A series obviously written for American anglophiles. Kate Hamilton is an American antiques dealer who is in a small Sussex village where mysteries happen. Her boss is in the hospital and there has been a murder in her shop during a village fete involving an estate she is hoping to handle. She’s a widow and her boyfriend a police inspector. An good read, but the ending is over the top dramatic, not really in keeping with the rest of the book ( )

After the goings on at Finchley Hall, Kate Hamilton is happy to be running her elderly friend Ivor Tweedy's antique shop while he recovers from hip surgery. It's May and the Suffolk town of Long Barston is ready to celebrate their May Fair, with a pageant based on an age-old local tale of the Green Maiden. A widowed recluse shows up at the shop with piece of ancient Chinese pottery, hoping to sell. Soon, Kate is embroiled in a story of murder, and antiquities reparation. Another very well-done book in this series. The setting is so richly described you can feel the dampness and the mystery has so many twists I sometimes had to look back to check on family connections. ( )

This is the third book featuring Kate Hamilton. I didn’t realize that when I decided to read the book but don’t let that deter you if you haven’t read the previous books – it really didn’t make a difference in my enjoyment of this tale. Kate is an antique dealer from America working in a friend’s shop while he recovers from surgery. She is also spending time with a certain Detective Inspector named Tom with whom she has been falling in love.

Then disaster strikes and an expensive Chinese vase is stolen from her friend’s shop. He can’t afford to replace it and it wasn’t insured. What is Kate going to do? She is on the trail of the mystery! What follows is a fun, detailed mystery with a cast of quirky yet endearing characters. The who done it isn’t overly complicated and just enough fun to keep the pages turning and the location makes it interesting.

Kate is smart and uses common sense and her knowledge of the art world to piece together the mystery of who stole the Chinese vase in a way that keeps the reader engaged while also teaching a little about art and art history. I will definitely look forward to further installments of this series. ( )

This third book of, "A Kate Hamilton Mystery" series is a delightful cozy mystery set in the charming British village of Long Barston. The several red herrings and twists and turns navigated throughout the story made this a most enjoyable and engaging read. The characters are well fleshed out and the scene settings are beautifully described. There are dead bodies encountered, but true to cozy form, the descriptions are not graphic. This story focused on the antiques industry and incorporated aspects of police procedurals as the protagonist, Kate, is involved with the mysteries as well as the investigating detective. There is a touch of romance, yet again nothing concerning.

Although this book may well stand on its own, it would serve the reader well to start at the series' beginning to get the development of the background story. So back to the beginning, this reader goes! ( )

This third book in the Kate Hamilton series is another outstanding installment. Absolutely loved it and I'm not even a fan of antiques. However, I am a big fan of compelling, complex, and interesting plots and this books certainly has that. It pulled me in from the start.

Here, Kate, who owns an American antiques store, is filling in for the owner of a British antiques store who is in a rehab facility. This gives Kate a chance to spend time with her significant other, Tom, a Detective Inspector.

A plot based on events from long ago and then, of course, there's a murder to be solved.

Very highly recommended!! More please.

(I received a copy of this book from the publisher, via Net Galley, in exchange for a fair and honest review.) ( )