The queens of crime was my book club's April pick, and it was a good choice for me in particular since I've been reading Agatha Christie mysteries for the past few months. The premise of this book is that Agatha Christie, Dorothy Sayers, Ngaio Marsh, Marjorie Allingham, and Emma Orczy band together to solve the murder of a young British nurse that took place while she and a friend were on a day trip to Boulogne. Their goal in solving the murder is to demonstrate that they are worthy of their membership in the Detection Club, made up of prominent detective and mystery fiction authors. The fact that they feel the need to prove their value in a club that Dorothy Sayers actually helped found is the only part of the book that rankles me. Otherwise, it is a fun romp with the five authors splitting up the investigation, each of them taking on different aspects, then meeting up every day or so to compare notes. To solve the case, they use some of the techniques of their fictional detectives to get at the answers, including bringing everyone together at the end for the big reveal.
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