Christine M in Texas (stamperlady50)'s Reviews > The Queens of Crime

The Queens of Crime
By: Marie Benedict
Pub Date: February 11, 2025
Publisher: St. Martins Press

I love Benedict's novels. Her historical fiction always connects me with strong women from our past. I love that she explores more of Agatha Christie’s life in this intriguing novel.

When a group of well-known women crime writers gets together their minds unravel a death which the law wants to move quickly and forget with a quick motive, which is suspicious to the women. The crime writing men is like an all-boys-club in the Detection Club, and the women are tried of being pushed aside.

Agatha Christie, Dorothy Sayers, Ngaio Marsh, Margery Aligham and Emma Orczy decide to join forces to sold the murder of a young girl.

I loved the mystery, grit, minds and witty banner between the characters. I was not familiar with several of the women, so it was a nice to learn more about htem. I will have to look into their work. Thank you St. Martins Press for this gifted eARC.