Mostly Murders

When 67 year old Constance Kincaid is widowed she moves to Cherry Hill on a whim, leaving her old life behind and bringing nothing with her but her recently adopted cat Mr. Cinnamon, her love for Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple and her firm belief in the usefulness of Enneagram analysis. She is hoping for a warm, cheerful place to recoup, but Cherry Hill is a small town with small businesses struggling to stay afloat, and not everyone in town are eager to welcome her with open arms.

Determined to make herself a part of the community, Constance decides to offer free Enneagram classes at the local library. She is hoping to inspire her students to get to know themselves better, but when the local trolley driver who had many enemies among the Cherry Hill business owners is killed, Constance and her students embark on a quest to use their knowledge of Enneagram personality types to find the murderer.

One is the Deadliest Number is a cozy mystery with a really interesting twist. Where Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple uses her knowledge of human nature to solve crimes, Constance and her students use Enneagram analysis to understand human behaviour and catch a killer, and learn about themselves and each other in the process.

An engaging, comforting and quirky mystery with a lovable cast of flawed but sympathetic characters, and a story filled with interesting and fun descriptions of cats and Enneagram analysis in action. Recommended for all cozy mystery fans and especially for cat lovers who will no doubt fall head over heels for the fun and charming descriptions of Mr. Cinnamon’s antics and the joy and meaning he brings to Constance’s life.

Cozy mystery – Contemporary