If you're looking for a dark, twisty murder mystery, The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharp (#1,304) by Leonie Swann could be your ticket. Set in the small English village of Duck's End, Sunset Hall's occupants are isolated by the rest of the community. There's something off about the elderly people who live there by their own rules. So when there's a series of murders in the village, all committed by the same antique gun, the villagers aren't exactly jumping in to help find out "whodunit".
When Agnes Sharp and her companions at Sunset Hall set out to find out who is responsible (and who might be next!) they are forced to confront some of the truths of their own pasts. With the help of a feisty tortoise named Hettie, and a visiting grandchild (not allowed under Sunset Hall's covenant!) Agnes and her friends uncover secrets about the big house across the road and the glossy retirement community across town. Now, if only they can remember what they learned long enough to let the authorities know!
Not your usual murder mystery! It's translated from the German by Amy Bojang, so maybe that's why it doesn't quite follow the usual English murder mystery tropes. Enjoyable.
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