Murder at the Mayfair Hotel, C.J. Archer
Murder at the Mayfair Hotel, C.J. Archer
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Murder at the Mayfair Hotel
Cleopatra Fox Mysteries, book 1

Author: C.J. Archer

Narrator: Marian Hussey

Unabridged: 8 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: C.J. Archer

Published: 12/01/2020

Synopsis

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?

Reviews

Goodreads review by Thibault on October 12, 2024

Cleopatra Fox is a poor young woman who moves into her uncle’s luxury hotel. Then a guest is poisoned on Christmas Eve and Cleopatra realizes that she needs to find the killer to save the hotel’s reputation. The story starts out really well as the protagonist arrives at the fancy hotel. The staff loo......more

Goodreads review by Cara on February 11, 2021

A very fun audiobook. Looking forward to the next book. Cute cozy mystery set at the turn of the century in London.......more

Goodreads review by Maymunah on May 05, 2021

I’m sure this was at some point marketed as a “cozy mystery” but nothing felt cozy about it. I chose it at random because it was a quick borrow from my local library—-audiobook at that. 11...17...no 14hrs? Either way it was TOO long. Not intriguing, full of unnecessary fluff. The intro of characters......more

Goodreads review by Kristen on March 20, 2022

I hung on with this audiobook for longer than I should have, but I bought it and felt the investment deserved a really good attempt to like it. In the end, I had to give up. Cleo is likable as a main character, but as described - being sheltered for most of her life before suddenly landing in London......more

Goodreads review by Mystery, She Read on June 27, 2025

3.75 🌟 I struggled to get into invested this book. However, I enjoyed the heroine. She is the right kind of flawed. The characters were decently engaging as well. The ending gets points for being creative but overall this was just okay for me. I haven’t found myself reaching for the sequels at all th......more

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