Death Makes a Prophet by John Bude

Death Makes a Prophet by John Bude ISBN-13: 9781464209024 Paperback Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Released: Jan. 2, 2018

Source: ebook review copy from the publisher through NetGalley.

Book Description, Modified from Goodreads:
Welworth Garden City in the 1940s is a forward-thinking town where free spirits find a home-vegetarians, socialists, and an array of exotic religious groups. Chief among these are the Children of Osiris, led by the eccentric High Prophet, Eustace K. Mildmann. The cult is a seething hotbed of petty resentment, jealousy and dark secrets - which eventually lead to murder. The stage is set for one of Inspector Meredith's most bizarre and exacting cases.


My Review:
Death Makes a Prophet is a mystery novel that was originally published in 1947 and is set in England. The first half of the book followed the events leading up to the murder, showing who had a motive. We don't see the murder. In the second half of the book, Inspector Meredith was called in and methodically, carefully pursued answers to this puzzling case. There were plenty of clues, but Meredith couldn't form a logical scenario from them.

Meredith uncovered clues that we already knew and, at the end, some critical clues that he didn't share until the big reveal. I did correctly guess whodunit, but how it was done was the surprise. I liked Meredith and his helper. There were no sex scenes. There was a lot of bad language. Overall, I'd recommend this enjoyable mystery.


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