Murder on a Bus Tour is book 7 in the Lady Marjorie Snellthorpe mystery series by Dawn Brookes, and it’s another fun adventure with Lady Marjorie and her three geriatric friends.
Lady Marjorie, cousin Edna, and their companions, Frederick, and Horace, are embarking on a bus tour of the Cornish coast, when one of their fellow travellers, a professor who volunteered to share his knowledge on the tour, falls to his death. Initially his death is written off as an accident, but Lady Marjorie thinks otherwise, especially as she views the behaviour of her fellow tourists and finds out about their connections to the professor.
I believe this is the second book I’ve read in this series and I’m really enjoying reading about these four elderly friends as they solve murders that they come across. I will admit that although the main character is Lady Marjorie (Marge to her cousin Edna), Edna is actually my favourite character. I sometimes get a bit annoyed with how Marge treats Edna. When in Marjorie’s point of view she often conveys that she appreciates Edna, but at the same time she often shows impatience, and is kind of disrespectful toward Edna.
Edna on the other hand is a tell it like it is kind of person. She is a bit silly at times, but I think he heart is generally in the right place.
The mystery in this novel was interesting, and as new details about the character of the professor were revealed, the number of suspects continued to grow. This kept me guessing about the murderer’s motivation, and which of the characters we’d been introduced to wanted the professor dead.
Murder on a Bus Tour is a light cozy mystery with some funny moments, and I think most cozy mystery lovers will enjoy it.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Murder on a Bus Tour will be available on August 28 2025.
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