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Nobody's Sweetheart Now The First Lady Adelaide Mystery by Maggie Robinson Poisoned Pen Press Historical Fiction , Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 13 Nov 2018 Review What is more embarrassing than a cheating husband who dies while speeding along with his mistress? - one who comes back as a ghost, showing up at inopportune times providing irritating commentary and making you look quite mad. Not only does Lady Adelaide Compton have to deal with a corpse that inconveniently

The Poisoned Chalice Murder A 1920s English mystery by Diane Janes Severn House Historical Fiction Pub Date 01 Nov 2018 Review Diane James’s second 1920s mystery, The Poisoned Chalice Murder, is even more enjoyable than her debut - a stunning accomplishment. Frances Black and Tom Dod are a charming pair of amateur detectives, working well together despite a frisson of attraction they dare not act upon. Frances is the more perceptive of the duo, and the novel focuses on

Murder Flies the Coop by Jessica Ellicott Kensington Books Historical Fiction , Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 25 Sep 2018 Review Murder Flies the Coop, Jessica Ellicott’s new 1920s mystery, has charm in abundance as well as a distinctly British character. Beryl Helliwell, the American adventuress, and her friend Edwina are opposites in many ways, but they are also fast friends with a talent for solving mysteries. But being independent women has a downside - a dire lack of

The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton SOURCEBOOKS Landmark Sourcebooks Landmark Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 04 Sep 2018 Review The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle is one of the most unusual and memorable mysteries that I’ve read. It is easy to compare it to Groundhog Day where the protagonist repeats the same day until he gets it right and Quantum Leap, where the protagonist inhabits the bodies of different people trying to make things right. Both give yo

The Death Beat by Fiona Veitch Smith Lion Hudson IP Limited Lion Fiction Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 20 Oct 2017 Review The Death Beat is a fantastic historical mystery set in the 1920s. Part of the novel occurs on the boat from Britain to the US, but the bulk of the novel is set in the US. Although The Death Beat is a historical mystery, it brings up issues that are important today, including the treatment of immigrants, human trafficking, the use of immigrants as sl

The Corpse at the Crystal Palace A Daisy Dalrymple Mystery by Carola Dunn St. Martin's Press Minotaur Books Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 03 Jul 2018 Review The Corpse at the Crystal Palace is a charming 1920s mystery set in Britain. Unlike many set in the time period, it doesn’t focus on glamorous flappers and decadent society, instead focusing more on middle and upper class family life. The entire Dalrymple clan, as well as quite a few friends and relatives, play ma

Murder on the SS Rosa Lee Strauss Brown Books Publishing Group March 20, 2018 ISBN 9781612549941, 1612549942 Paperback | 160 pages $9.99 USD Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Cozy Review Murder on the SS Rosa is a fun 1920s cozy set aboard a steamship on the way to England. Ginger Gold is smart, sassy and with a title to boot. It’s no wonder she and her friend Haley are invited to dine at the captain’s table, where she gets a clear view of the players and the conflicts goi

Murder on the Flying Scotsman A Daisy Dalrymple Mystery by Carola Dunn St. Martin's Press Minotaur Books Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 24 Apr 2018 Review Murder on the Flying Scotsman is an entertaining historical mystery demonstrating clearly how monetary squabbling can lead a clan to turn on one another, and even resort to murder. The entire story takes place on the famous London-to-Edinburgh train, the Flying Scotsman. Alistair McGowan, a notorious miser, has summon

Island of the Mad A novel of suspense featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes by Laurie R. King Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine Bantam Historical Fiction , Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 12 Jun 2018 Review Normally I enjoy Holmesian fiction, but I had mixed feelings about Island of the Mad. On the one hand, it is a well plotted mystery filled with interesting subplots, on the other hand, it is not really what I would define as Holmesian. Holmes plays a much smal

The Study of Silence A Lady Evelyn Mystery by Malia Zaidi BookBaby Historical Fiction , Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 27 Feb 2018 Review The Lady Evelyn mysteries will appeal to fans of cozies set in the 1920s. The Study of Silence in the third Lady Evelyn novel, but it is not necessary to read the novels in order. In The Study of Silence, Lady Evelyn Carlisle is back at Oxford working on finishing her degree. Trouble, however is near at hand, and soon one of St Hugh’s respe