Book Review: Rhys Bowen’s Royal Flush
It’s scandalous, but Lady Georgie is desperate for work and tries housecleaning and hired companion before being sent home on a secret mission for Queen and Scotland Yard.
Genre: historical mystery
Book Review: Anne Perry’s The Cater Street Hangman
I received this book for free from my own shelves in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Source: my own shelves The Cater Street Hangmanby Anne Perry historical mystery in a Kindle edition that was published by Fawcett Books on October 12, 1998 and has 288 pages.Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Death in the Devil’s Acre, Cardington Crescent, Silence in Hanover Close, Bethlehem Road, Callander Square, Paragon Walk, Resurrection Row, Rutland Place, Farriers’ Lane, Bluegate Fields, Midnight at Marble Arch, A Christmas Hope, Dark Tide RisingFirst in the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt historical mystery series set in Victorian England in 1881. My Take I can’t believe that in all the years I’ve been reading this series, I missed the very beginning. I’m not sure if I’m not as impressed with this start because I’m bringing expectations to it or if it’s simply the typical rough start authors sometimes have. I have enjoyed getting the baseline, however. What assholes men of the time were! A woman is killed and that automatically means she is immoral!?? Then there’s […]
Book Review: Peter Tremayne’s The Dove of Death
Attacked by a pirate vessel, the captain of an Irish ship and a prince, are murdered. Fidelma of Cashel and Brother Eadulf are determined to bring the killers to justice…
Book Review: Rhys Bowen’s A Royal Pain
1930s London and Lady Georgiana – thirty-fourth in line to the throne – has a lot on her plate, but little in her cupboards, when her new houseguest, the Bavarian princess, shows up.
Book Review: Rhys Bowen’s Her Royal Spyness
Broke and fleeing an engagement, Lady Georgiana must clear her family name, when an arrogant Frenchman trying to swipe her family estate winds up dead in her bathtub,
Book Review: Rhys Bowen’s Naughty in Nice
Lady Georgiana is sent to Nice on a secret assignment by the Queen that’s nothing to sneeze at — recover the Queen’s stolen snuff box.
Book Review: Charles Todd’s A Bitter Truth
WWI nurse Bess Crawford helps a frightened young woman, only to discover no good deed ever goes unpunished when she finds herself falsely accused of murder.
Book Review: Anne Perry’s Bethlehem Road
I received this book for free from my own shelves in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Source: my own shelves Bethlehem Roadby Anne Perry historical mystery in a paperback edition that was published by Fawcett Books on June 30, 1991 and has 313 pages.Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Death in the Devil’s Acre, Cardington Crescent, Silence in Hanover Close, The Cater Street Hangman, Callander Square, Paragon Walk, Resurrection Row, Rutland Place, Farriers’ Lane, Bluegate Fields, Midnight at Marble Arch, A Christmas Hope, Dark Tide RisingTenth in the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt mystery series set in the late 19th century in London revolving around Thomas’ career as a policeman and the help provided him by Charlotte. My Take A horrifying look at the lack of women’s rights in the late 19th century in England. I really don’t care what excuses the Establishment came up with as to why women couldn’t think for themselves. When Florence Ivory unleashes her tirade at Charlotte…I just wanted to cry. It’s all well and good to make laws forcing women to […]
Book Review: Rhys Bowen’s The Last Illusion
Molly is off to see Houdini at the theater, but something goes wrong and Mrs.Houdini hires Molly as bodyguard/investigator.
Book Review: Rhys Bowen’s Bless the Bride
A Chinese bride goes missing, and when Molly is asked, she agrees to find her…even though she’s promised Daniel she’ll give up detecting after they’re married.