The Author's Guide to Murder: A Novel

Agatha Christie meets Murder, She Wrote in this witty locked room mystery and literary satire by New York Times bestselling team of novelists: Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, and Karen White.

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Published Nov 5, 2024

416 pages

Average rating: 5.39

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Gias_BookHaven
Dec 30, 2025
My interest in the book continued to drop the more I read it. When I realized I was dragging my feet with it I accepted it was time to DNF it. 
Margie Pettersen
Oct 27, 2025
6/10 stars
I can't say I loved this book, because it was a bit confusing and some of the characters were so cliched, that it was ridiculous. There is a murder at Castle Kinloch and three Americans who are houseguests become suspects. Interestingly they each had a history with the victim, Brett Saffron Presley, and each of the three women has a motive to kill or silence him. Kat, the character who writes sexy novels, is a bit over the top in her clothes, language, and sexual innuenduoes. Cassie writes cozy stories and has six children, and Emma writes historical fiction.

Of course, it's a small island and everyone is related. The chief inspector is the brother of the barmaid/doctor/medical examiner. And there's a lot of annoying Scottish phrases without any explanation.

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