Murder at the Mayfair Hotel: Cleopatra Fox Mysteries, book 1

Written by C.J. Archer

Narrated by Marian Hussey

It was the most fashionable place to stay in London, until murder made a reservation. Solve the puzzle in this new mystery from USA Today bestselling author of the Glass and Steele series.

December 1899. After the death of her beloved grandmother, Cleopatra Fox moves into the luxury hotel owned by her estranged uncle in the hopes of putting hardship and loneliness behind her. But the poisoning of a guest on Christmas eve throws her new life, and the hotel, into chaos.

Cleo quickly realizes no one can be trusted, not Scotland Yard and especially not the hotel’s charming assistant manager. With the New Year’s Eve ball approaching fast and the hotel’s reputation hanging by a thread, Cleo must find the killer before the ball, and the hotel itself, are ruined. But catching a murderer proves just as difficult as navigating the hotel’s hierarchy and the peculiarities of her family.

Can Cleo find the killer before the new century begins? Or will someone get away with murder?

• Language: English
• Publisher: C.J. Archer
• Release date: Dec 1, 2020
• ISBN: 9781664978089

C.J. Archer

Over 3 MILLION books sold!C.J. Archer is the USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of historical mystery and historical fantasy novels including the GLASS AND STEELE series, the CLEOPATRA FOX MYSTERIES, the MINISTRY OF CURIOSITIES and THE GLASS LIBRARY series.C.J. has loved history and books for as long as she can remember and feels fortunate that she found a way to combine the two. She has at various times worked as a librarian, IT support person and technical writer but in her heart has always been a fiction writer. She lives in Melbourne, Australia, with her husband, 2 children and Coco the black and white cat.Subscribe to C.J.'s newsletter to be notified when she releases a new book, as well as get access to exclusive content and subscriber-only giveaways. Join via her website: www.cjarcher.comFollow C.J. on social media to get the latest updates on her books:Facebook: www.facebook.com/CJArcherAuthorPageTwitter: www.twitter.com/cj_archerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/authorcjarcher/

Reviews for Murder at the Mayfair Hotel

[mama rebelle · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Thoroughly enjoyed, a familiar theme, an independent female in late Victorian high society investigating a murder or crime by chance. A distant possible love interest and enjoyable minor characters too. It ticks all the boxes and this genre of book can so often be let down by flimsy characters or plot with multiple holes. However apart from one hole ( I won’t mention because of spoilers)
it was a great read, I’m happy there is a second book and if that’s as good as this I hope for a complete series.

[Leona kiley · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Loved this book!! Great voices!! Twists and turns and a surprise who did it.

[Susan Laws · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Vapid. I like a lot of cosy mysteries, but this one is just weak.

[Caroline De Vere · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Good murder mystery,light hearted read, set back in 1890. Suited to teen readers perhaps

[Sam Ashish · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Another great book by this author. Great to listen to lots of little twists with some wholesome romance

[tihana porter · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

It’s really not a departure from other CJ writing, further confusing by the fact it’s narrated by the same narrator of the Glass & Steele series. If you’re expecting the same and reliable CJ, you will probably enjoy it. If you’re expecting a departure from the same old, you may be disappointed.

[Raelynne Mathews · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The Cleo series has just enough of everything. I love all of them.

[MariaMontgomery · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Very well written—enjoyable characters and intelligent plot. Nice atmosphere too.

[Mari Melting · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Really enjoyable first in a cozy series but was just way too long. Looking forward to next in series.

[Erin M · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Fun and I didn’t hate the main character even if I didn’t always agree with her. The narrator was nice to listen to and overall I was engaged with the story. I would recommend!

[CarinVdMolen · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A wonderful light, intriguing, wonderful novel. Enjoyed it right from the beginning. You want to know what's going to happen next and how it will all end. I loved it!!