The Murder of My Aunt by Richard Hull

The Murder of My Aunt by Richard Hull ISBN-13: 9781464209734 Paperback Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Released: Sept. 4, 2018

Source: ebook review copy from the publisher through NetGalley.

Book Description from Goodreads:
Edward Powell lives with his Aunt Mildred in the Welsh town of Llwll. His aunt thinks Llwll an idyllic place to live, but Edward loathes the countryside - and thinks the company even worse. In fact, Edward has decided to murder his aunt. A darkly humorous depiction of fraught family ties, The Murder of My Aunt was first published in 1934.


My Review:
The Murder of My Aunt is a mystery that was originally published in 1934. The story is written as if it is a diary written by the murderer. He's not a very smart fellow. He writes down all of the details about his plans for murder, and he hides the diary in his room. He looks down on everyone else and cares only about his own pleasure. His aunt provides a home and an income for him, so he lives with her even though he hates her control. He decides to kill her so he can have control of everything himself.

You know from the beginning that it can't end well for him. After all, getting away with murder when you're automatically the prime suspect is a difficult thing. The story was lightly humorous. There was no sex. There were only a few uses of bad language. Overall, I'd recommend this enjoyable mystery.


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