Meet Agatha Dorn, cantankerous archivist, grammar pedant, gin afficionado and murder mystery addict. When she discovers a lost manuscript by Gladden Green, the Empress of Golden Age detective fiction, Agatha's life takes an unexpected twist. She becomes an overnight sensation, basking in the limelight of literary stardom.
But Agatha's newfound fame takes a nosedive when the 'rediscovered' novel is exposed as a hoax. And when her ex-lover turns up dead, with a scrap of the manuscript by her side, Agatha suspects foul play.
Cancelled, ostracised and severely ticked off, Agatha turns detective to uncover the sinister truth that connects the murder and the fraudulent manuscript. But can she stay sober long enough to catch the murderer, or will Agatha become a whodunit herself?
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Unfortunately, I was not really a fan of this one. I did persevere to the very end, but even that left me feeling flat and slightly disappointed.
I had no connection to / with / for the protagonist, Agatha Dorn; the story line was like a tangled ball of wool where neither end provided any narrative lifeline; the multiple references to Agatha Christie and her works bordered on ad nauseam (and smacked of laziness in the creativity department).
A homage or pastiche to Agatha - not from where I was sitting in my reading chair.
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