Mystery Review: The Chocolate Cobweb is clever, innovative, occasionally far-fetched, and an entertaining and compelling read. Featuring a brave and resourceful young woman as protagonist, this is a modern gothic suspense tale with a touch of romance. The prolific Charlotte Armstrong (1905-69) reveals the murderer early on, but can they be stopped? Despite the cringey title, The Chocolate Cobweb (it makes sense after a few chapters) is what's apparently called "domestic suspense" and isn't a cozy mystery. Unpretentious, entertaining, dramatic. A psychological thriller. In 2000, The Chocolate Cobweb was also made into a French film titled Merci pour le Chocolat (in English: Nightcap) with Isabelle Huppert, directed by Claude Chabrol. Truth, this isn't the cover of the book I read (from the American Mystery Classics series), but I like it so much better. [3½★]
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