FEBRUARY 2022 - AudioFile
In Brighton, England, in the 1960s, PI Emma Holmes and her partner, Sam Collins, are called in to help investigate the death of a theater impresario, with the added challenge that Emma’s husband, a police superintendent, is leading the police investigation. The audiobook is introduced by the author, who explains the reason behind her choice of Beth Eyre as narrator for the latest entry in this series of mysteries. This revelation gives the listener interesting behind-the- scenes insight. A female voice helps to bring alive the strong female protagonists at the forefront of this procedural, and Eyre’s pitch-perfect timing keeps the plot moving forward. The result is a fun listen. K.J.P. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine
Publishers Weekly
10/25/2021
In Edgar winner Griffiths's intricate sixth Brighton mystery (after 2019's Now You See Them), police constable Meg Connolly, Det. Insp. Bob Willis, and PIs Emma Holmes and Sam Collins look into the poisoning of theatrical impresario Bert Billington in Rottingdean, Sussex, in September 1965. Finding a long history of serial affairs and abuses of power, they also encounter hints that Billington's murder may be connected to the deaths of two performers and a child. Possible suspects include Billington's widow, Verity Malone, and his sons; actor Max Mephisto, who had an affair with Verity; Eric Prentice, who was a musical performer in variety; and Alma Saunders, who served as Verity's dresser when Verity was a music hall star. An additional death and mysterious figures seen in a graveyard and at murder locales add complications. Sober themes on the oppression of women and the achievement of justice even after many years provide a touching complexity. Griffiths fans and new readers alike will enjoy their time with the Brighton mysteries crowd. Agent: Kirby Kim, Janklow & Nesbit Assoc. (Dec.)
From the Publisher
"Halloween provides the perfect setting for another triumph of misdirection from Griffiths in this sixth Brighton Mystery."—Booklist, STARRED review —
Library Journal
06/01/2021
Just-launched PI Emma Holmes and partner Sam Collins already have a case: they must discover who poisoned the theater-impresario husband of retired music-hall star Verity Malone, herself suspected of the crime. (No wonder she was so anxious to hire them.) The problem: the Brighton police are also on the case, and the police superintendent is Emma's husband. From 2020 Edgar Award winner Griffiths; with a 35,000-copy paperback and 3,000-copy hardcover first printing.
FEBRUARY 2022 - AudioFile
In Brighton, England, in the 1960s, PI Emma Holmes and her partner, Sam Collins, are called in to help investigate the death of a theater impresario, with the added challenge that Emma’s husband, a police superintendent, is leading the police investigation. The audiobook is introduced by the author, who explains the reason behind her choice of Beth Eyre as narrator for the latest entry in this series of mysteries. This revelation gives the listener interesting behind-the- scenes insight. A female voice helps to bring alive the strong female protagonists at the forefront of this procedural, and Eyre’s pitch-perfect timing keeps the plot moving forward. The result is a fun listen. K.J.P. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine
