With thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for a free eARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was a fun and clever premise that was then well executed and enjoyable to read. A good old fashioned whodunnit in a modern setting, there were plenty of twists, turns and red herrings to keep things interesting. The tensions rose, and we were kept guessing until the end. Very much enjoyed!

Frances, a young woman, is told by a fortune teller she’ll be murdered. She spends her life trying to solve her own death. Decades later, she’s killed. Her great niece, Annie, must solve the murder to inherit the estate—or risk becoming the next victim.

This was a thrilling read with great characters. The story unfolds through first-person accounts and diary entries, keeping you guessing until the end.

I loved the concept and execution of this story and cannot wait for more in this series.

A young woman Frances, goes to see a fortune teller as a teenager and is told that she will be murdered, which leads her to spending her whole life trying to solve her own murder.

Sixty years later Frances is murdered which leads to her great niece Annie being summoned to her estate to help solve the murder, if she can do so she will inherit the estate, if not she may be murdered.

This was a great read, with some amazing characters and the plot moved along at a fast pace unravelling the story through first person experience and diary entries which was a great way to get clues to solve the mystery, where everyone is a suspect, but also giving good evidence as to why most were not the murderer.

It was fun to try to guess along as I was reading.

Thank you NetGalley and the publishers for this ARC.

A most clever premise even more cleverly executed!! This was such a fun ride and totally deserves all the hype its received thus far!

An enjoyable murder mystery. Reminiscent of Agatha Christie this has a good cast of characters and an interesting premise which is satisfyingly worked through to its conclusion.

A different way of writing a murder mystery. Flitting between timelines and diary entries! Was a good read look forward to the next one

Absolutely amazing book! Ended up enjoying this via audiobook and the physical copy. Would definitely recommend to everyone. I love a classic ‘whodunnit’ and this did have me guessing at points which I like. I also thinks it’s hard sometimes to come up with a new and original idea for a murder mystery so the author done well.

This was a really fun read. It was quite light hearted despite the murder mystery aspect. I enjoyed meeting the characters. A small criticism would be that I would have enjoyed reading more about the relationships between the characters - the murder solving would have been better as a background and more on the charater development and their relationships with each other. The end felt a bit rushed to tie it all up nicely in a bow. But overall a fun summer read.

This is a very different way of presenting the 'whodunnit' genre. I really enjoyed the book and all the different characters. The stairs features 3 friens, one of whom has her fortune read at a local fair and this turns out to be the start of major upheaval in her life. The fortune teller I hers that the friends will betray each other and murder will be committed. Read on to learn more.....

I found the idea of this book really unusual and not like anything I've read before so I was instantly drawn. Sadly it didn't really hold my attention as well as I had hoped.

Sensational! So clever, so layered, so unique in it's perspective. I couldn't look away from this brilliance and I recommend you do the same ASAP.

How To Solve Your Own Murder is the first adult novel by British author, Kristen Perrin. Recently jobless, aspiring murder mystery writer Annabelle Adams is living with her mother in her great aunt Frances’s Chelsea house when she receives a summons from the woman’s lawyers.

Annie has been made the sole benefactor of her great aunt’s estate and assets, a woman she’s never met, and is attend her at Gravesdown Hall in the Dorset village of Castle Knoll to learn what responsibilities this entails. But when she arrives there, in the company of the lawyer and other interested parties, they find Frances Adams quite dead.

Since she had been told a fortune predicting her murder at a summer fair at age sixteen, Frances had always been wary of certain items, and had made it her business to know everything about everyone, in case they might end up trying to kill her. It didn’t increase her popularity in Castle Knoll.

The special conditions of her will require potential beneficiaries to reside at Gravesdown Hall and pits them against one another to solve her murder, for it is indeed murder, within a week, or the place will be sold off to developers, a premise that really is rather contrived. There’s a large cast so many of them lack depth and appeal.

The story is told over dual timelines, with the 1960’s narrative in the form of diary entries whose dating is a little confusing. It turns out that Frances Adams has the dirt on most of the people around her, giving them ample motive to kill her off. But Annie is distracted from her investigations by the unsolved disappearance back in 1966 of one of two teenaged friends with whom Frances had a toxic closeness.

The plot is quite convoluted and several aspects require the reader to don their disbelief suspenders. There are some twists and surprises, a dramatic climax, and a sequel that some readers may be interested to read. An adequate debut.
This unbiased review is from an uncorrected proof copy provided by NetGalley and Quercus Books.

Fun, enjoyable whodunnit. Our main character is named in the will of an aunt who was murdered and with the help of some diaries we flit between the 60s and present day to find out who did it , little confusing with the timelines at times but a very enjoyable read nonetheless

A clever, enjoyable storyline that keeps you guessing. Even better because I didn't guess who did it, but it all made perfect sense.

If you enjoy a whodunnit, this is for you. Hopefully a sequel is on the way?

I read this ARC for an honest review
All thoughts and opinions are mine

The cover would not normally be something that would attract me to this book but I'd just read a review on it and was compelled to request it

A debut novel and I love to read new authors to add to my list ! I was totally blown away by it. Didn't want it to end

Stunning

This was such a fun mystery, with dual timelines set in both the mid-60s and the present. The story revolves around Annie and her great-aunt Frances, whose murder was predicted by a fortune teller decades earlier.

I loved the settting - it felt straight out of an Agatha Christie novel! The short chapters also made it such a page-turner I sped through it pretty quickly.

Excellent, set over two time periods two murders are inextricably linked. A great who done it with an intriguing cast of characters.

An odd but very fun and interesting read! I really enjoyed this a lot and was very interested to see where the story would go, overall it was a good read and I recommend it

Cosy crime is probably my least favourite crime genre, but I lapped this up. The premise is pretty far fetched. Annie Adams is suddenly named in the will of her mysterious country estate-dwelling Aunt Frances and called to visit. She ends up playing a central role in solving her Aunt’s sudden murder, alongside an ensemble of strange village characters.

The timeline jumps around a bit and it can be confusing to follow, but I enjoyed the use of Frances’ diary acting as flashbacks. Reading this felt a bit like playing a game of Cluedo. The setting is very cutesy and there’s a suggestion of romance too, if that’s your vibe.

I’m certainly hooked enough to care about what happens in Book Two….

With thanks to Quercus Books and Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you NetGalley & Quercus Books for approving me an ARC of this book, I really enjoyed it and it gave me that Sunday night watching Midsummer Murders feeling.

I found this a really easy, pretty fast paced read and the characters were well written where i could get a sense of who they were and how they lent to the plot. You really felt like you were working out these mysteries alongside Annie.

Annie Adams is called to her great Aunt Frances estate to discuss something but when she arrives Frances her been murdered, after spending her whole life focused on a reading a fortune teller told her at 17 Frances has a lot of 'dirt' on her family, friends and those who live in the Village.

With the help of these files and Frances diary Annie sets about not only solving Frances murder but also another mystery that happened when Frances was just a young girl.