Book Review: Death Wears A Mask
Book: Death Wears A Mask
Author: Ashley Weaver
Genre: Fiction/Mystery/Historical/Romance
Summary: Following the murderous events of the Brightwell Hotel, Amory Ames is looking forward to a tranquil period of reconnecting with her reformed playboy husband, Milo. She hopes a quiet stay at their London flat will help mend their relationship. However, Amory soon finds herself drawn into another investigation when an old friend of her mother's asks her to look into the disappearance of valuable jewelry snatched at a dinner party. Amory agrees to help lay a trap to catch the culprit at a lavish masked ball. But when one of the illustrious party guests is murdered, she is pulled back into the world of detection, caught up in both a mystery and a set of romantic entanglements where nothing is as it seems. -Minotaur Books, 2015.
This is the second title in the Amory Ames mystery series. She and her husband Milo have to solve a missing jewelry mystery, which becomes a murder mystery once a trap for the jewel thief goes wrong. I really enjoyed the first book in the series so I decided to continue reading more of the books. I wasn't disappointed with this one either.
The mystery plot itself is a pretty classic one and Weaver does a good job with it. Amory and Milo are fun and interesting characters; their dynamic is really good and enjoyable to read. They appear to be growing closer and more in sync with each other. I'm looking forward to reading more of their mystery solving exploits.
The mystery was good at keeping me guessing and I enjoyed collecting the various clues and bits of information at the same time as Amory. The characters were ones you might find in an Agatha Christie novel and the atmosphere of the time period is very authentic. I don't have any serious complaints. It was a fun read all around.
I give Death Wears a Mask an A+.
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