Someone on board has a deadly destination in mind… can Cressida stop them before it’s too late?
After an eventful trip to the Scottish Highlands, Cressida Fawcett is looking forward to being back among her society friends in London. Enjoying an ice-cold martini in the lounge car of the express train, loyal pug Ruby on her lap, she’s ready to blow off some steam!
But Cressida’s hopes for a relaxing journey are dashed when a gunshot resounds through the carriages. Industrial tycoon Lewis Warriner has been shot dead in his cabin. And as this train has been racing through the countryside, the culprit must be among Cressy’s fellow passengers…
Teaming up with Detective Andrews of Scotland Yard, also on his way back to London, they work their way through the suspects. Did Warriner’s mistress, a famous dancer, see his death as her ticket on to the silver screen? Or was it the mysterious man who can’t take his eyes off Lewis’s close companion?
When the murder weapon is found in the compartment Mr Warriner’s wife occupies alone, she becomes the chief suspect. Until there’s another gunshot. When Cressida finds out that Andrews is hit, panic sets in, but she must try to stay calm.
But with her friend and co-investigator out of action, can Cressida get the journey, and the investigation, back on track? And will she catch the murderer before they reach their final destination?
Fans of Agatha Christie, T.E. Kinsey and Lee Strauss will absolutely love this addictive Golden Age cosy mystery.
Fliss Chester lives in Surrey with her husband and writes historical cozy crime. When she is not killing people off in her 1940s whodunnits, she helps her husband, who is a wine merchant, run their business. Never far from a decent glass of something, Fliss also loves cooking (and writing up her favourite recipes on her blog), enjoying the beautiful Surrey and West Sussex countryside and having a good natter.
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My thoughts: returning from their last (mis) adventure, Cressida, Dotty, Alfred, Ruby and Detective Inspector Armstrong are hoping for a peaceful night’s train ride back to London, but unfortunately it’s not to be.
A shot rings out and a man is dead, the obvious suspect is his wife, who’s followed him onto the train, catching him with another woman. But is it a setup? There seem to be other passengers with connections to the dead man – a wealthy industrialist with a history of shady behaviour.
As the night goes on, and more people are shot, Cressida and her friends begin to look into their fellow travellers and the deceased. Can they crack the case and identify the real killer before they reach London?
This might be my favourite one yet, it’s a bit Murder on the Orient Express with Cressida as Poirot, but funnier and with a pug as sidekick, and a sticky fingered (literally) nine year old Lord to help her out. Lots of fun and plenty of red herrings, dodgy suspects and clues to keep them all guessing.
*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for taking part in the blog tour but all opinions remain my own.
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