Murder at the Brightwell by Ashley WeaverMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Well I'm clearly on a female amateur detective phase!
Amory Ames has been married to Milo for five years, not all of them happy. He's a bit of an international playboy and she has become accustomed to seeing pictures of him with glamorous women in places like Monte Carlo, while she sits at home in Kent.
When her former beau Gil (who she dumped for Milo) invites her to attend a weekend by the sea at the Brightwell Hotel with some friends to act as a warning to his little sister (who is engaged to Rupert, a playboy very like Milo), Amory jumps at the chance and is struck by the 'what might have beens'.
The group that gathers at the Brightwell are an unusual bunch, some singles and some married couples, all of whom have secrets. Then, while Amory is still trying to untangle her feelings about Gil and Milo, Milo arrives at the hotel and proceeds to cause mischief until Amory finds Rupert lying dead, presumably having fallen off the hotel balcony onto the terrace below.
As the body count rises and Gil is the prime suspect Amory is determined to prove his innocence while dealing with her charming but distracting husband.
Charming and engrossing, sort of Lord Peter Wimsey meets Miss Marple (or Hercule Poirot) in a swanky British seaside hotel this kept me guessing right to the end. I've already started the second one!
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.
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