The Murders at Fleat House: A compelling mystery from the author of the million-copy bestselling The Seven Sisters series

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First of all, I would like to thank the family of Lucinda Riley for deciding to release this forgotten work by the author without many editions. But, I understand why, as the way the book ended it was obvious that this was supposed to be the start of a series featuring DI Jazz Hunter, and her team. Over the years, I’ve bought most of her books and only allowed myself to read a few, saving the others for later because I’ve loved what I read so far.

Now, seven months later her boss, Commissioner Norton has asked her to come back to work, to lead the investigation into the suspicious death of a school boy at a local boarding school. A senior pupil, Charlie Cavendish, has been found dead in his room one morning, ostensibly from an epileptic fit.Due to Charlie’s unlikeable, spoiled, smarmy nature, and the fact that he had a reputation as the school bully, means the suspect list is endless. A great mystery with great characters and a fab location, The Murders at Fleat House is definitely one to read.

I do wonder if this was ever intended to be the start of a possible series continuation for Detective Jazz, who is quite an engaging lead character. Hemos leído Asesinato en Fleat House en el Club de lectura Se ha escrito un crimen y hemos disfrutado de una LC muy entretenida haciendo cábalas sobre quién mató a Charlie Cavendish.Un ragazzino viene trovato morto per aver ingerito delle aspirine a cui era allergico, sembra un atto voluto ma qualcosa stona. Then, a particularly grim discovery at the school makes this the most challenging murder investigation of her career. Lucinda Riley was born in 1965 in Ireland and, after an early career as an actress in film, theatre and television, wrote her first novel aged twenty-four. Jazz was such a great lead character and I really loved her as a detective, she was made instantly likeable because of her situation and she made for a great detective to boot.

The twisty and engaging plot takes some time to untangle as there will be further deaths that don't at first seem connected. La trama è articolata, abbiamo vari pov, storie che sembrano non avere alcun collegamento, ma che in realtà si intersecano in una vicenda fatta di omicidi, suicidi, tradimenti, eredità, segreti, amore, famiglia, fantasmi del passato. La serie de las siete hermanas no me atraía lo más mínimo, pero resulta que LR había escrito un policial, allá por el año 2006, que, por lo que sea no se atrevió a publicar. Things happen on and off, which is probably because the book wasn’t thoroughly edited (as mentioned in the foreword). I’ve loved Lucinda Riley’s work for over ten years now, so the opportunity to read a new book from this treasured author in wake on her loss last year was very much appreciated on my part.

Reunited with her loyal Sergeant, Alastair Miles, she enters the closed world of the school, and as Jazz begins to probe the circumstances surrounding Charlie Cavendish’s tragic death, events are soon to take another troubling turn.