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The Lady Hardcastle series is a cozy balm for troubled times

The Burning Issue of the Day by T.E. Kinsey

Death Beside the Seaside by T.E. Kinsey

August 19, 2020 by pixifer Leave a Comment

It’s ridiculous how far behind I am on book reviews. I’d like to say I have an amazing reason, like I’ve been busy discovering a cure for cancer. But honestly, the pandemic has had me down and made me too stir crazy to sit still long enough to write these. And now I need to write 10 book reviews. Le sigh. I found the Lady Hardcastle series a couple of years ago. It’s an adorable cozy mystery series set in England the early 1900s. Lady […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: 1910s, cozy mystery, English village murder mystery, spy, Suffrage, Suffragette, T. E. Kinsey

pixifer's CBR12 Review No:41 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: 1910s, cozy mystery, English village murder mystery, spy, Suffrage, Suffragette, T. E. Kinsey ·
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I cannot think of a single damned thing to say that isn’t either a lie or a felony.

Hither Page by Cat Sebastian

May 27, 2019 by Emmalita 4 Comments

An English village mystery + spies + m/m romance. I received this as an ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review. If I have learned anything from the great British murder mystery tradition and Midsomer Murders, it’s that English villages are rife with scandal, secrets, and murder. Cat Sebastian, an avowed fan of Agatha Christie and her literary progeny, uses the British murder mystery tropes and stock characters as a back drop for a lovely romance between a war traumatized village doctor […]

Filed Under: Mystery, Romance Tagged With: Cat Sebastian, English village murder mystery, Hither Page, LGBTQ romance

Emmalita's CBR11 Review No:32 · Genres: Mystery, Romance · Tags: Cat Sebastian, English village murder mystery, Hither Page, LGBTQ romance ·
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