idle and stay away from others’ lives。 However， with Amy’s insistent appeal and Val’s （his friend and the vicar’s daughter） determination to help， Arbie has no choice but to do what is expected of him。 Soon， Amy Phelps is dead， and Arbie knows it’s not natural。 Someone murdered her。 Despite his reluctance， Arbie and Val join heads to solve the case and find the killer。 The story comes in the third-person omnipresent POV。 My Thoughts: The book is written like it would have been in the 1920s。 This works to an extent， and we get a more realistic feel of the setting， language， and people。 However， a few phrases （old bean， stiff upper lip， etc。） feel repetitive。 Still， I like that the book tries to recreate the Christie and Wodehouse ‘feel’。 Arbie and Val might give vague Tommy and Tuppence vibes， though they are very much different。 Arbie is a typical 20-something lad who hates the idea of work。 Val is the daughter of an impoverished vicar and a force of nature。 Nevertheless， Arbie manages to create a better impression by the end。 He is a bit of Bertie Wooster （with no Jeeves to help）。 Though the mystery begins early， the murder doesn’t happen in the first quarter。 But this adds to the intrigue as I wanted to see when it would happen。 That said， waiting that long wasn’t a good feeling。 The suspects are easy enough to track and have varied personalities。 However， they don’t get much character development。 The setting and main characters have potential， so this could very well become a series。 In fact， given the extent of detail we get， this is bound to be followed by more books （I’d be disappointed otherwise）。 The （locked room） mystery is interesting， though I wish it was handled better。 The middle has filler content， which I skimmed through。 The story would read better if the whole thing ended in 300 pages or less。 You see a cat’s silhouette on the cover。 That’s Empress Maud， a well-fed， fluffy black feline with tiger stripes。 She has a role to play， though not much。 There are quite a few references to Christie and Holmes by the characters。 Not that annoying for me， but others may not like it。 Also， despite the references to ‘Victorian’ the book is more of a Golden Age mystery。 To summarize， Murder by Candlelight is an entertaining mystery with a good dose of humor。 It would read even better if it were not buried under filler content。 This is my first book by the author， though I heard a lot about her mysteries。 The book isn’t great， but I will happily read more books in the series。 Thank you， NetGalley and HQ Digital， for the eARC。 This review is voluntary and contains my honest opinion about the book。 #NetGalley #MurderByCandlelight 。。。more
Tredaran
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A old-fashioned closed-room whodunnit set in a cosy quintessentially English village in the 1920s。 The detective is Arbuthnot ‘Arbie’ Swift， the author of a best selling book about ghost stories， assisted by his childhood friend and vicar’s daughter Val。 With a cast of village eccentrics， including Arbie’s artist uncle， the story has the feel of a series about it and is part of a current trend of fairly generic whodunnits in the Agatha Christie mould。 Good for lovers of nostalgia but at times se A old-fashioned closed-room whodunnit set in a cosy quintessentially English village in the 1920s。 The detective is Arbuthnot ‘Arbie’ Swift， the author of a best selling book about ghost stories， assisted by his childhood friend and vicar’s daughter Val。 With a cast of village eccentrics， including Arbie’s artist uncle， the story has the feel of a series about it and is part of a current trend of fairly generic whodunnits in the Agatha Christie mould。 Good for lovers of nostalgia but at times seems to verge on self-parody。With thanks to the author， the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review an advance copy。 。。。more
Gabriela
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Thank you NetGalley for the ARC， all opinions are my own。 I am so confused with the ending， I was actually wondering if my copy missed some pages。。。 still not sure。For things I liked: the atmosphere and characters。 There was a light-hearted quality to the book which made it a quick read and I really enjoyed the characters， goofy as they were。 There was a bit too much 'old-timey' speak， making it feel very exaggerated and disingenuous at times。 But it did contribute to the 1920s cozy mystery feel Thank you NetGalley for the ARC， all opinions are my own。 I am so confused with the ending， I was actually wondering if my copy missed some pages。。。 still not sure。For things I liked: the atmosphere and characters。 There was a light-hearted quality to the book which made it a quick read and I really enjoyed the characters， goofy as they were。 There was a bit too much 'old-timey' speak， making it feel very exaggerated and disingenuous at times。 But it did contribute to the 1920s cozy mystery feel， so I didn't hate it too much。I didn't like the mystery itself， although the method of the murder was interesting， the perpetrator and other suspects were very lacklustre。 I feel like the book had so many dropped sub-plots， it must be a first in a series， otherwise this is the most unsatisfying book I read in a long while。 。。。more
Kathleen Gray
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A locked room cozy set in a Cotswald village in 1924 that sometimes overdoes the period speech。 Amy reached out to Arbie Swift， a newly published author of a book about ghost hunting for help figuring out why things are going bump in the night at her home。 He involves Val， the vicar's daughter and an old friend。 And then Amy is found murdered in her locked bedroom！ Who killed the elderly spinster and why？ There are multiple suspects but one clear reason。 Thanks to netgalley for the ARC。 It's not A locked room cozy set in a Cotswald village in 1924 that sometimes overdoes the period speech。 Amy reached out to Arbie Swift， a newly published author of a book about ghost hunting for help figuring out why things are going bump in the night at her home。 He involves Val， the vicar's daughter and an old friend。 And then Amy is found murdered in her locked bedroom！ Who killed the elderly spinster and why？ There are multiple suspects but one clear reason。 Thanks to netgalley for the ARC。 It's not too twisty and to be honest it's imitative of others but it's still a good read for a rainy day。 。。。more
Polly Perks
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***advance review copy received from NetGalley in return for an honest review***An enjoyable cozy murder mystery of which I assume the publicity will （as ever） align with Christie， however I felt that Arbie， the main character， put me in mind far more of a grown up Fredrick from Enid Blyton’s The Five Find-Doubters。 The narrative is pretty pacy， and whilst it’s heavy on the cozy aspect it never loses sight of being a murder mystery; so the reader is not bogged down in unnecessary background deta ***advance review copy received from NetGalley in return for an honest review***An enjoyable cozy murder mystery of which I assume the publicity will （as ever） align with Christie， however I felt that Arbie， the main character， put me in mind far more of a grown up Fredrick from Enid Blyton’s The Five Find-Doubters。 The narrative is pretty pacy， and whilst it’s heavy on the cozy aspect it never loses sight of being a murder mystery; so the reader is not bogged down in unnecessary background detail。 The main character and his sidekick have an enjoyable pseudo-partnership， and I could see this being the start of a series featuring them both。 。。。more
Serena
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Murder by Candlelight is a quaint murder mystery set in a small Cotswolds village in the 1920s - and it never lets you forget it with the number of genre tropes stuffed into this book。The main character， Arbie， is the popular author of A Gentleman's Guide to Ghost Hunting， and off the back of this fame he is persuaded to investigate some spooky happenings in a large old manor house in the village。 Unfortunately for him， he seems to have bitten off more than he can chew， when the lady of the hous Murder by Candlelight is a quaint murder mystery set in a small Cotswolds village in the 1920s - and it never lets you forget it with the number of genre tropes stuffed into this book。The main character， Arbie， is the popular author of A Gentleman's Guide to Ghost Hunting， and off the back of this fame he is persuaded to investigate some spooky happenings in a large old manor house in the village。 Unfortunately for him， he seems to have bitten off more than he can chew， when the lady of the house is found dead in a LOCKED ROOM with NO OBVIOUS EXPLANATION。I felt like the story was badly-paced - the murder happens far too late， and then the explanation and reveal of whodunnit comes very suddenly and close to the end of the book。 There are a couple of red herrings but they don't really work too well， and to be frank I found the relegation of Val to purely a sidekick （and one who gets forgotten at the end of the book） to be quite disappointing。 Still， if you like this type of book， it wasn't too bad - it was definitely funny at times and when the plot got going I was definitely intrigued。Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Miki Jacobs
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Arbie Swift finds himself caught up in a murder investigation after being invited to ghost hunt at the Old Forge by Amy Phelps the owner。 When she is found dead in a locked room， it is first thought that she had passed away quietly during the night。 However when it is declared murder， Albie and his old friend， Val， take it upon themselves to solve the mystery。A nice story set in the mid twenties。
Trisha
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This mystery is set in early part of last century。 Arthoe has written a book about where to see ghosts around the UK and surprisingly， it has been a success。 One day he is accosted by local lady， ！rs Phelps who insists that he helps her find her ghost which is p，aying tricks on her。 The vicars daughter， Valentine's， tags along to the ghost hunt and so unfolds the story。A gentle tale with several red herring。 Worth having an your reading pile。 This mystery is set in early part of last century。 Arthoe has written a book about where to see ghosts around the UK and surprisingly， it has been a success。 One day he is accosted by local lady， ！rs Phelps who insists that he helps her find her ghost which is p，aying tricks on her。 The vicars daughter， Valentine's， tags along to the ghost hunt and so unfolds the story。A gentle tale with several red herring。 Worth having an your reading pile。 。。。more
Rachel Quinlan
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Set in the 1920’s， Amy Phelps enlists the help of Arbie Swift， who has written a Gentleman’s Guide to h ghost hunting book， in an attempt to understand the mysterious goings on in the Old Forge， her home。 Accompanied by the vicar’s daughter， Val， they watch and listen overnight。 Hearing nothing， they are surprised when in the morning they find that Amy has been murdered - her bedroom is locked and the windows fastened tight。 Classic locked room murder。 Our amateur duo uncover secrets and the sus Set in the 1920’s， Amy Phelps enlists the help of Arbie Swift， who has written a Gentleman’s Guide to h ghost hunting book， in an attempt to understand the mysterious goings on in the Old Forge， her home。 Accompanied by the vicar’s daughter， Val， they watch and listen overnight。 Hearing nothing， they are surprised when in the morning they find that Amy has been murdered - her bedroom is locked and the windows fastened tight。 Classic locked room murder。 Our amateur duo uncover secrets and the suspects mount up。 Engaging read， very like reading an Agatha Christie， the plot develops and the suspects increase。 I really enjoyed it， even if I got a little annoyed with a couple of the characters - but maybe that was the intention？ Some characters are well developed as the book goes on。 。。。more
Hazel
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Murder by Candlelight by Faith Martin is a lovely village mystery book， I would class it as a cosy detective fiction book。 Its a lovely light read and full of very likable characters。 From the moment you meet Arbie you just seem to like him。 Looking forward to seeing him in more books。 The mystery is great with classic red herrings and plot twists along the way。 Thanks to Netgalley and HQ Digital for the ARC Copy。 This review is my own opinion。
Chelsea May xxx
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A good and fun read。 The twists and turns in this book is what kept me turning the pages and kept me hooked on the book。 I am unsure if I will read the next book in this series。 This book did draw me in but I wasn’t a fan of the story or the characters if am been honest。 I am not a fan of historical Story’s and this was set in 1920s。 This is the 1st book I have read by this author。 Thank you net galley and the publisher for letting me reading this arc copy xxx
Avril Hemingway
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A Very good and just fun read very much in the style of Christie etc… Full of twists and turns that kept me turning the pages with plenty of red herrings to confuse you along the way。 Can't wait to read the next book and see where our sleuth's go next。 I received an advance review copy for free， and I am leaving this review voluntarily。 A Very good and just fun read very much in the style of Christie etc… Full of twists and turns that kept me turning the pages with plenty of red herrings to confuse you along the way。 Can't wait to read the next book and see where our sleuth's go next。 I received an advance review copy for free， and I am leaving this review voluntarily。 。。。more
Beverley Cole
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Murder by Candlelight - Faith MartinArbie Swift a successful writer with his first book on ghost-hunting is approached by well off spinster Amy Phelps to search for a possible ghost at her home Old Forge。 The Vicars daughter Val who secretly likes / loves Arbie goes along for the ride。 A selection of relatives and friends of Mrs Phelps are featured in the book and when tragedy strikes they all become suspects in the death of Miss Phelps from within a locked room。 Arbie and Val look to investigat Murder by Candlelight - Faith MartinArbie Swift a successful writer with his first book on ghost-hunting is approached by well off spinster Amy Phelps to search for a possible ghost at her home Old Forge。 The Vicars daughter Val who secretly likes / loves Arbie goes along for the ride。 A selection of relatives and friends of Mrs Phelps are featured in the book and when tragedy strikes they all become suspects in the death of Miss Phelps from within a locked room。 Arbie and Val look to investigate in their own particular style。 I found this had a bit more to it than some cosy crime and enjoyed the story and pacing of the book。 You got enough detail on the characters introduced and I liked the characters of Arbie and Val and thought they worked well together。 There was enough interest around the like / love connection to know that a series was forthcoming。 I did not work the ending out and thought it was a clever construct。 Altogether an enjoyable read and I will certainly read more of the series。 。。。more
Lorraine Woodall
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This was a fun read。A 1920s murder mystery with multiple suspects and likeable sleuths -what is not to like！An enjoyable cozy read with a well developed story and characters， plenty of clues and a few red herrings。
David McNinch
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Two likeable and unlikely sleuths try to solve a locked room murder。 Set in the Cotswolds in the mid 1920s it has a feel of Agatha Christie but for a modem reader。 A nice set up with plenty of twists and turns to keep you entertained and a cast of characters that may just be the killer。 I didn’t work out who but I did work out how but it was clever。 Enough of a good story to encourage me to try other books by Faith Martin。
Ella Gray
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I found it a little difficult to get a real grasp of all the different characters initially and keep up with who was who， but in the end it was well worth it！ I was gripped by the storyline and never would have predicted the ending - it kept me guessing the whole way through。 Definitely recommend！
Jemma Crosland
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DNF @ 5%， unrated。 Unfortunately just not the book for me！
Lynda
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My first read by this author and a very entertaining cozy mystery。 It is Summer 1924 in Maybury-on-Marsh in the Cotswolds。 Arbuthnot ‘Arbie’ Lancelot Swift is a young writer who has become famous for writing a book about ghosts。 He is approached by the lady of the manor Amy Phelps to use his knowledge to look into ghostly going ons in her house。 He reluctantly agrees and is joined by his friend Valentina Olivia Charlotte-James who is the vicars daughter。Briefly， with due reverence paid to Agatha My first read by this author and a very entertaining cozy mystery。 It is Summer 1924 in Maybury-on-Marsh in the Cotswolds。 Arbuthnot ‘Arbie’ Lancelot Swift is a young writer who has become famous for writing a book about ghosts。 He is approached by the lady of the manor Amy Phelps to use his knowledge to look into ghostly going ons in her house。 He reluctantly agrees and is joined by his friend Valentina Olivia Charlotte-James who is the vicars daughter。Briefly， with due reverence paid to Agatha Christie， Amy is found dead in her room with all doors and windows locked from the inside， and Arbie finds himself investigating a murder。 There are secrets coming out of every corner， motives a plenty and a rash of suspects。 An hilarious （to me anyway） murder mystery with a completely barmy array of suspicious characters this was such fun。 Lots of clues peppered through the story， for the sleuths amongst us to discover， as the two youngsters help the police find out who did it and why。 An enjoyable and easy read， with wonderful characters， what’s not to like？ 。。。more
Louise Page
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This was a wonderful period thriller romp， and I loved reading every moment of it。The book follows Arbie， a newly successful author， and his old school friend Val who live in a small village in the Cotswolds。 Arbie wrote A Gentleman's Guide to Ghost Hunting （a glorified travel guide） and is asked by one of the village's oldest residents to come and see the ghost that is threatening her in her house。Obviously， death and mayhem ensue （in a very English way） as the pair stumble through this murder This was a wonderful period thriller romp， and I loved reading every moment of it。The book follows Arbie， a newly successful author， and his old school friend Val who live in a small village in the Cotswolds。 Arbie wrote A Gentleman's Guide to Ghost Hunting （a glorified travel guide） and is asked by one of the village's oldest residents to come and see the ghost that is threatening her in her house。Obviously， death and mayhem ensue （in a very English way） as the pair stumble through this murder mystery。 The writing is superb， the historical details spot on， and the characters flawed and wonderful。 A beautiful fun romp that is a must-read。 。。。more
Judy Odom
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Murder by Candlelight is a delightful read that takes place 100 years ago in a village that does not disappoint with its cast of characters。We meet Arbie Swift and his side kick the Vicar's daughter Val。 Arbie an author of the popular book The Gentlemen's Guide to Ghosts has been asked to search for ghosts in the home of Amy Phelps。Seems innocent enough until Miss Swift is found dead in her locked bedroom。The plot is cleverly thought out and the twists and turns and the characters are all so ver Murder by Candlelight is a delightful read that takes place 100 years ago in a village that does not disappoint with its cast of characters。We meet Arbie Swift and his side kick the Vicar's daughter Val。 Arbie an author of the popular book The Gentlemen's Guide to Ghosts has been asked to search for ghosts in the home of Amy Phelps。Seems innocent enough until Miss Swift is found dead in her locked bedroom。The plot is cleverly thought out and the twists and turns and the characters are all so very well done。The pages turn quickly as Arbie and Val along with the Inspector try and solve the case。Faith Martin you have a new fan and I certainly hope that we go on another adventure with Arbie Swift and Val。Thanks to NetGalley and HQ ， HQ Digital for a very cozy mystery that captures your attention form beginning to end。 。。。more
Chrissie
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Murder by Candlelight is another cosy murder mystery set in the 192o's in a quaint Cotswold Village。I felt it was a little slow to begin with ，nothing much happening but when an old lady is murdered the story ramps up and becomes exciting and mysterious。 The characters were good ，my favourite was Uncle ，lots of atmosphere with a very good ending 。Thank you to NetGalley for my ARC Murder by Candlelight is another cosy murder mystery set in the 192o's in a quaint Cotswold Village。I felt it was a little slow to begin with ，nothing much happening but when an old lady is murdered the story ramps up and becomes exciting and mysterious。 The characters were good ，my favourite was Uncle ，lots of atmosphere with a very good ending 。Thank you to NetGalley for my ARC 。。。more
Karen Hammond
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Faith Martin is fast becoming one of my favourite authors 。 I almost felt as though I had stepped back into time it was so immersive。 Similar in tone to Agatha Christie but written in a much more witty voice。 Loved it ！
Sue Hill
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This is such a classic， cosy whodunnit。 I love the English village setting of Maybury-in-the-Marsh where everything was calm and peaceful until ……。。 There are a tremendous cast of diverse characters， all very well written。 This is a fun detective story with plenty of twists and turns and multiple suspects along the way。 I love the authors writing style and look forward to reading more by her。 Altogether a great read
Fiona Brichaut
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This is a delicious cozy detective with all the right ingredients for a cracking good read。 And it doesn't disappoint。 We have the lovely Cotswolds setting in the 1920s， a wealthy old woman found dead in a locked room and a rich cast of suspects。The investigators are two jolly good sorts: the lighthearted and easygoing Arbie （who has written a successful book about ghosts） and Val， the sensible， clever （and attractive） Vicar's daughter。Lots of twists and turns but this is nothing if not a classi This is a delicious cozy detective with all the right ingredients for a cracking good read。 And it doesn't disappoint。 We have the lovely Cotswolds setting in the 1920s， a wealthy old woman found dead in a locked room and a rich cast of suspects。The investigators are two jolly good sorts: the lighthearted and easygoing Arbie （who has written a successful book about ghosts） and Val， the sensible， clever （and attractive） Vicar's daughter。Lots of twists and turns but this is nothing if not a classic， well choreographed cozy mystery。 It's light， funny and just a lark。 Have fun！My thanks to the author， publisher and Netgalley for giving me a free copy of this book。 All my reviews are 100% honest and unbiased， regardless of how I acquire the book。 。。。more
Rachel Axford
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I started reading this book thinking I’m not going to enjoy it because of the language used， however， I soon came to enjoy the language。 This is cosy crime at it’s best。 It’s easy to read as you slip into village life。 I definitely recommend this book。
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