Murder by Invitation Only

A Phyllida Bright Mystery, Book 3

De: Colleen Cambridge

Narrado por: Jennifer M. Dixon

"A murder will occur tonight at Beecham House . . ." Who could resist such a compelling invitation? Of course, the murder in question purports to be a party game, and Phyllida looks forward to using some of the deductive skills she has acquired thanks to her employer, Mrs. Agatha, who is unable to attend in person.

The hosts, Mr. and Mrs. Wokesley, are new to the area, and Phyllida gladly offers their own overwhelmed housekeeper some guidance while events get underway. Family friends have been enlisted to play the suspects, and Mr. Wokesley excels in his role of dead body. Unfortunately, when the game's solution is about to be unveiled, the participants discover that life has imitated art. Mr. Wokesley really is dead!

In the absence of Inspector Cork, Phyllida takes temporary charge of the investigation, guiding the local constable through interviews with the Murder Game actors. At first, there seems no motive to want Mr. Wokesley dead . . . but then Phyllida begins to connect each of the suspects with the roles they played and the motives assigned to them. It soon becomes clear that everyone had a reason to murder their host—both in the game and in real life. Before long, Phyllida is embroiled in a fiendishly puzzling case, with a killer who refuses to play by the rules . . .

©2023 Colleen Gleason (P)2023 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books

Another fun mystery

Another delightful installment in the Phillida Bright series. Well performed by the narrator and joy to listen to.

Mystery Maven

Excellent; story, narration, mystery! This is a great series and the more there are, the more we learn about Phyllida, besides she is an excellent house keeper.

Pleasant Read

I recently stumbled upon this series and being a big fan of Agatha Christie, I completed books two and three consequentially. I found both to be pleasant reads with interesting plots. I like the characters and how the storyline play on some of Agatha’s mysteries. With this one being similar to ‘A Murder is Announced’. I do believe however that the plot for this one was a bit far fetched. It was easy to figure out who the culprit was. However, I found that the heroine being very head strong and independent - which I like- however, foolishly put herself in unnecessary danger. And it’s highly unlikely (though interesting), that she would have been able to extricate herself from the danger the way she did. As a result, it dampened my enthusiasm a bit. We’ll see how the next one goes.

Fun Series - doesn’t need the Agatha twist but a good who done it

A different and quirky lead - generally
good characters, lots of red herrings though Indid guess this one right — but overall good series

It’s okay

The arrogant self involved butler needs to go. Women are people too. And Ms. Bright needs to learn that the dog isn’t going to eat her.

Not the best work

Seems the writer was wasted time to write a full book, this could have been a short story.