I picked up The Cinderella Killer for a bit of a palate cleanser after I finished a particularly gruesome horror, and a quick read. It didn’t disappoint.

The pantomime setting gives it a nice festive quality, without screaming ‘Christmas’, and I really enjoyed the sections surrounding the panto and rehearsals. It made me really nostalgic thinking about the times my dad would take me to the panto when I was a child, which definitely added to my enjoyment of the book.

This isn’t a long book, but the writing style is enjoyable, the characters are likeable (or perhaps detestable, in some cases), and it packs in quite a few murders and enough intrigue to keep the pace quick.

All in all, a cosy little mystery, and I’ll definitely be turning to Charles Paris next time I’m in the market for something similar.

I received a review copy of this book in order to provide my honest opinion.