Death at the Dinner Party

A Secret Bookcase Mystery, Book 3

By: Ellie Alexander

Narrated by: Ellen Quay

Annie Murray is excited to host a murder mystery-themed dinner party, but soon the evening takes a deadly turn…

When her friend Penny confesses she’s struggling to finance the restoration of the historic Wentworth farmhouse, Annie is instantly inspired. The beautiful property has stood empty since the 1970s, but rumors still swirl about the eccentric Wentworth family and their hidden fortune. It’s the perfect setting for a spooky, immersive dinner party, and the evening is a roaring success—until neighboring landowner Curtis Wright drops dead at the dining table…

Annie knows she didn’t add arsenic to the entrée, so who messed with her catering, and why? Everyone in the party had some reason to hate renowned bully Curtis—not least Penny, who was under pressure to sell land to him. Annie realizes she’ll need to clear her friend’s name fast. Soon, she’s in deep, uncovering long-buried family secrets, shady business deals, and pitch-black hidden passageways.

But as Annie closes in on the truth, the killer is determined to stop her at all costs. Will justice be served in time, or will Annie get a helping of death with dessert…?

©2024 Ellie Alexander (P)2024 Dreamscape Media

Hit a BUMP

I thoroughly enjoyed all of Ellie's titles until about 3 hour plus from finishing this one to have Patrick - a suspect - sling out G damn. that's when I turned the book off, and searched for another book series and author. I do NOT appreciate that in the book series. I have lia

Good cozy mystery

Great cozy mystery. Both the author and the narrator kept me invested from the first chapter. With a number of twists and turns and a result I didn’t see coming, I was hooked. Cannot wait to read and or listen to more from this author

The main characters were very endearing.

I enjoyed the description of the area were she lives, the people and the inner conflict she goes through.

excellant

loved the book both listening.and reading it. worth the time spent reading or listening to it

Still flat, but good overall character development

Like the first two books, when you find out the killer's identity, it falls flat. However, due to good character development, I'm sticking with series to find out what happens with A&L and also the Scarlet backstory.
One of the issues I had with this book was that she keeps asking herself, "why does Liam make me feel this way?" it's just odd how she's so intelligent in every other situation yet such an idiot when it comes to him. That part stopped being cute last book and began to irritate me this book.
That being said, this is a good narrator.