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Two Truths and a Murder
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Agatha Christie's trusted housekeeper, Phyllida Bright, has become an amateur sleuth in her own right, using her little grey cells to solve crimes. When a party game leads to murder, she decides to crash the investigation in this latest sparkling mystery from Colleen Cambridge. While her famous employer is happily back home at Mallowan Hall, wrestling with her Belgian detective's dilemma on board the Orient Express, Phyllida is finding her local renown as a sleuth has put her in high demand. A distraught Vera Rollingbroke suspects her husband of infidelity and has invited Phyllida to a dinner party to observe his behavior, particularly in regard to one Geneva Blastwick. What she does observe at the party is that Geneva craves attention, in contrast to her shy sister Ethel. Geneva introduces a game called Two Truths and a Lie, and one of her questionable statements is that she once witnessed a murder. At this bold claim, the guests react with disbelief and pepper her with questions. Geneva remains cagey, withholding details, but insists this is not her lie. The next morning Phyllida learns poor Ethel was purposely run down by a motorcar the previous night while inexplicably walking home alone from the party. She fears Geneva may have been the target, which means someone at the party is a killer--twice over. A chilling thought. With Geneva in potential danger--and Inspector Cork proceeding ponderously as usual--Phyllida takes it upon herself to unmask the killer. With two murders to solve, she will need to grill Geneva and the guests as well as re-examine any past sudden deaths or disappearances. And if she's smart, she'll look twice before crossing the road . . .
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- ISBN-13: 9781496742780
- ISBN-10: 1496742788
- Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation
- Publish Date: October 2025
- Dimensions: 9.13 x 6.37 x 0.95 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.96 pounds
- Page Count: 272
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Phyllida Bright’s renown as a detective is growing. As her employer, Agatha Christie, works on her latest Hercule Poirot novel, word is spreading about the abilities of her meticulous housekeeper, who has now solved several mysteries. So when the Christies’ neighbor Vera Rollingbroke suspects her husband is having an affair at the beginning of Colleen Cambridge’s Two Truths and a Murder, she invites Phyllida to a dinner party to figure out if her husband is cheating on her with another guest, Genevra Blastwick. Phyllida quickly determines that he isn’t, but not before Genevra encourages the guests to play Two Truths and a Lie. During the course of the game, Genevra claims to have witnessed a murder. The rest of the guests assume she is lying, and the party quickly breaks up. The next morning, Phyllida learns that Genevra’s sister, Ethel, who was also at the party, died after being intentionally struck by a car while walking home. Phyllida believes Genevra was the true target: She really did see a murder, and the killer was trying to eliminate the only witness to the crime. With Agatha’s support, Phyllida races to solve both murders to protect Genevra and find justice for Ethel—before the killer can strike again. Two Truths and a Murder is the fifth book in the Phyllida Bright series, but readers need not be familiar with the series to enjoy this outing; Cambridge gives them everything they need to know about Phyllida, her friends, her fellow staff and 1930s Devon, England. Phyllida is an extremely capable sleuth: She’s intelligent, curious and brave, while still maintaining all the decorum required of her position as Christie’s housekeeper. Phyllida’s relationships with characters like Christie, town physician Dr. Bhatt and chauffeur Bradford provide entertainment and offer depth to her character. There is more than one romantic entanglement in this story, though Phyllida’s burgeoning relationship with Bradford is a high point. Cambridge’s mystery is more than simply reminiscent of Christie’s work: In this installment, she pays homage to the writer’s classic Hercule Poirot whodunit Hallowe’en Party, which involves a young girl claiming to have witnessed a murder shortly before she was killed. Phyllida solves her case as deftly as Poirot in this treat for mystery readers.
Phyllida Bright’s renown as a detective is growing. As her employer, Agatha Christie, works on her latest Hercule Poirot novel, word is spreading about the abilities of her meticulous housekeeper, who has now solved several mysteries. So when the Christies’ neighbor Vera Rollingbroke suspects her husband is having an affair at the beginning of Colleen Cambridge’s Two Truths and a Murder, she invites Phyllida to a dinner party to figure out if her husband is cheating on her with another guest, Genevra Blastwick. Phyllida quickly determines that he isn’t, but not before Genevra encourages the guests to play Two Truths and a Lie. During the course of the game, Genevra claims to have witnessed a murder. The rest of the guests assume she is lying, and the party quickly breaks up. The next morning, Phyllida learns that Genevra’s sister, Ethel, who was also at the party, died after being intentionally struck by a car while walking home. Phyllida believes Genevra was the true target: She really did see a murder, and the killer was trying to eliminate the only witness to the crime. With Agatha’s support, Phyllida races to solve both murders to protect Genevra and find justice for Ethel—before the killer can strike again. Two Truths and a Murder is the fifth book in the Phyllida Bright series, but readers need not be familiar with the series to enjoy this outing; Cambridge gives them everything they need to know about Phyllida, her friends, her fellow staff and 1930s Devon, England. Phyllida is an extremely capable sleuth: She’s intelligent, curious and brave, while still maintaining all the decorum required of her position as Christie’s housekeeper. Phyllida’s relationships with characters like Christie, town physician Dr. Bhatt and chauffeur Bradford provide entertainment and offer depth to her character. There is more than one romantic entanglement in this story, though Phyllida’s burgeoning relationship with Bradford is a high point. Cambridge’s mystery is more than simply reminiscent of Christie’s work: In this installment, she pays homage to the writer’s classic Hercule Poirot whodunit Hallowe’en Party, which involves a young girl claiming to have witnessed a murder shortly before she was killed. Phyllida solves her case as deftly as Poirot in this treat for mystery readers.