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A review by snoakes7001
The Diabolical Club by Stevyn Colgan
5.0
Combining a strong plot with elements of high farce, The Diabolical Club is a rollicking British comedy. The story is populated by a cast of delightfully eccentric characters including fans of local crime novelist Agnes Crabbe, animal rights activists, police, a philandering MP, local residents & shopkeepers - not to mention an enthusiastic contingent of doggers. The story centres around a murder mystery with not one but two bodies found in the grounds of a public girls' school, complicated by sightings of a mysterious beast in the woods. Stevyn Colgan combines all these elements with wit, tight plotting and a fine sense of the absurd. What you end up with is something like a cross between Agatha Christie and a seaside postcard.
I'm delighted to discover that this isn't the first book to be set in Nasely and I look forward to reading A Murder to Die For in the near future.
Thanks to Pigeonhole for the opportunity to read and review.
I'm delighted to discover that this isn't the first book to be set in Nasely and I look forward to reading A Murder to Die For in the near future.
Thanks to Pigeonhole for the opportunity to read and review.