When another one of the guests is later found dead in her home, some pressure is taken off Aunt Winnie as a suspect.
Elizabeth is determined to prove her aunt is innocent no matter what evidence the police believe they have. The police sergeant in charge of the investigation centers his attention on Aunt Winnie, deciding she has most to gain.
As it turns out every guest, save Elizabeth, intensely disliked the man, including his wife and daughter. The cast of actors are permitted to leave as they would have no motive to kill one of the guests. Now the cast are the spectators and the guests are the show. As planned there has been a murder, but not the one anticipated. A "murder" has been committed! When the lights came back on, however, much to the surprise of everyone present, it was not a cast member that was "killed", but one of the guests … the family man is dead. When the lights go out and a scream is heard, there is excitement throughout the room. Some are excited about the party, others not so much. It is the role of the guests to identify the "murderer." The guests and cast are able to mingle during the dinner party, with the actual "play" to begin at 9:00 p.m. A cast of five actors are hired to perform and subsequently stage a "murder". The guests at the party include a couple staying at the B&B, a family of three plus a friend, and two women new to the village. Elizabeth gratefully and eagerly accepts. The party will be held at Aunt Winnie's new Cape Cod bed-and-breakfast. It comes in the form of yellow post-it note from her great Aunt Winnie, inviting her to join a "How to Host a Murder Party" New Year's Eve. In short, she needs a vacation from her life.
Review: Tracy Kiely introduces amateur sleuth Elizabeth Parker in the lively and clever Murder at Longbourn.Įlizabeth needs a vacation from her lackluster job, her sisters who constantly call urging her to find a guy before it's too late (she is, after all, 27 years old), a diet rich in everything but nutrition, and a boyfriend who has been two-timing her.
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