A Novel Murder by E.C. Nevin is a mystery of a death during a murder mystery writers conference. The Killer Lines Crime Fiction Festival is a yearly festival bringing together authors, publishing people and fans. There are various panels and chances to promote novels. A quirky novel with multiple characters.
Jane Hepburn is a writer and is determined to get her name and books recognized. She is awkward, shy and retiring, but determined. I would consider her as the main character.
Jane finds the body of Carrie Marks, a literary agent dead in the tent with all the books. She decides to solve the murder. She ends up with two cohorts Natasha and Daniel to help. Between the three of them, they begin to establish who could have and would have killed her. Slowly a couple of more people begin to help them and with the local inspector checking in, they are asking questions and finally setting up a scene where all the suspects are invited.
A Novel Murder by E.C. Nevin is a quirky novel with some very interesting characters. Jane is certainly alone and very shy. However, with the addition of friends, her character becomes stronger and more interesting. While told from multiple viewpoints which add other perspectives, I was mostly interested in Jane.
The book was not a fast read and several times I felt overwhelmed by the number of characters within the novel. I felt that caused the book to be cumbersome at times. I did complete the book and was pleased to find out who the killer was, but I think I was more pleased about Jane and her growth as a person.
A Novel Murder by E.C. Nevin comes out June 17th.
