Review: Another great Regency period Author and Murder Mystery
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 29, 2013
Loving Regency period murder mysteries I found this book hard to put down. The characters and story are very well developed and move along at a good pace without losing integrity or context of characters and plot. The main characters, Harry Honeywood (short for Harriet) and her antagonist and eventual co-conspirator, the Viscount Aubrey Talisker, are a joy to observe in their often very funny confrontations and romantic sidesteps. The author knows how to banter words. Harry has come from her country home to London for the "season" and she is not what is the normal debutante. Although she has poise and knows what the "ton" expect of a debutante, she is outspoken, adventurous, smart, and inclined to break the mold of normal female behavior when she is bored or on a mission. Along with their third co-conspirator, Charles Lampforth, the three endeavor to set right for those which the murdered Lord Scoundrel has wronged. I can't elaborate without a spoiler so I'll stop here. This book reads like a cozy with guts and I'm greatly anticipating the next book for which I hope to be a series containing these characters. If not, I will buy it anyway. This author is very good.