Murder at the Fitzwilliam

Synopsis: Book One of the Museum Mysteries trilogy, it is set in the Cambridge of 1894. Daniel Wilson, formerly an assistant and member of Chief Inspector Abberline's team of detectives in the Scotland Yard (who were hot on the trail of Jack the Ripper), has reached the front doors of the Fitzwil......more

I’m sorry to say, I gave up. I don’t think tackling the audio version helped. It was incredibly old-fashioned in both plot and telling and everything seemed rather obvious. I’m sorry Mr Eldridge, this one was not for me. So it goes.......more

The first in the 'Museum Mysteries' series, brings together former Scotland Yard detective, Daniel Wilson, who was once involved in the Jack the Ripper investigations, and Egyptologist Abigail Fenton and the pairing works wonderfully well as they investigate murders at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Camb......more

1894 Cambridge. Daniel Wilson, ex-Scotland Yard detective now a private inquiry agent is called to investigate the death of a man at the Fitzwilliam museum by Sir William Mackenzie. He is helped in his investigation by the discoverer of the body, archaeologist Abigail Fenton. Who then discovers anoth......more

I'm a big fan of Victorian crime novels in the Agatha Christie style. Was really disappointed with Jim Eldridge's take on it. From an online search it seems he's a pretty established writer and screenwriter but Murder at the Fitzwilliam is pretty awful. My main issue is his depiction of women. All t......more