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title: "Death Sits Down to Dinner: A Mystery (Lady Montfort Mystery Series, 2)"
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# Death Sits Down to Dinner: A Mystery (Lady Montfort Mystery Series, 2)

**Brand:** tessa arlen
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## Customer Reviews

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    I loved Tessa Arlen’s ‘Death of Dishonorable Gentleman’
  

*by L***. on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 1, 2016*

I loved Tessa Arlen’s ‘Death of  Dishonorable Gentleman’, the first novel in her Edwardian Murder Mystery series. And so, I was eagerly anticipating her second: ‘Death Sits Down for Dinner.’ I was not disappointed! Like its predecessor, Arlen’s new novel has a tightly-knit compelling plot that keeps you turning pages. When a party to celebrate Sir Winston Churchill’s birthday ends in the murder of one of the guests, the unusual detective pairing of Lady Montfort and her housekeeper, Mrs Jackson, reunites to solve it. The writing is gorgeous and Arlen’s evocation of the Edwardian era is perfectly wrought. She had obviously done a lot of research -  there is much lovely period detail and a thorough knowledge of the many rules and snobberies of Edwardian England - but she wears it lightly, weaving it seamlessly into the story. She evokes the atmosphere of early 1900s London well: the rain, the mist rolling off the Thames, the joy of buying hot chestnuts from a street vendor on a bitterly cold day. I loved the way she incorporates some of the fascinating real-life characters of the era into her fictional narrative: Sir Winston Churchill, Sir Thomas Beecham, Vaslav Nijinsky. The story is told from the dual perspectives of Lady Montfort and Mrs Jackson: the knowledge each one gleans adds a missing piece of the puzzle, as well as giving the reader insight into the segregated worlds of upstairs and downstairs. I particularly loved the strong, sympathetic characters of Lady Montfort and Jackson: they are intelligent and observant, and good listeners. Arlen highlights an interesting challenge faced by Edwardian female amateur detectives: they must search for the murderer without breaching the rigid decorum of the period! Both women rise to it admirably. Arlen is a talented writer with an immensely generous and insightful vision. I look forward to seeing what she comes up with next.

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    A thoroughly enjoyable whodunit!
  

*by P***R on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 30, 2017*

I thoroughly enjoyed this Lady Montfort mystery! Lady Caroline Montfort and her housekeeper, Mrs. Jackson, are a terrific team. Mrs. Jackson is calm, organized, and clear-headed while Lady Montfort is inquisitive and quick-thinking. Hermione, a friend of Lady Montfort's mother, is the one giving the dinner party, and they are celebrating Winston Churchill's 39th birthday. After dinner while the women are upstairs and the men have just finished their drinks and cigars, a retired officer named Sir Reginald, is murdered. Lady Montfort is actually the one who discovers Sir Reginald with a knife stuck in him.The novel shows the strict class lines prevalent in England in the early 1900's, and every person at the dinner party is a suspect: Miss Gaskell, who took to her bed after the night of the murder; Aaron Greenberg, a very rich banker; Trevor Tricklebank, Hermione's nephew, who lied about leaving with Jennifer Wells-Thornton; Lady Cunard, a cold, imperious woman; Jenkins, the elderly, forgetful butler; and many others. I had no idea who the murderer was because there were so many suspects!The plotting was excellent, and the dialogue both witty and delightful!

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    Good book
  

*by N***E on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 29, 2017*

This is an extremely interesting book - a fiction, but so interwoven with fact that it is difficult to sort one out from the other.  It races along like a thriller, but the most overwhelming effect that one takes away from this story is the stultifying rigidity of Edwardian society.  It is almost unbelieveable that people could live under these repressive and arbitrary societal strictures.  I felt quite breathless while reading this story!  That aside, it is an enjoyable read, with well-rounded characters.  I look forward to more work from Tessa Arlen.

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