Tag: historical fiction murder mystery
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Shocking Historical Details in Anna Lee Huber’s A Bitter Cut
I didn’t know what book would get me out of my slumpish reading, especially considering how busy things have been for me as of late. I was thinking it may be a NZ fiction from my shelf, or a translated novel given my library pick up at the end of August contained several. But I…
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I’ve Been Waiting All Year For Murder at Somerset House by Andrea Penrose
It may sound like an exaggeration, but it feels like I have been waiting all year for Murder at Somerset House, the ninth book in the Wrexford and Sloane mystery series by Andrea Penrose. I love this series, so much so I slowly add new releases to my bookshelf collection when the right print size…
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Dangerous Book Recs
These book recs are for those wanting a little more thrill to their scary, a little more suspense to their spooky, and a lot more of a fear factor in their read. Unlike Witchy Book Recs and Haunting Book Recs, I feel this category has a lot more variety and possibility. From fantasy to historical…
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The Gages are Back in Anna Lee Huber’s A Tarnished Canvas
Now that I am reading this series as each book is getting published, I have quite positive feelings about the Gages and the Kiera Darby Mystery series as a whole. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, they say, and on top of that, A Tarnished Canvas, the new instalment in the long-running series, has the…
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Trouble is Brewing in C.S. Harris’ Sebastian St. Cyr Mystery Who Will Remember
It’s about time I returned to my historical fiction murder mystery roots and picked up another regency era read. Thankfully, Who Will Remember by C.S. Harris arrived on the holds shelf for me and I could not wait to pick it up! This is the 20th novel in the series – yes, you read that…
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Andrea Penrose Returns with Murder at King’s Crossing
An Andrea Penrose book has finally come across my bookshelf once again. Murder at King’s Crossing, the eighth instalment in the Wrexford and Sloane Mystery series, brings with it a mix of joy and heartbreak, love and betrayal, and political intrigue and family ties. Thankfully, I was able to pick this up before the end…
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Complete Immersion in C.S. Harris’s What Cannot Be Said
It has been months, if not a year, since I last read a C.S. Harris book, but the incredible immersion and atmosphere of the Regency-era London has hooked me in once more with her newest release, What Cannot Be Said. When a sweet summer picnic is ruined by the gruesome deaths of a mother and…
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My July 2024 Reading Summary
Overall mood: energised. Returning to uni feels like I’ve been gifted a second wind, making reading and the pursuit of reading rewarding and therapeutic, even when it comes to the academic articles and theses I must read alongside my fiction. I enjoy the reading I do, and with the reads I’ve had this month that…
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A Deceptive Composition – Anna Lee Huber Delivers Another Engaging Plot
As far as historical fiction murder mystery releases go, A Deceptive Composition is certainly topping the charts in terms of interest and balance between action plots and relationship plots this year. This addition to the Lady Darby mystery series is one of my favourites, and the narrative direction is one I will not forget. Continuing…
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Deanna Raybourn Returns with A Grave Robbery, But is it a Swing and a Miss?
Deanna Raybourn’s A Grave Robbery is the ninth book in the Veronica Speedwell series, but I fear it may be the last I read. While this series has interesting characters and strong personalities directing the plot, it seems to lack the depth and complexities of everyday life that I enjoy seeing in these historical fiction…