Death Comes to Marlow by Robert Thorogood

Death Comes to Marlow is the second book in Robert Thorogood's Marlow Murder Club series, and it’s just as much fun as the first. The book follows Judith, Suzie, and Becks, three local women who form a crime-solving club in the sleepy town of Marlow. Judith is a retired archaeologist and now a crossword setter, Suzie is a radio producer/dog walker, and Becks is the local vicar's wife.

In Death Comes to Marlow, the ladies find themselves invited (by one means or another) to a party at the home of Sir Peter Bailey, a wealthy and powerful man in Marlow. Sir Peter is to be married the following day but the party is cut short when the future groom is found dead in a room that was locked from the inside.

The police believe that Sir Peter's death was an accident, but our amateur detectives aren't so sure. They begin to investigate the case, and they soon discover that Sir Peter had many enemies. As the club digs deeper, they uncover a web of secrets and lies that could lead them to the killer.

The book is a classic cosy mystery, with a well-crafted plot, plenty of suspects, and a satisfying ending. The author does a great job of developing the characters, and the three women of the Marlow Murder Club are all likeable and relatable to us commoners. The story is clever and well-paced, with several twists and turns, and the reader is kept guessing until the very end.

I enjoyed reading Death Comes to Marlow - it’s well-written, entertaining, and engaging and I highly recommend it to fans of the genre. 9/10 🙂