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
Review: A Sinister Revenge by Deanna Raybourn
A Sinister Revenge by Deanna RaybournVeronica Speedwell #8Historial Mystery03/07/2023 by BerkleyARC Review by Angela Veronica and Stoker are back! The conclusion of An Impossible Imposter left readers unsure of what this dynamic duo's relationship would look like going forward. Lots of uncertainty between them, with Stoker taking off on one of his trips in order to clear his mind, and Veronica not contacting him out of his own request. Then Stoker's brother, Tiberius, Lord Continue Reading
Angela’s Minis- Murder in Westminster by Vanessa Riley and Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
Murder in Westminster by Vanessa RileyHistorical MysteryLady Worthington Mysteries #1August 30, 2022 KensingtonARC This is one of those first books in a series that is super ambitious, there's a whole lot going on and at times I had to wonder how it would all fit together as the series progresses. Lady Abigail Worthing is the main character and detective in this mystery and I enjoyed her quite a bit. She's married to the absent James Monroe, Lord Worthing, who she met while solving Continue Reading
Blog Tour and Excerpt- The Secret of Bow Lane by Jennifer Ashley
The Secret of Bow Lane by Jennifer AshleyA Kat Halloway/ Below Stairs Mystery #6Historical MysteryAugust 2, 2022Berkley Book Summary: In Victorian-era London, amateur sleuth and cook Kat Holloway must solve a murder to claim an inheritance she didn’t know she had in a riveting new historical mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of Death at the Crystal Palace. A stranger who appears on Kat's doorstep turns out to be one Charlotte Bristow, legal wife of Joe Continue Reading
Blog Tour and Excerpt- When She Dreams by Amanda Quick
When She Dreams by Amanda QuickBurning Cove #6Historical Romance/MysteryMay 3, 2022 by Berkley About the Book: Return to 1930s Burning Cove, California, the glamorous seaside playground for Hollywood stars, mobsters, spies, and a host of others who find more than they bargain for in this mysterious town. Maggie Lodge, assistant to the reclusive advice columnist known only as Dear Aunt Cornelia to her readers, hires down-but-not-quite-out private eye Sam Sage to help track down the Continue Reading
Review: A Perilous Perspective by Anna Lee Huber
A Perilous Perspective by Anna Lee HuberA Lady Darby Detective Mystery #10Historical MysteryApril 19, 2022, by BerkleyARC Review by Angela The tenth book in the wonderful Lady Darby Mystery series starts out innocent enough, with a gathering of Kiera's family to celebrate the upcoming nuptials of Charlotte and Rye. Set in the Scottish Highlands, mainly at Rye's great uncle's estate, what starts out as a lovely time for the family, soon becomes a mess of murder, mystery, and art forgery. Continue Reading
Blog Tour and Excerpt: A Perilous Perspective by Anna Lee Huber
A Perilous Perspective by Anna Lee HuberLady Darby Mystery #10Historial MysteryApril 19, 2020, by Berkley Summary: An all-new historical mystery in this USA Today bestselling series featuring beloved inquiry agents Lady Kiera Darby and her dashing husband, Sebastian Gage. Argyll, Scotland. July 1832. After a trying few months in Edinburgh, Kiera and her husband and investigative partner, Sebastian Gage, are eager to escape to the Highlands with their three-month-old child. Kiera is Continue Reading