Slight Mourning (The C. D. Sloan Mysteries), by Catherine Aird
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In this classic parlor mystery from CWA Diamond Dagger winner Catherine Aird, Detective Inspector C. D. Sloan investigates a dinner party that ended in murder Twelve friends sit down for supper at Strontfield Park—but only eleven survive the evening. After dinner, the host, William Fent, offers to drive one of his guests home, only to die behind the wheel in a violent accident. The autopsy shows that Fent ingested enough barbiturates to kill a horse. So begins a fresh tale of murder and deceit for Detective Inspector C. D. Sloan, whose list of suspects begins and ends with the surviving dinner guests. Among them are a theologian at the local university; Dr. and Mrs. Washby, whose wedding was the cause for celebration; Ursula Renville, tall, graceful, and utterly aloof; the fat and extravagant Mr. and Mrs. Marchmont; the spinster Miss Paterson; the rector’s daughter, Cynthia Paterson; Quentin Fent, heir to the Fent fortune; and Mr. Fent’s wife, the now-widowed Helen. Each of the guests had the opportunity to kill William Fent. But which one wanted him dead?
Slight Mourning (The C. D. Sloan Mysteries), by Catherine Aird- Amazon Sales Rank: #150211 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-05-05
- Released on: 2015-05-05
- Format: Kindle eBook
About the Author Catherine Aird is the author of twenty-odd crime novels and story collections, most of which feature Detective Chief Inspector C. D. Sloan. She holds an honorary M. A. from the University of Kent and was made an M.B.E. Her more recent works include "Amendment of Life", "Past Tense" and "Losing Ground". She lives in England.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful. Oh the incomparable Ms. Aird! By Shirley Schwartz This isn't your typical twelve come to a dinner party murder mystery, but that is where it begins. Twelve came to dinner at the manor house and after that dinner, the lord of the manor, Bill Fent is killed in a car accident. That doesn't look like murder, but Sloane finds out from the irrepressible Mr. Dabbe that there were enough barbituates in Bill's body to kill two lords of the manor. So Sloane and the bumbling Crosby are on the hunt for a murderer. As with all of Ms. Aird's books, if you follow the clues you may be able to figure out who the murderer is, but that in no way takes away from the fun. There is enough "tongue-in-cheek" in each of her books to keep the reader chuckling all the way through. And oh what a gem Sloane's boss, Leeyes is! I really enjoy these English cozies. Each one is totally unique and enjoyable in it's own right.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. A classic case of murder By Eileen E. Gormly Twelve people sat down to dinner at Strontfield Park, William Fent's ancestral home. But my midnight the host was dead - killed in a car crash as he was giving one of his guests a lift home.The problem for Detective Inspector Sloan was the autopsy. For the victim, apparently, would have died anyway. Along with the cold cucumber soup, crown of lamb, raspberry cremets and a fine old port, someone had slipped the lord of the manor a dose of deadly poison.This, the seventh in Catherine Aird's C.D. Sloan mysteries, is a thoroughly enjoyable read. As usual, Aird drops clues all throughout her text, so if you pay close attention, you too will be able to figure out what is going on. Constable Crosby provides his usual comic relief by being the worst and yet the most enthusiastic of police officers.If you enjoy Ellis Peter's George Felse mysteries, you'll like this series too. If this series could finally be reprinted, I'd be a very happy person. So would you! Hope you can find this book somewhere.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Not my Favorite of the Catherine Aird Mysteries By Avid Mystery Reader I am new to the Catherine Aird mysteries. This is the 3rd or 4th one that I have read and when I looked at the reviews, this one generally got fairly high marks. However, I found this one much more difficult for me to get through. In truth, I found the writing just too slow paced and redundant. It seemed that the same ground was covered again and again, and getting to the truth of who committed the murder was painfully slow. I did not guess the ending, which in truth, is always a plus for me regarding a murder mystery but the pace of the story out-weighed the surprise ending. The story is about a man who has an auto accident and dies. However, on autopsy they find poison in his system in the guise of barbiturates. There are a few too many characters to try and keep up with in this particular story (at least in my opinion) and none of them really standout. Even when the murder was revealed, I had to think hard about how he fit into the story. There is a second murder, and Aird does do a good job of bringing that murder into the circle of why it needed to occur as well as a potential 3rd murder that the hero of the book, Inspector Sloan, rescues from the clutches of the murderous fiend. The bottom line of why the murderer did it was sex and fear for his reputation. I found this novel OK, not great, but for fans of Catherine Aird (like myself), I tend to think that you can't always produce a winner every time out.
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