Murder at the Manor Retreat

Murder at the Manor Retreat: A Lily Swan Cozy Mystery

Clara Storm

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Lily Swan is invited to present at the yearly writers’ retreat at Hallstead Manor. Unfortunately, this retreat is ominously known for writers who mysteriously disappear. At this year’s retreat, literary agent Quentin Rhodes is poisoned. Lily and her husky Benny join her friend, Dr. Nate Hastings, to search for clues and find why someone would want to kill Rhodes. In the process, they uncover secrets that have been long buried at the manor.

I had difficulty following the plot of this book. Since I read an ARC, I imagine that some of the issues were fixed in the final edit. There are quite a few characters to keep track of, which made the story a bit challenging to follow at times. The ARC includes a character list, which was helpful but I’m not sure it is included in the published version. This story contains conspiracies and deceptions that might attract readers who enjoy intricate, twisted plots.

*I received an ARC of this book. All opinions expressed in this review are my own.