Review: Good Historical Mystery
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 25, 2012
I received this book free from Library Thing to read and review. This story is a companion to another one, Accomplished in Murder, which is part of this series. However, the reader does not need to read both to enjoy and understand the stories because the connection between the two is not very complex and has no bearing on either story. In this story, Mariah Featherstone is visiting a country friend when a murder takes place. This strong, intelligent detective takes it upon herself to figure out who did the murder, thereby exonerating a former beau who has been charged with the murder. As in the other story, this strong female lead, living in the Victorian era, finds some difficulty maneuvering her way through the events. However, she prevails and succeeds. As in the other story, I found the strong female lead inspiring and refreshing and the other characters and storyline authentic. I do wish the story could have gone on longer because I wanted to get to know Mariah better and to not feel so rushed reading through the story. I hope there will be more of this series, though I wish the author would consider writing something longer than a novella. She definitely writes well enough and the stories and characters are interesting enough to be a regular, full-length novel.