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Clara Benson crafts traditional English whodunits, immersing readers in the authentic atmosphere of the 1920s and 30s. Her stories capture the elegant style and intriguing mysteries of a bygone era. With a keen eye for period detail, she invites audiences into a world of sophisticated puzzles. Her work offers a delightful escape into the charm and intrigue of classic detective fiction.

2022
The Incident at Fives Castle
288 pages
11 hours of reading
3.8(8)Add rating
It is Hogmanay, and Angela Marchmont is at Fives Castle, the Scottish seat of the Earl of Strathmerrick, to see in the start of 1928. But when she finds out that the Foreign Secretary, the American Ambassador and the Head of British Intelligence are also among the guests, Angela begins to suspect that something momentous is afoot. Before long, they are all snowed in and a body is discovered, and Angela soon finds suspicion directed against herself...
2014
The Murder at Sissingham Hall
258 pages
10 hours of reading
3.4(25)Add rating
On his return from South Africa, Charles Knox is invited to spend the weekend at the country home of Sir Neville Strickland, whose beautiful wife Rosamund was once Knox's fiancee. But in the dead of night Sir Neville is murdered. Who did it? As suspicion falls on each of the house guests in turn, Knox finds himself faced with deception and betrayal on all sides, and only the enigmatic Angela Marchmont seems to offer a solution to the mystery. This 1920s whodunit will delight all fans of traditional country house murder stories.

The Incident at Fives Castle

The Murder at Sissingham Hall