Author: Kelly Oliver
Narrator: Penelope Rawlins
Series: The Detection Club (Book 2)
Publication: Boldwood Books (July 14, 2025)
Length: 8 hours and 19 minutes
Description: Don't miss the next installment in Kelly Oliver's brilliantly addictive Detection Club cozy mystery series!
Paris, 1928: Agatha Christie and fellow writer Dorothy L Sayers board the Orient Express, bound for Constantinople. Christie in particular is looking forward to a break from recent dispiriting events in both her work and private life – the finalisation of her divorce from her philanderous husband Archie, and the miserly reception of her latest book.
But before the duo can settle in to enjoy the luxuries of their first-class journey, their journey is derailed when a fellow guest drops dead during the dinner service. And as the last person to speak to the victim, Dorothy finds herself a prime suspect in his murder.
As the train hurtles East, Sayers’ resourceful assistant Eliza and her friend Theo must navigate a maze of suspects. But with each passing mile, the stakes rise, and when another body is discovered, their search to find the killer before they reach their destination becomes increasingly complicated.
Can Eliza and Theo stay one step ahead, crack the mystery and clear Dorothy’s name? Or will this be one journey too far for the amateur sleuths?
My Thoughts: The second Detection Club mystery takes place on the Orient Express. Eliza is accompanying her boss Dorothy L. Sayers as she heads to a writer's conference in Istanbul. Agatha Christie is along heading for an archaeological expedition in Ur. Theo is on the train too. He's working as a waiter in order to get to the writer's conference.
When one of the passengers who once had an encounter with Dorothy dies of poison during dinner service, Eliza decides to look into the death to make sure to clear Dorothy's name. She needs Theo's help to get access to areas passengers don't visit.
Eliza and Theo discover that quite a few people want the man dead but have their main suspect eliminated when someone murders him too. They find themselves in the middle of a criminal enterprise and a potential espionage case as they learn more about the victims.
This was an entertaining historical mystery.
I bought this one June 14, 2026. You can buy your copy here.
I bought this one June 14, 2026. You can buy your copy here.
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