— Disclaimer: this is a long one! Please have the patience to read until the end! — In Fliss Chester’s first attempt at a cozy historical mystery, Fenella Churche, puzzle and crossword enthusiast, is trying to find out what happened to her fiance, Arthur, who, like many others, never came home from the war. UnlikeContinueContinue reading “A Dangerous Goodbye – Fliss Chester”
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A Lady’s Guide to Etiquette and Murder – Diane Freeman
A Lady’s Guide to Etiquette and Murder was published in 2018, and it has the plot flow of a more modern historical mystery book (you can kind of get a feel for which books have been written in 2000 or later, due to their action sequences, terminology, romantic interests, etc.). This novel was thoroughly captivatingContinueContinue reading “A Lady’s Guide to Etiquette and Murder – Diane Freeman”
Deception at Thornecrest – Ashley Weaver
Thank you, Netgalley, for the ARC of this book! I’m in a virtual book group and we were all so excited to get our hands on the newest installment of the Amory Ames series by Ashley Weaver. Deception at Thornecrest comes out on September 8, 2020, and I think that readers will really enjoy it. ContinueContinue reading “Deception at Thornecrest – Ashley Weaver”
Death Below Stairs – Jennifer Ashley
I couldn’t get a hold of Jennifer Ashley’s first novella in this series, A Soupcon of Poison, so I started with the first full book, Death Below Stairs. I am not a huge fan of novellas as it is (too short, plain and simple), so I’m not incredibly concerned about missing it. Plus, I foundContinueContinue reading “Death Below Stairs – Jennifer Ashley”
The Last Kashmiri Rose – Barbara Cleverly
I really like Barbara Cleverly’s writing; I’ve read her Laetitia Talbot series (starring a chipper, female archaeologist in the late 1920’s) and was disappointed only in the fact that it was three books long! I decided to try her Commander Joe Sandilands series, because if I couldn’t have more Laetitia, I could at least haveContinueContinue reading “The Last Kashmiri Rose – Barbara Cleverly”
Murder on the Lusitania – Conrad Allen
I’m not sure whether I was more enchanted with the mystery, writing, or the history of the Lusitania itself in Murder on the Lusitania by Conrad Allen. I really had a good time reading this novel; it was really well-written, well-crafted, and entertaining to the end. George Porter Dillman is plainclothes security aboard the Lusitania’sContinueContinue reading “Murder on the Lusitania – Conrad Allen”
This Side of Murder – Anna Lee Huber
I started and finished This Side of Murder in the same day, which should tell you how sucked in I was. I made the mistake of finishing it late at night, and the last third of the book made me so apprehensive that I lightly jogged to my bedroom! This is the first novel inContinueContinue reading “This Side of Murder – Anna Lee Huber”
Symptoms of Death – Paula Paul
In The Symptoms of Death, we are introduced to Dr. Alexandra Gladstone, a female doctor with a special license to practice medicine, who has inherited her father’s practice. She’s at a weekend party that the local earl is hosting when a hysterical maid bursts into the dining room brandishing a kitchen knife, saying that she’sContinueContinue reading “Symptoms of Death – Paula Paul”
To Shield the Queen – Fiona Buckley
I’ll be honest; I procrastinated checking this book out from the library because I didn’t like the cover. I feel, in that respect, that I did the book a disservice – it’s unfair to not want to read a book because the cover art is bad, just like you shouldn’t feel bad about disliking aContinueContinue reading “To Shield the Queen – Fiona Buckley”
The Lost Boys of London – Mary Lawrence
I was given an ARC of Mary Lawrence’s The Lost Boys of London by the author herself – thanks, Mary! This novel is the fifth and final novel in the Bianca Goddard mystery series. It comes out on April 28, which means that you all are less than a month away from reading this well-writtenContinueContinue reading “The Lost Boys of London – Mary Lawrence”