Seeking to become part of the community, Simon joins the fundraising committee of St. Ethelwold's, the local church. At the first meeting an argument erupts between Lady Prunella Blitherington, matriarch of the village's first family, and Abigail Winterton, the town busybody and postmistress, about the choice of the play to be presented as the fundraiser. When Abigail, disliked by almost everyone, is found murdered the next day, Simon determines to find her killer and in so doing discovers all the sordid secrets of Snupperton Mumsley.
When I started reading this book, I thought it was going to be very difficult to pull together gay vampires and English mystery novels. I was right.
The book was a fun read, but felt fragmented at times. In the midst of waxing poetic about the rich English landscape, the author would interject comments about the Road Runner or crystal meth users in California. The comments were meant to be amusing, but just feel really out of place.
This is a mystery, and is not recommended for those looking for horror.
