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Reviewed by Lorraine Cobcroft for Readers' Favorite
A.K. Lakelett's Missing Alibi (Faukon Abbey Mysteries Book 2) is set in the English countryside. Faukon Abbey is not unlike many quaint English villages. A newcomer to the town, Christina Granger is a successful author and a very wealthy woman. After writing hundreds of romances and a sex series, she is now into writing murder mysteries. Buying a house in which a former owner was mysteriously murdered might just provide the material for her next best seller. But that’s a book she will never write because she becomes the target of a killer. Were her earlier books based on fact? Did she expose something that made someone angry enough to kill her? DC Greene and DC Ford are charged with first determining if Christina’s death is accidental, and then with who committed the crime. Journalist Jimmy Carter sometimes helps, and sometimes competes, eager to be first to reveal the truth. Meanwhile, Jimmy finds plenty to write about as there is another mysterious death, and Christina’s husband and a strange woman are involved in a serious accident. Then there’s the question of who sent those calla lilies that Christina interpreted as a warning. And whatever happened to the new Will?
A.K Lakelett has created a classic whodunnit that will keep you guessing and test your detective skills. As the characters navigate a tangled web of lies, Missing Alibi includes a touch of romance and some light humor in the descriptions of the detectives' and Jimmy’s date nights. Feasting on gourmet Swedish meatballs in a classic English pub and exposure to the dirty secrets of an errant husband add interest. The author has adopted an unusual approach to telling the story by switching points of view between the two detectives and the journalist, but the technique works well to keep readers hooked and guessing. While not a shock, the ending is deeply satisfying. Overall, Missing Alibi is a thoroughly enjoyable read. Lovers of Midsomer Murders, Morse, and other British detective stories are likely to want to read the series, and possibly look for more of A.K. Lakelett’s mystery masterpieces.
