Home for just forty-eight hours, billion-heiress Indigo-Daisy-Violet-Amber Hasluck-Royce-Jones-Bombberg has already committed two (completely understandable) felonies, reignited a childhood feud, been (possibly) humiliated (again) by her first love, and fallen over a nameless homeless dead man. All while strolling in her grandmother’s garden…
Grandmother’s kindly neighbour, Dame Elizabeth Holly, wants to spring the anonymous corpse from the coroner’s freezer. She’s convinced Indigo and her parolee personal assistant Esmerelda can unearth the man’s identity, thus allowing his burial. Meanwhile, Grandmother wants the unlikely duo to locate Dame Holly’s possibly missing gentleman friend. Dame Holly’s miserly granddaughter and not-so-bright son don’t want her involved with any man – dead or alive.
Are the cases related? Why are they receiving clues from an unknown helper? Should they cooperate with Detectives Searing and Burns, who tried to arrest Indigo for (accidentally) blowing up her plastic surgeon husband last summer? What is Esmerelda’s secret? It’s not so bad to undress a detective. Twice. Is it? How illegal can it be, really, to break into a top-secret government facility?
Indigo didn’t set out to become a detective. She was just trying to help…
Our favourite socialite and felon are back in Murder Most Fancy, the fun, fabulous and outrageously hilarious follow up to Kellie McCourt’s Heiress on Fire. After spending my summer reading some dark and gritty crime thrillers, this book was the perfect antidote: a madcap sleuthing adventure, perfect for readers of Janet Evanovich and Kerry Greenwood.
The action kicks off when Indigo (literally) stumbles upon a dead body – but this time it wasn’t her fault! From there, readers are taken on a wild romp as Indigo and Esmerelda try to crack the case. Like its predecessor, Murder Most Fancy is jam-packed with colourful characters, crazy shenanigans, luxurious settings that deserve to be featured on Million Dollar Listings, cracking one-liners, and enough twists and turns to leave your head spinning. Add in a hot detective and a side of steamy romance, and you’ve got yourself one seriously entertaining poolside read.
If you love One For the Money, Crazy Rich Asians and cosy crime fiction, you’ll absolutely adore this addictive murder mystery. I can’t wait to see what adventures await Indigo and Esmerelda next.
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