Showing posts with label historical English mystery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label historical English mystery. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 8, 2019

And Only To Deceive by Tasha Alexander, 320 pages

Emily agreed to wed Philip, the Viscount Ashton, primarily to escape her overbearing mother. Philip's death while on safari soon after their wedding left Emily feeling little grief, for she barely knew the dashing stranger.

But her discovery of his journals nearly two years later reveals a far different man than she imagined-a gentleman scholar and antiquities collector who apparently loved his new wife deeply. Emily's desire to learn more about her late husband leads her through the quiet corners of the British Museum and into a dangerous mystery involving rare stolen artifacts. To complicate matters, she's juggling two very prominent and wealthy suitors, one of whose intentions may go beyond matrimony into darker realms.


Tuesday, December 13, 2016

The Secrets of Wishtide by Kate Saunders, 334 pages

Laetitia Rodd, is the fifty-two year old widow of an archdeacon. She is occasionally called in by her brother, who is a barrister, to help investigate discreetly. This is one of the most interesting first books, in what will hopefully be a long series, that I've read in a long time.

Thursday, September 22, 2016

The Novice's Tale by Margaret Frazer, 229 pages

A historical mystery set in 1431 England, featuring a nun as the detective. Not bad
, but I don't think I'll pick up the others in the series.