Jewelry diamonds stolen and a dead body in a tub. Was someone trying to get away with murder and theft?
PI Regan Reilly seemed to be the only one that could solve this mystery. Apparently, the $4 million dollar sale from those diamonds was meant to save an apartment building—a place where residents run butler schools and matchmaking services—from being closed down. Interesting thing was that the old man hated taking baths and only took showers. So, why was he found in a tub?
At first, Regan takes her time looking around the dead guy’s place. Things get a little interesting when she stumbles on those love letters. Perhaps the guy’s death was no accident.
It turns into a fascinating case of finding a murderer and a thief.
The mystery style is much quirkier and oddball than her mother’s (Mary Higgins Clark.) There’s a silliness to Carol’s style and tone. I mean, who opens up a butler school? That’s almost on the same level of opening up a clown college. Could a competing butler school be so desperate to eliminate the competition? It was just useless and silly.
Like MHC, Carol follows the multi-POV pattern of the main suspects and informants. Some people wanted the Settler’s Club to go down. Could that be a possible motive? The whole time you’re wondering who killed the two guys and who took the diamonds. I had a good hunch of where the diamonds were and you could see where that was leading up to. It keeps you reading, for sure.
Although not as suspenseful, this was still good read!
Rating: 4 stars
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