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.