A Death at Dinner

The second novel in the Mary Blake series is “A Death at Dinner,” written by A.G. Barnett. A former TV investigator named Mary Blake, accompanied by her brother Pea and assistant Dot, is sucked into a murder investigation after learning that an old acquaintance is being blackmailed. The Rudolph Hotel experiences a mysterious death within 24 hours of taking on the case, which causes havoc among the staff just before their major Christmas celebration.

To find the murderer and establish her worth in her new field, Mary explores the case. For those who enjoy mysteries and British literature, this is the ideal novel because it is full of suspects, twists, and an unexpected ending.