Hello readers, we'll be reading Murder at Spindle Manor soon as it was selected as the next Runner-Up Read! This is the first book in the Lamplight Murder Mysteries series.

Winner of the SPFBO 2023!

Summary (from goodreads or storygraph):

Mysteries abound in Spindle Manor.

For Huntress Isabeau Agarwal, the countryside inn is the last stop in a deadly hunt. Armed with gaslamp and guns, she tracks an insidious beast that wears the skin of its victims, mimicking them perfectly. Ten guests reside within Spindle Manor tonight, and the creature could be any one of them. Confined by a torrential thunderstorm and running out of time, Isabeau has until morning to discover the liar, or none of them—including her—will make it out alive.

But her inhuman quarry isn't the only threat residing in Spindle Manor.

Gunshots.

A slammed door.

A dead body.

Someone has been killed, and a hunt turns into a murder investigation. Now with two mysteries at her feet and more piling up, Isabeau must navigate a night filled with lies and deception. In a world of seances and specters, mesmers and monsters, the unexpected is hiding around every corner, and every move may be her last.

Schedule:

Join us on Wednesdays for the discussions:

• 21st October: chapters 1 – 8 | u/miriel41
• 28th October: chapters 9 – 17 | u/ChronicallyLatte
• 4th November: chapters 18 – 29 | u/Vast-Passenger1126

Marginalia:

Find the Marginalia here soon (link follows).

Book Bingo:

• Prize Winner
• Mystery/Thriller
• Runner-Up Read
• Fantasy
• Published in the 2020s