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Reviewed by Liz Konkel for Readers' Favorite
Twelve Days of Christmas Murder and Mayhem by Aaron T. Knight is a humorous and entertaining read with a fun mystery and a charming sleuth. Miss Marble is well-known for her sleuthing skills and detective work. Miss Marble is drawn into a murder mystery and conspiracy while celebrating the anniversary of Cheatham Castle, which takes the sleuth to Northern England to attend a gala event. Little does Miss Marble know that not everyone favors her snooping and a group has concocted their own plans for her. The setting of an old castle creates the perfect location for misunderstandings and deadly hijinks to ensue.
Enter the world of Miss Marble as she finds herself drawn into a conspiracy to seek revenge against her. The plot is fast-paced with a lighthearted tone that blends the classic style influenced by Agatha Christie and a comedic voice. The story focuses on Miss Marble who captures the personality of an amateur sleuth, using her snooping skills to join different tea groups for gossip and strolling down hallways to listen at doors of bedrooms. The setting of Cheatham Castle comes with cold and rainy weather which creates the perfect atmosphere for mystery, misunderstandings, and mishaps. The mystery isn't a standard murder mystery but instead weaves in a twist of a group gathering with the intention of killing Miss Marble. This adds another layer to the story Aaron T. Knight uses to create an entertaining spoof that is an homage to the classic style of Agatha Christie.
This Miss Marble is a lovable and charming character who makes an ideal sleuth with her nosiness, cleverness, and persistence. A host of characters surround Miss Marble and give the plot an assortment of layers with characters such as Basil Beaverton, his cousin Pen, Pen's ex-husband Richard Princeton, Lord and Lady Cheatham, the Cheatham siblings, Lady Anne Jones-Hysworth, and the Chief Inspector of Scotland Yard. This is aimed at readers who enjoy spoofs, are fans of Agatha Christie, and love humorous mysteries. Knight creates the ideal mystery that blends everything you love about Agatha Christie: comedy and mystery with a nosy sleuth, a complex plot, a fun assortment of characters, and top-notch humor. Highly entertaining and humorous, Twelve Days of Christmas Murder and Mayhem is fast-paced, enjoyable, and delivers a delightful spoof and loving homage to Agatha Christie.
