Book Recommendation – Queen of Poisons

This book has been out for a while, but I was just now finding it as an audio book. It is the third installment of the Marlow Murder Club stories. – The Queen of Poisons.

The Marlow Murder Club reminds me a lot of the Thursday Murder Club series by Richard Osman. It’s a group of friends who work together to solve a murder. This one was just as good or better than the previous books. Here is the Goodreads synopsis:

The Marlow Murder Club is on the hunt for a killer… Geoffrey Lushington, Mayor of Marlow, dies suddenly during a town council meeting. When traces of aconite―also known as the queen of poisons―are found in his coffee cup, the police realize he was murdered. But who did it? And why?

The police bring Judith, Suzie, and Becks in to investigate the murder as civilian advisors right from the start, so they have free rein to interview suspects and follow the evidence to their heart’s content… which is perfect because Judith has no time for rules and standard procedure. But this case has the Marlow Murder Club stumped. Who would want to kill the affable mayor of Marlow? How did they even get the poison into his coffee? And is anyone else in danger? The Marlow Murder Club is about to face their most difficult case yet…

This one was really well done. Right from the start you begin guessing who did it, and along the way you discover the various secrets of those who also had a reason to. Honestly, it kept me guessing all the way through. I changed who I thought the murder was a few times and was taken by surprise when the killer was revealed.

The fourth in the series is on my list to read, too. It is called Murder on the Marlow Belle. In January of next year the fifth book will hit the shelves. That will be called The Mysterious Affair of Judith Potts. I’m already looking forward to them.

If you love a mystery, I think you’ll like this one. It’s a “Golden Girls meets Columbo” kind of feel.

4.75 out of 5 stars!