Element of Doubt

This is an excellent whodunnit. It's typically British in that it's a murder at a big house with lots of suspects, each of whom probably has a good motive. The characters are complex adults with complex problems. But what I liked most about it was the descriptive detail given: gardens, food, architecture, interior design. The author is in no rush to get us to the Big Reveal. We linger lovingly on the good detail. I highly recommend this one to all lovers of classic British murder mysteries.

This is the seventh in a series of mysteries set in Kent, England, and featuring the detective work of Inspector Luke Thanet. In this story, when Inspector Thanet is called to the scene of the death of a woman who fell from a balcony, he quickly realizes that this was no accident. Quite a few people connected with the case seem to have something to hide, and it is up to Thanet to get to the bottom of it all.This is the second Dorothy Simpson book I have read, and I am hooked. In this book, Dorothy Simpson succeeds in weaving a fiendishly complicated plot, leaving you completely baffled as to who could have done it. I really enjoyed this very-British murder mystery, and highly recommend it to you.