A Rather Peculiar Poisoning

By Chrystal Schleyer

Book Overview

A celebration at a turn-of-the-century manor takes a deadly twist, and everyone becomes a suspect.

Twin brothers Easton and Weston are both in love with their childhood best friend Eloise. But headstrong Eloise prefers the younger brother, Wes, which is why she is heartbroken when, unexpectedly, Wes proposes to an heiress, and Eloise finds herself engaged to Easton--the twin she cannot stand. Then, during a week of celebration, Wes is poisoned. Murmurs of nightshade slip through the manor, and everyone seems to have a motive.

Was it Della Drewitt--the heiress reluctant to marry Wes? Or did Easton decide killing his brother was the only way to secure Eloise's affections? Or was it the housemaid Violet, Wes's previous lover?

As guests turn into suspects, attempts to kill Wes become more relentless than the storms churning the estate--who wants him dead, and why?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 077838795X
• ISBN13: 9780778387954
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Park Row
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

A twisty devious mystery!

One thing I know, is if I were ever to get an invitation to that house, I would definitely not be attending! So much backstabbing (sometimes literally! or at least shooting anyways), and everyone wants something, or someone. Such a twisty mystery and so many red herrings that I even suspected the cat! The way it jumps back and forth in time to momentous times between the twins and Eloise gave them a bit more depth than some of the other characters that I kept getting confused about at first (e.g. Sadie and Violet and their meetings with Weston). Though that depth has quite a bit of darkness and love all mixed up in a potent mix it is not surprising how the bodies stack up at that house. I did feel sorry for Della as it seems like she was dropped into a lake of piranhas when her mother decided she was going to marry Weston. I will admit, I did not know how this momentous visit of fiancés for Easton and Weston would turn out, how many would be left standing, and who would have the best scheme to come out on top. Their sister, Lucy, also kept everyone on their toes. It was quite surprising and while the ending (before the epilogue) seemed a bit abrupt, it does leave it open just a bit so that maybe justice might be served properly. But I do applaud the schemers who definitely had to change things up due to all the other plans going on at the same time. This was a twisty mystery fun audiobook to listen to. The narrator, Susie Riddell, did a wonderful job in bringing these scheming characters and their unforgettable stay at the manor by Lake Lammore.