Series ✦ Penny’s Take
Murder at the Castle
Lisa Cutts · 2021
78/100
👍 Worth It
Lisa Cutts brings real detective experience to her cozy fiction, and it shows in the puzzle construction and the satisfying chemistry between Belinda and Harry Powell. The village atmosphere is warm and the humor lands without undercutting the mystery's integrity. Crowded secondary characters and a sluggish middle keep it from being exceptional, but it is a genuinely solid cozy entry.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety92
substance74
craft78
originality72
accuracy85
hype78
age-fit88
human-eye80
Penny’s verdict78
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