"Royal Flush" Her Royal Spyness Mystery (#3) Rhys Bowen ~ Such an Enjoyable Series~

 I don't remember reading this Royal Spyness book before really, maybe I do remember bits of it but it was SO GREAT ! It got this .. "Finalist 2009 Agatha Award for Best Novel" on "Stop You're Killing me and was just very exciting.

Georgie is "sent" to Castle Rannoch and solves several mysteries that were connected to each other.

Darcy and she firmly seem to be together and her grandfather is in Scotland with her too. Poor little Podge, her nephew is kidnapped briefly and Binky was also invalided. Before I forget, Georgie's mother ends up at Scotland in the "mix". Wow!

This one is a 'Must Read', but then so are the first and second. I myself am rereading the entire series from the beginning, buying one or two and library loans also!

Miss Morton and the English House Party Murder ~Catherine Lloyd ~ 5 Stars - PreOrder NOW-!!

 

#MissMorton and theEnglish House Party Murder #NetGalley 

5 Stars 

Thanks to Kensington, NetGalley and of course Catherine Lloyd for this ARC. I was thrilled to get this new book in Catherine Lloyd's new Regency series. 

I have been waiting for this one, as her last mystery series, Kurland St. Mary are favorites that I read ( and reread) with pleasure.

The mystery was a mystery until the end and very much kept my attention. Caroline is a delightful character, as is the Doctor, and Caroline's new employer. Please keep them coming!

BelleGreene A Novel ~ Alexandra Lapiere #BelleGreene #NetGalley

 

#BelleGreene #NetGalley   4.5 stars round up to 5 ! 

Thanks to Alexandra Lapierre author and her translator for this fine work. I had read another authors work and had to balance and compare this one. My Book Club read the other book and we very much wanted to know more actual details, which this one did have.

There is no doubt this family did their best in a world that was unaccepting of different ethnicities. Was it wise overall, who actually could make that decision? Possibly the "we all sink or swim together" seems pretty dictatorial, but by whose standards?

I am very happy to have gotten this book and let others in my book club know. They were also enthusiastic to get it.

God Rest Ye, Royal Gentlemen - A Royal Spyness Mystery - Great read! 5 Stars

 I really enjoyed this one, Georgie and Darcy are a fun read even thought the subject is murder. Georgie's household for Christmas was amusing too, Granddad, her mother and her brother and family were heart warming.

It got topped off by the fact of a baby coming, can't wait for that!

The Midnight Hour- The Brighton Mysteries- Thanks Elly Griffiths and Mariner bBooks- Best of Series So Far~

 #TheMidnightHour #NetGalley Thanks to the great Elly Griffiths and Mariner Books for this awesome read! I think it is the best so far of this series, I did not want it to end! The series, formerly "Magic Men Mysteries"is now "The Brighton Mysteries" with a much enlarged cast of characters.

"The Brighton police force is on the hunt for another killer, but this time they have some competition—a newly formed all-women’s private eye firm, led by none other than the police chief’s wife."

if you think that doesn't get complicated, add Max Mephisto, DI Bob and Meg Connolly the Constable.

Verity Malone's husband Bert Billington was poisoned - Boom- right at the beginning of the story! The list of who would hate him enough to kill him grew and grew!

The cast of women investigators PI Emma Holmes (Wife of Police Superintendant) Sam Collins also grew with DC Meg added into their small group. The ladies carried the day! Wonderful! 

A Dreadful Destiny - A Libertus Mystery of Roman Britain - Rosemary Rowe~

  "An unwelcome proposal of marriage has far-reaching repercussions in this skilfully plotted historical mystery. April, CE 194."

#ADreadfulDestiny #NetGalley Thanks Severn House and Rosemary Rowe for this ARC. Now I am wondering if this is the last time I see Libertus, it sure WAS "A Dreadful Destiny"! I won't give spoilers but poor Gwella and the rest of the family.

I have always enjoyed the author's take on Roman Britain and this one was terrific up to maybe the last third and something happened. Fortunately Libertus will either end up bouncing back OR will he actually go back to his Celtic nobleman roots I WOULD like to hear more from him about the Celtic part of his life? Hopefully..

Brass Lives - Chris Nickson- A Tom Harper Mystery~ Best of the Series~ PreOrder Now!

 Having read all the books in this series, I feel qualified to say this, Book #9, was the best of them all!The story line never quit, one event after another kept happening until the very last page. Tom Harper and his family have so much depth after eight books, that there was a constant interplay of different happenings that were gripping.

DCI Harper and his colleagues from years past all coalesce to solve what seemed like an endless and ever growing list of crimes. An actual list which the inspector pinned up on his office wall and added to as they went along. Starting with an American criminal based "loosely" on a real man who was a product of Leeds incidents of increasing importance occurred. Pressure was put on the various divisions that Harper was in charge of by the newspapers and other city officials.

Added to that is the facts that 20 years have occurred since the first book, and both Tom and his wife Annabelle are aging. Their daughter Mary, a business woman now is engaged to be married. Now she and her father must conspire in their protection of a possible live changing event for his wife and her "Mam".

From the author's ending of the book, I am hoping we are going to be expecting a tenth in the series as "War" has been mentioned by the Chief Constable and the Home Office. DCI Harper needs to start preparing for replacements in the force as well as changed in his personal life. I'll be waiting!