A Taste for Killing (A Bradecote and Catchpoll Investigation #10) by Sarah Hawkswood~ PreOrder your copy Now!

 #ATasteforKilling #NetGalley 4.5 stars rounded up to 5. Thanks to Allison & Busby and the great Author Sarah Hawkswood for this 10th outing on Bradecote and Catchpoll ( and let us not forget the young undersheriff Walkelin, who is rising in prowess).

A Medieval Mystery which is always to my liking, and was so glad to read about the new addition to Under Sheriff's family! Of course they solved the complicated mystery, maybe the crime scene could have been discussed a bit less, but a very fine read!

Happily waiting for the next outing!

The Stone Rose ~ The Rose Trilogy by Carol McGrath~ Enthralling and Amazingly Vivid ~ Preorder your copy now!

#TheStoneRose #NetGalley. 5 Stars~   

"London, 1350. Agnes, daughter of a stonemason, is struggling to keep her father's trade in a city decimated by plague. And then she receives a mysterious message from the disgraced Queen Isabella: mother of King Edward III, and widow of Edward II. Isabella has a task that only Agnes can fulfil. She wants her truth to be told. "

" The third instalment of Carol McGrath's acclaimed She-Wolves Trilogy: the gripping series exploring the tumultuous lives and loves of three queens of England - and of three women who lived in their shadow.

Based on the extraordinary true story of the female stonemason who carved a queen's tomb!"

Huge thanks to Carol McGrath, Headline Accent and NetGalley for this very engrossing historical novel. I really read this one straight through, first time I've done that since 2020, it was positively enthralling. Could NOT put it down!

Actually two stories about the life of  Isabella and Edward, as well as  the young female stonemason  who carves and decorates her tomb with her " stone roses", are  intertwined in an almost seamless way, although 30 years or so apart.

There was so very much little known historical data, that I'll be rereading it quite soon to make sure I absorb it all.  I need to understand more about all these real persons in this tale.  Carol McGrath's historical novels are always impeccably researched and contain vivid characters.

Book #1 The Silken Rose is about  Allenore (Eleanor) wife to Henry III

Book # 2 of the She-Wolves Trilogy is The Damask Rose about Eleanor of Castile, wife to Henry II ( the Eleanor Crosses )  I'll go back and get that one now! ) I believe I have anxiously waited for, read and enthusiastically reviewed all of Carol's novels over several years.

#MurderonMadisonSquare #NetGalley ~ (Gaslight Mystery #25) by Victoria Thompson ~ Terrific!! -5 Stars - Preorder now!

#MurderonMadisonSquare #NetGalley. Thanks to Victoria Thompson and Berkley Publishing.

I've read I've read and reviewed every one of her Gaslight mysteries at least twice and buy them as gifts. I'm very happy to have this one, #25 to review.

It was a great read as always with some surprises at the end. I was hoping for a wedding or a baby announcement, maybe next time! I guess what I love the most is how all the main characters have gotten together as one big family type situation! The mysteries are also very well done, not too scary at all. Just right, and the awards the author has gotten highlight that.

This mystery had a somewhat different twist at the end and everyone had a different take on it. The historical context in all the mysteries makes them special also, this one was no exception. Frank and Sarah attend the Madison Square Garden Auto Show in 1900 and the murders abound!

Frank, Sarah, Gino, and Maeve all participate in investigating. It's a very good thing that the older Mrs. Malone is there to watch the children. Loved it!!. Thanks to Victoria Thompson and Berkley Publishing.