Can you combine classic British drawing room comedy with locked room sleuthing? Of course you can, and Christianna Brand succeeds on both counts. Suddenly at His Residence presents you with a dignified country estate straight out of Evelyn Waugh or P.G. Wodehouse, with all the competing family agendas that animate a classic comedy of manners. But the murder of Sir Richard is no laughing matter. There are so many likely suspects—because this patriarchal figure was constantly changing his will to punish and reward foes and favorites. But, of course, the heinous crime took place behind locked doors, with no trace of entry or departure.