How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin

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 How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin- crime

Annie lives with her artist mother Laura in the heart of London. The house belongs to an aunt of Laura’s who lives on a country estate. The aunt, Frances, has always been convinced that she will be murdered, ever since the 1960’s when she had her fortune told and couldn't let it go. She lived her life trying to solve the clues that were in the reading and doing her best to find out who it would be. When Annie is called to a will reading as things have been changed, there is rather a shock when Frances is found dead, seemingly her prediction has come true albeit sixty years later. Chapters alternate telling the story of around the fortune reading and then in present day when Annie goes to the will reading. The will has been left so that the estate and fortune go to who can solve the crime within the time limit. Can Annie find things out before it’s too late and save the estate from being flattened.

This is a wonderful premise and one I quickly got into. Annie is a likeable character and curious by nature which helps when sifting through the vast amounts of information her great aunt had amassed. It's a cozy type mystery and one I loved. I liked Annie, she came across as well rounded if a little daring at times. Its captivating and draws the reader into the fold of the country house and surroundings where both timelines play out. It's entertaining, it's intriguing and its brilliantly written. If you enjoy an enveloping crime read with wonderful characters and a plot to keep you thinking, this could be one for you. Loved it.

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