Benedict Brown

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There is a lot of real history revealed, but the author does state that there is a bit of poetic license about some of the timelines. For me, the very best part was the afterwords which explained all of the serendipitous ways that the novel interacted with real history. Fantastic! Loved it!
The story? Great fun and more interesting than most. Great path of investigation.
I requested and received an EARC from Storm Publishing via NetGalley. Thank you!… (mais)

It’s 1928 in England. Marius Quinn and Lady Isabella Montague have learned that some of their old friend from Hurtwood village may be in serious danger. The three Heaton cousins have all received notes threatening death. Marius and Quin head home to investigate with the aid of Scotland Yard Inspector Lockwood. But shortly after, they arrive, one of the Heatons is found dead and it’s is a race against the clock to save the others.

The Hurtwood Village Murders is the second Marius Quin Mystery and its a fun, entertaining historical cozy mystery with a nice touch of tongue-in-cheek humour running through it. Marius and Bella are extremely likeable protagonists and we learn a great deal more about their backgrounds but I think my favourite character is Percy, Quin’s basset hound. The mystery was interesting and kept me guessing right up to the big reveal near the end. The story ends with a hint of what the next mystery will be for Marius and Bella and I am so here for it.

Thanks to Netgalley and Storm Publishing for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review… (mais)