The Marlow Murder Club - Robert Thorogood

Mystery

Rating: 7.5/10

Just in case you think ageism has been abolished, think again.  If you are a person of a certain age, over fifty for instance, you will have to launch a google keyword search of almost immeasurable scope to find books with narrators that aren’t in their thirties.

Thankfully I have some well-honed investigative book search skills. While putting them to good use, I stumbled across this charming gem of an amateur detective mystery.

Judith is a seventy-seven-year-old crossword creator who lives on her own in a small town.  While out for her daily exercise she witnesses what she is sure is a murder.  When the police don’t believe her story, she assembles a couple other unlikely older ladies to help in her quest to catch the killer.

I loved these women and their hilarious antics, and the author did an excellent job of keeping the reader guessing right until the ending.  And as an added bonus the reader gets the inside scoop on how crossword puzzles are created.

I wonder if it’s too late to change my career path…

My thanks to NetGalley, Poisoned Pen Press/Sourcebooks and the author for the advance reader’s copy.

Book Pairing(s): Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman, Save Me From Dangerous Men by S.A. Liechuck, Lillian Boxfish Takes A Walk by Kathleen Rooney