The Pennyfoot Hotel
is again open for business and beautifully decorated for the
Christmas season. Cecily Baxter hopes it will be a Christmas to
remember and even more hopes the curse is off the hotel.
Unfortunately, the last hope is dashed when one of the maids finds
the body of a man in the laundry room with a woman’s scarf wrapped
around his neck.
As if that wasn’t
bad enough, a note in his pocket suggests that he was meeting with
one of the maids, a very young girl that Cecily had high hopes for.
Now she has a double reason to solve the mystery: protect the girl
and clear the name of the hotel.
If you enjoy
Edwardian mysteries this is delightful. I loved the detailed
description of the decorations and of the hotel itself. There are a
plethora of suspects and Cecily does a masterful job of pulling apart
their alibis. She makes a great sleuth, very tenacious and smart.
Although this is the
fourth book in the series, I found it easy to get to know the
characters and follow the mystery. I thought the author did a good
job of filling in background without pulling away from the story for
long descriptions of the characters role in the Pennyfoot saga.
I received this book
from Net Galley for this review.
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