I’ve read a lot of books so far this year but this title is the best yet. It was an interesting device to use a house as a character and to devote each chapter to one of inhabitants of a boarding house. The characters were interesting (except for one). There were so many red herrings that I didn’t know were red herrings until the very end. A number of very clever literary techniques. The story was very engaging. And I think many people NEED to read it to learn about the politics of the 1950s to understand why vindictiveness has no place in democracy. My only quibble is I saw no need to include recipes from each character at the end of each chapter.

A group of women living at Briarwood boarding home during the early 1950s whose lives revolve around a Thursday night dinner that brings them together. Each woman has a story. The story starts with a murder in the home and each woman's story brings something new to the table which helps in solving the murder.