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Cozy Mystery, Fiction

Murder Mystery at the Castle

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  • Title: Murder Mystery at the Castle
  • Author: Avery Kent
  • Series: A Kitty McCray Cozy Mystery #1
  • Genre: Cozy Mystery
  • Takes Place:  Frobisher Castle
  • Main Character: Kitty McCray
  • Other Characters: Nan, Richard, Morag, Miss Hagerty, Dorthea, Will, Ava, Emitt, Emmitt, Agnes, Wayne, Carla, Vincent, Madalyn, Zach, Major Daniels, Raymond, Gwendoline, Nigel, Brian, Inspector Haddock, Dr Tyne, Helen
  • Pets: Black Lab named Flint & a Cat named Mitten
  • Stars: 2

This is the first book in the Kitty McCray Cozy Mystery series . Since I like the Bishop’s Landing series, I was eager to get started on this new one. Unfortunately, I wasn’t captivated by this book. .

Kitty is at Forbisher Castle to visit her Nan, who oversees all of the castle’s events. Growing up Kitty was often at the castle so she knows a lot about it and lends a hand when needed. Richard, the owner’s son, took over the Castle after his parents, Lord and Lady Forbisher, were killed in an aomobile accident. Richard and Kitty used to hang out when they were younger, so Kitty knows him.

Kitty is going to assist Nan with her murder mystery night at the castle. The murder mystery is about to begin, and the guests have shown up. With their costumes on, the cast is prepared to start the murder mystery. They had no idea that this evening would become a true murder mystery. As soon as the lights go on, one of the guests is found dead, apparently stabbed, lying over his table. Who could have wanted Raymond Haynes dead? As it happens, he wasn’t well-liked, so the suspect list is long.

This book seemed very familiar to me like I have seen a movie or read another book with similar plot. It reminded me of the game Clue. “Who killed Mr Haynes in the theater with the knife!” Despite the lengthy number of suspects. It was very obvious who the killer was, before they were even revealed. I was hoping for a twist at the end, but there was none. This book had so many characters that I felt like I needed a score card to keep track of them all. I really wanted to enjoy this series as much as I enjoyed Bishop’s Landing, the author’s previous work, but unfortunatly I didn’t. While I enjoyed Kitty and Richard, I found it difficult to distinguish between the others at times as they all seemed to blend together.

“I received this book as part of an ARC and this review is my own opinion”

Happy Reading!