Murder at the Mikado, the third novel in the Drew Farthering mystery series, has not transformed into the series-saver that I’d hoped. I thought the first one was okay (see my Rules of Murder review), and I didn’t review the second one for you all as I didn’t think it was worth writing about (toContinueContinue reading “Murder at the Mikado – Julianna Deering”
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A Pretty Deceit – Anna Lee Huber
You should be familiar with Anna Lee Huber’s name if you’ve read some of my earliest reviews (Lady Darby), and I reviewed the first book in her Verity Kent series (This Side of Murder). I have never (a strong word, but true!) been disappointed by a Huber novel, and the fourth installment in the VerityContinueContinue reading “A Pretty Deceit – Anna Lee Huber”
Murder at Queen’s Landing – Andrea Penrose
I have long anticipated Murder at Queen’s Landing as the next novel in the Wrexford and Sloane mystery series. I was gifted a copy from NetGalley and Kensington Books, and I loved it! It comes out on Tuesday, and you can find out more information on www.andreapenrose.com. Lord Wrexford and (now) Lady Charlotte Sloan haveContinueContinue reading “Murder at Queen’s Landing – Andrea Penrose”
Mortmain Hall – Martin Edwards
Thanks NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for my Advanced copy of Mortmain Hall by Martin Edwards. If you’d like to learn more about Martin Edwards and his writing, his website is www.martinedwardsbooks.com. If you’d like more information on Mortmain Hall, I will point you to Edwards’ blog at http://doyouwriteunderyourownname.blogspot.com/2020/04/mortmain-hall-publication-day.html. Mortmain Hall was on offer from NetGalleyContinueContinue reading “Mortmain Hall – Martin Edwards”
A Killer in King’s Cove – Iona Whishaw
A Killer in King’s Cove, the first in the Lane Winslow mystery series by Iona Whishaw, was very palatable. There were elements that I liked, and some that I didn’t, but I can’t stop thinking about it (and that I will have to get the next one out of the library). Lane Winslow has foundContinueContinue reading “A Killer in King’s Cove – Iona Whishaw”
A Dangerous Goodbye – Fliss Chester
— 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”
Rules of Murder – Julianna Deering
Rules of Murder by Juliana Deering introduces readers to Drew Farthering, an upper-class owner of a oil-processing plant in the 1930’s. He’s just come home from the Italian Riviera, and is looking forward to spending some time with his stepfather, mother, and learning the family business. However, he doesn’t really get the chance as duringContinueContinue reading “Rules of Murder – Julianna Deering”
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”
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”