I’ve been on a roll with historical mysteries lately after having taken a break for a while. I think I’m too cynical these days to really relax and enjoy most of them, but I count them as light reading. All the following were ebooks. The Wayward Apprentice (A Stephen Attebrook mystery Book 1) by Jason […]
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The Murder of Mary Russell: A novel of suspense featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes Author: Laurie R. King; Genre: Historical mystery; Format: Paperback; Publisher: Bantam (2017). I received this book, in exchange for an honest review, through my participation in the Early Reviewers group on Library Thing. Having read all the previous volumes in this
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Act of Treason: An Elizabethan Thriller Author: Frank Dickens; Genre: Historical Mystery; Format: Ebook; Publisher: Endeavour Press Ltd (2016). An Elizabethan mystery, this story is narrated by George Bullen in London, 1598. Mr. Bullen is a scribe; he writes letters and transcribes legal and financial documentation for those who cannot read or write. A stranger
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Dust and Shadow: An Account of the Ripper Killings by Dr. John H. Watson Written by: Lyndsay Faye; Narrated by: Simon Vance; Format: Audiobook. A pastiche of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories, this one takes place in 1888 London. The mystery, of course, is Jack the Ripper and the horrible murders that shocked
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Blood on the Water: A William Monk Novel by Anne Perry Genre: Historical Mystery; Publisher: Ballantine Books (2014); ISBN: 978-0345548436. Although I missed a couple of the latest books in the William Monk series by Anne Perry, I was sent this one in exchange for an honest review and was excited to get back on the
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Red Jacket: A Lute Bapcat Mystery by Joseph Heywood ASIN: B00MJD7H1Q This is the first volume in a series of historical mysteries starring Lute Bapcat, a newly-minted game warden in far northern Michigan just before WorldWar I. The location is what caught my attention, because ancestors of mine lived and worked on the Keweenaw Peninsula in
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The Midwife’s Revolt by Jodi Daynard Published by: Opossom Press (2013) ASIN: B00AHJ5J00 I do love a good historical novel or mystery, and this book includes both. Lizzie Boylston is a young widow in 1775 who lives near John and Abigail Adams in Braintree, Massachusetts. Lizzie is a midwife and healer, and although she grew
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Hell With the Lid Blown Off: An Alafair Tucker Mystery by Donis Casey Poisoned Pen Press (June 2014) ISBN: 978-1464202988 I had no idea that this book was the seventh in a series when I read it. You don’t have to have read the previous stories to understand and appreciate it. I enjoyed it very much and will
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