Murder at the Ritz

This was a thoroughly engrossing read, which ticked all the boxes. DCI Coburg, who is distantly related to the royal family, is clearly a very capable chap. He’s been particularly wheeled in on this murder, as the murder victim is discovered in the suite of an exiled king at the Ritz, and is regarde......more

Set in 1940 when the Germans were beginning to bomb London, this is a police procedural that was okay, but I felt it wasn't as satisfying as I had hoped for. Some of the conversations and things that happened felt more modern than 1940. I did find the time period to be interesting.......more

Having never read any previous books by this author, I came to it without preconceptions but had imagined it as a cross between Foyle's War and an Agatha Christie novel and was really looking forward to reading it. Unfortunately, it didn't really live up to my expectations. The book is set during the......more

Murder at the Ritz is the first book I've read by Jim Eldridge, but it won't be the last. This was a thoroughly enjoyable 1940s murder-mystery with enough red herrings to keep the reader guessing throughout the story. I loved the way the author embedded the story into the events of the time, with the......more