Maryla Szymiczkowa

"A charming, witty, and deliciously spooky mystery, inspired by the work of Agatha Christie, following a bored socialite who becomes Cracow's most cunning amateur sleuth"--

Mrs. Mohr Goes Missing

It is the year 1893. Thirty-eight-year-old Zofia TurbotyÅ,,ska has assured her husband's rise through the ranks to university professor and is now looking for something to fill her long days at home. To stave off the boredom and improve her social standing, she decides to organise a charity raffle. To recruit the requisite patronage of elderly aristocratic ladies, she visits Helcel House, a retirement home run by nuns. When two of the residents are found dead, Zofia discovers by chance that her real talents lie in solving crimes. The examining magistrate's refusal to take seriously her insistence that foul play is involved spurs her on to start her own investigation, recruiting her quick-witted servant Franciszka as her assistant. With her husband blissfully unaware of her secret activities, Zofia ruthlessly follows the clues and gradually closes in on the truth. Drawing on Agatha Christie and filled with period character and charm,Â Mrs Mohr Goes Missing vividly recreates life in turn-of-the-century Poland, confronting a range of issues from class prejudice to women's rights, and proving that everyone is capable of finding their passion in life, however unlikely it may seem.

Mrs Mohr Goes Missing

Anyaconda

I picked this book up mainly for the reason that it's written by a Polish author and playing in 19th century Poland.
I liked the rough around the edges main character Zofia and enjoyed her investigation into the murders, but it was noticable that the translation felt a bit off sometimes. I'm not usually one to read much of the mystery genre, but wanted to give this a shot.

I can definitely recommend this to anybody interested in historical murder mysteries with an interesting female nain character.

Thank you Netgalley for providing me with an eARC.

Mrs. Mohr Goes Missing

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