Murder in Berkley Square by Vanessa RileyLady Worthing Mysteries #3Historical MysterySeptember 24, 2024, by Kensington BooksARC Review by Angela It's Christmas and Abigail Carrington Monroe, aka Lady Worthing, has just received a letter from her estranged, absent husband informing her that he won't be coming home for the holidays. This is not a surprise to Abby, but the other contents of the letter are, and now she must make some decisions about her life and well-being going forward. Continue Reading
Review: What Cannot Be Said by C.S. Harris
What Cannot Be Said by C.S. HarrisSebastian St. Cyr #19Historical MysteryApril 16, 2024- BerkleyARC Review by Angela Whenever I'm asked for recommendations in the historical mystery genre this series is always the one that I end up recommending. It's so well done, with a wonderful cast of characters and each new mystery still keeps me on the edge of my seat until its usual fiery conclusion. It never feels stale, I never get bored, and I'm always excited to see what comes next. Continue Reading
Review: A Grave Robbery by Deanna Raybourn
A Grave Robbery by Deanna RaybournVeronica Speedwell #9Historical MysteryMarch 12, 2024- BerkleyARC Review by Angela The latest Veronica Speedwell mystery begins unassumingly--with Stoker and Veronica enjoying some quiet time at the Belvedere, working alongside each other and taking a break from murder and mayhem. That is until Lord Rosemorran brings home a wax figure in a glass coffin, as a present to his young daughter. It doesn't take very long for Veronica and Stoker to realize Continue Reading
Review: Murder in Drury Lane by Vanessa Riley
Murder in Drury Lane by Vanessa RileyLady Worthing Mysteries #2October 24, 2023- KensingtonARC Review by Angela I enjoyed the first book in this series, but like all first books in a series there was a lot of set-up and getting to know you. Murder in Drury Lane was a much easier read, especially now that I know the characters and their relationship dynamics. Lady Abigail Worthing is a married woman with an estranged, absent husband, an interest in solving murders, and a champion Continue Reading
Review: A Fatal Illusion by Anna Lee Huber
A Fatal Illusion by Anna Lee HuberLady Darby Mysteries #11Historical MysteryJune 20, 2023- BerkleyARC Review by Angela The eleventh book in the Lady Darby Mysteries series opens with Keira and Sebastian traveling to the home of a surgeon after receiving word that Lord Gage has been gravely injured after being set upon by highwaymen. With them are their faithful servants, Bree and Anderley, as well as their infant daughter, her nurse, and Henry, Sebastian's half-brother. Unsure of the Continue Reading
Blog Tour- A Fatal Illusion by Anna Lee Huber
A Fatal Illusion by Anna Lee HuberA Lady Darby Mystery #11Historical Mystery06/20/23- Berkley About the Book: New parents Lady Kiera Darby and Sebastian Gage look forward to introducing Sebastian’s father to his granddaughter, but instead find themselves investigating an attempt on his life...Yorkshire, England. August 1832. Relations between Sebastian Gage and his father have never been easy, especially since the discovery that Lord Gage has been concealing the existence of an Continue Reading
Blog Tour and Excerpt- The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies by Alison Goodman
The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies by Alison GoodmanHistorical MysteryMay 30, 2023- Berkley Summary: A high society amateur detective at the heart of Regency London uses her wits and invisibility as an ‘old maid’ to protect other women in a new and fiercely feminist historical mystery series from New York Times bestselling author Alison Goodman. Lady Augusta Colebrook, “Gus,” is determinedly unmarried, bored by society life, and tired of being dismissed at the age Continue Reading
Review: Who Cries for the Lost by C.S. Harris
Who Cries for the Lost by C.S. HarrisSebastian St. Cyr #18Historial Mystery04/18/2023 by BerkleyARC Review by Angela Who Cries for the Lost picks up right after the events of When Blood Lies, Sebastian and Hero are back in London, breathlessly waiting for news from France. Napolean sits on the throne and England is on the verge of war. Sebastian is recovering from his leg injury suffered while in France and is frustrated with the injury at a time when so many young men are poised to Continue Reading
Review: Murder in PostScript by Mary Winters
Murder in PostScript by Mary WintersA Lady of Letters Mystery #1Historical MysteryMarch 28, 2023 by BerkleyARC Review by Angela I love historical mysteries, but the ones I tend to pick up are dark and sinister. Murder in PostScript is a lighter, cozier addition to the genre. It introduces a down-to-earth protagonist who starts out as a mysterious advice columnist, Lady Agony, and ends up solving a murder. Amelia Amesbury is just a regular country girl who married a rich, but Continue Reading
Blog Tour and Excerpt- A Tempest at Sea by Sherry Thomas
A Tempest at Sea by Sherry ThomasLady Sherlock #7Historical MysteryMarch 14, 2023 by Berkley Summary: Charlotte Holmes’s brilliant mind and deductive skills are pulled into a dangerous investigation at sea in this new mystery of the bestselling Lady Sherlock series. After feigning her own death in Cornwall to escape from Moriarty’s perilous attention, Charlotte Holmes goes into hiding. But then she receives a tempting offer: Find a dossier the crown is desperately seeking, and Continue Reading