Murder on the Menu
(The Bad Girls Detective Agency #3)
by Katie Marsh
Since Amber started the Bad Girls’ Detective Agency, she’s felt the pressure. So – determined not to let it get to her – she whisks her two best friends and colleagues, Jeanie and Clio, off for a weekend retreat at a beautiful castle on an island.
The girls are all excited to experience world-famous chef Amelie la Fontaine’s tasting menu.
But none of them expect there to be another dish being served that revenge. And when Amelie is found, dead, in her locked tower bedroom, the Bad Girls know this is a case that only they can solve…
My Rating:
Favorite Quotes:
She had babysat Jeanie’s two-year-old twins a couple of months before, and had aged a decade in four hours.
I think this is officially the worst meet up we have ever had, including that time we went to the park in the rain and a tramp peed in my bag.
The more Jeanie looked at the castle, the more crumbling it appeared to be. It was like her body since having kids– neglected, sagging, mouldering quietly away unnoticed, the bottom of the priority list.
‘Back off!’ Jeanie could feel blood in her mouth. ‘Whoever the hell you are, you have two pissed-off and starving midlife women in here with you, so just give up now, okay?’
My Review:
This was a well-plotted mystery that seemed unsolvable, even for the ever-intrepid trio of the Bad Girls Detective Agency. The little pea in my brain certainly was not getting anywhere from spinning in place with the odd events occurring and the dearth of clues collected, and the general tone felt more tense than cozy. However, Ms. Marsh’s signature wit and lashings of amusing humor kept it from being too angsty. It was a long, cold, and tiresome night on empty stomachs for the group as they navigated irksome people and kept stumbling upon bodies.
Katie wrote romantic fiction before turning to crime. Her debut novel was a World Book Night pick and her books are published in ten languages. She lives in the English countryside and loves strong coffee and pretending to be in charge of her children.
