Murder at Bridge

In the elegant world of 1930s card rooms, murder has joined the bidding. When a player collapses over a bridge table, the game becomes a investigation, and the fine fellows and women who gathered for an evening of cards must now confront a killer in their midst. Anne Austin crafts a snug puzzle box of a mystery, where every whisper across the green baize table and every peculiar bid carries potential meaning. The victim had secrets, and the suspects include everyone from glamorous guests to steadfast regulars:all of them with something to hide. What unfolds is pure Golden Age fare: clever misdirection, social drama, and a detective who's more interested in watching people than in cards. For readers who delight in the particular pleasure of Golden Age mysteries, where murder happens in nicely appointed rooms and the solution rests on observation rather than violence.