A Perfect Day for Dying

Lady Margaret Priam Mystery #7

by Joyce Christmas

When a posh party in the Caribbean arranged by Lady Margaret's good friend and ne'er-do-well Paul Castrocani, for wealthy Lord Fairfane, provides the setting for two murders, Lady Margaret flies to the scene. An expert in upper-crust mruder, she poses as a party-goer to ferret out the killer. Her snooping uncovers messy little secrets from the Farfaine past, as blackmail, black magic, and deadly rumors expose the dark side of paradise....

Genres: Mystery

235 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

Joyce Christmas is the author of 11 mysteries published by Fawcett Gold Medal, eight featuring expatriate Brit in Manhattan, Lady Margaret Priam. A ninth Lady Margaret book, Going Out in Style, is scheduled for summer 1998. Her second series stars retired office manager, Betty Trenka, a senior sleuth who's facing the problems of aging, and finding a new life for herself. The most recent, Downsized to Death, was published in November, 1997, for a total of three in the series so far.

Reviews

[Eugene · Rating 2 out of 5]

OK, by no means great. A Caribbean island locale, but not a particularly attractive one. Murders aplenty but not much interest in them by the locals, so Lady Margaret appoints herself Chief Investigative Officer and does figure all out by book’s end, but we find it hard to still be very interested by then.

[Tracy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like to read books like this while vacationing in the Caribbean.

[Cindy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a late part of the series. I need to start at the begining.....but I love Margaret and Paul.