Mayhem in the Mountains by Kelly Oliver
1918 Italy
When a deadly blizzard traps Fiona Figg and Kitty Lane in the Dolomite Mountains, it’s all
downhill from here.Their hotel is snowed-in, and no one can get in or out. Then a man is found dead in his locked hotel room – and the killer is still on the premises. But with no murder weapon and too many suspects, their investigation is treading on thin ice.
The colder it gets outside, the hotter it gets inside as Fiona squares off with both her beloved
Archie and her nemesis Fredricks. With her love-life on a slippery-slope, Fiona risks everything in one bold move…
As fast and twisty as a downhill slalom, this slick new cozy from Kelly Oliver will have you melting into a puddle of laughter.
Snap in and enjoy the ride.
About the author
Kelly Oliver is the award-winning, bestselling author of three mysteries series: The Jessica James Mysteries, The Pet Detective Mysteries, and the historical cozies The Fiona Figg Mysteries, set in WW1. She is also the Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University and lives in Nashville, Tennessee.
Review
‘Mayhem in the Mountains’ sees our intrepid trio snowed in high up in the Italian Dolomites and is an excited ‘locked room mystery’! Well snowed in mystery but it is all one and the other really. This is the third book in the series but again it can be read as a standalone as its a very self-contained story and the author explains all the pertinent points! I do recommend this series though as it is starting to grow into itself!
Fiona Figg and Kitty Lane are stuck in a blizzard high up in the Italian Dolomites. Snowed in at their hotel with Captain Clifford and a bunch of other guests and soldiers no one can get in or out. When a man is killed in his locked room it soon becomes apparent that the killer is still on the premises. But with no murder weapon and too many suspects, Fiona and Kitty find it hard to track down their killer. When the German spy they are meant to be following, Fredricks squares up to Fiona’s maybe fiance Archie things get really interesting…
As we swapped the heat of Cairo to the cold of Italy I felt we also swapped black-and-white scenarios to shades of grey. Fiona has to face moral choices in this book which takes her away from wanting to do what is best for King and Country and also whether there should be a rigid form of justice. It made for a very interesting read! It is making Fiona a better character but also a better person. Although, she does have a weird obsession with marmalade! I am liking this love triangle going on between her, Archie and Fredricks and I know who I am rooting for out of the two of them.
This was a compelling and engaging read that was packed full of great historical details. Once again we find the story peppered with real-life characters and I loved the inclusion of Marie Marvingt who lived a fascinating and full life. I remember learning about her in a history class at university and I just loved her spirit and independence in a world that was still decidedly very male!
Let me know if you pick this one up!
