A Jane Wunderly Mystery: Murder at the Mena House (Series #1) (Hardcover)

from ethel55

This just hums with the best parts of mysteries from that Golden Age, there is even a retired Colonel, complete with pith helmet and cane. Jane Wunderly has a rough background. Widowed during WWI, she is thrilled to travel to Egypt with her former husband's Aunt Millie to see the Pyramids and eve...

from cathyskye

There is some great period detail in Murder at the Mena House that puts readers right in the middle of the action, and life without air conditioning in the desert is just one of those fascinating facts. Jane Wunderly is a strong, interesting character with a backstory that makes it clear why she'...

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A young American war widow is travelling in exotic post WW1 Egypt with her deceased husband's aunt when she becomes a suspect in a bloody murder. Jane Wunderly and her aunt Millie are staying at the posh Mena House Hotel at Giza, near Cairo, next to the pyramids. Jane crosses paths with Anna Stai...

from bogopea

Agatha Christie like. Lots of interesting characters staying at a hotel in 1920's Cairo with motives for murdering two other guests.

from thornton37814

1920s Egypt provides the setting for this debut novel featuring Jane Wunderly. Jane accompanied her Aunt Millie to Cairo where they stayed at the Mena House. When Anna, a colonel's daughter, dies, Jane becomes a suspect. She meets Redvers, an intriguing man who assists her in her sleuthing effort...