An English manor home, an unsolved mystery, too many suspects to count… It’s the perfect holiday for romance novelist Sara Medlar.
After solving two murder cases in their hometown of Lachlan, Florida, Sara Medlar, her niece Kate and their friend Jack need a change of scenery. Sara arranges for them to visit an old friend of hers in England. Upon arrival at Oxley Manor, a centuries-old estate that has been converted to a luxury hotel, Kate and Jack quickly realize that Sara is up to something. They learn that Sara has also invited a number of others to join them at Oxley.
When everyone assembles, Sara lets them know why they are there. Decades earlier, two people ran off together from Oxley and haven’t been heard from since—and Sara wants to solve the case. As the people who were there the night the two went missing, the guests find themselves cast in a live mystery-theater event.
In reenacting the events of that night, it becomes clear that everyone has something to hide and no one is safe, especially when the discovery of a body makes it clear that at least one of the people who disappeared was murdered.
Sara, Jack and Kate are once again at the heart of a mysterious case that only they are able to solve. But someone is willing to continue to kill to keep the truth about Oxley Manor buried, and none of the guests are safe.
New York Times bestselling author Jude Deveraux has crafted another irresistible case in her bestselling Medlar Mystery series.
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Sexual Content - 1/5
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Violence - 2/5
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Language - 1/5
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Drugs and Alcohol - 2/5
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Summary
A Forgotten Murder by Jude Deveraux is the third book in the Medlar Mystery series. I have not read the other two and thoroughly enjoyed this one. I would categorize this as a cozy mystery.
Sara Medlar is an author and she likes to solve mysteries in real life too. Sara has help from her niece, Kate and their friend Jack. There is reference to their backgrounds and family dynamics but it didn’t interfere with the story. It did make me want to go back and read the other books.
The mystery reminded me of clue. Sara has invited ‘the pack’ back to Oxley Manor to determine what happened to two members of their pack that has never been seen from again. Did they run off together or did something happen to them. And if something did happen to them, who in the pack was the reason.
The cast of characters is quite interesting and entertaining. As their insecurities and true personalities are revealed you realize anyone of them could have a motive. They story goes back and forth from present time to when they went missing. It was also fascinating to see how each member of the team turned out.
I enjoyed the dynamics between all of the characters. Jude is the ultimate story teller and this book did not disappoint.
Sexual content – kissing and clean banter
Violence – murder, rape(not described in detail)
Drinking – minor drinking at the manor, in the past many of the characters would get drunk and high
Language - minor