This book was a lot of fun! Interesting structure for a mystery, characters who were memorable without being annoying, and the detective in it had just read some Agatha Christie novels so he kept talking about them and that was fun too.This is #26 in a series, so maybe I should look into the rest of these Demarkian novels from Ms. Jane Haddam.It was also focused on the set of a reality TV show, much like Deus Ex Machina, which I reviewed negatively recently. But while Deus Ex Machina took itself deadly seriously, this book was lighthearted while still managing to cleverly parody the reality TV genre. Also, this book was fun and that book was shite.I'm only giving it three stars, however, because it was a murder mystery and not a work of art, and until I read some more of Haddam's work I don't know if I'll go rabid fan like I am for Christie, or if I'll end up thinking this is a one-off good book.We'll see. Gregor and Bennis are back from their honeymoon. An old lady is found on the floor of her house with another old lady standing over her. Eventually, the unconscious woman recovers and the other old lady is charged with murder - she murdered the unconscious woman's sister-in-law. Meanwhile, at Bennis's family home in Bryn Mawr a reality tv series is being filmed. A girl is killed there and eventually another girl - on the show - is found to be the murderer.Bennis and Gregor buy the house of the formerly unconscious woman.
What do You think about Wanting Sheila Dead (2010)?
This book will be liked by those acquainted with the Armerian-American detective Krekor Demarkian.
—Tasha
Slow moving, boring characters, but did keep me guessing about whodunit till the end.
—sring
I love all the Gregor Demarkian mysteries.
—babboo
