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The cook and the case of the missing children

Murder in the East End by Jennifer Ashley

January 8, 2021 by Catticus Finch Leave a Comment

This is book four in the Below Stairs series by Jennifer Ashley, set in Victorian England.  The series is unique in that the focus is on Kat Holloway, a cook in a grand house in Mayfair – an upstairs/downstairs premise that gives you a look into the workings of a large kitchen in that time period.  She is intelligent and resourceful, and her quick thinking has saved many a meal when the upstairs folk demand a menu change at the last minute.   But of course, […]

Filed Under: History, Mystery Tagged With: #historicalmystery, Below Stairs Book 4, Jennifer Ashley, Kat Holloway, victorian england

Catticus Finch's CBR13 Review No:2 · Genres: History, Mystery · Tags: #historicalmystery, Below Stairs Book 4, Jennifer Ashley, Kat Holloway, victorian england ·
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“Two hearts girl get the job done”

The Impossible Girl by Lydia Kang

January 28, 2019 by Bea Pants 1 Comment

  Mysteries that take place in old New York City are pretty much catnip for me. If you add in an interesting and capable female lead, I’m pretty much all in. Naturally, The Impossible Girl by Lydia Kang roped me right in with both. Set in Manhattan in 1850, the book features a healthy dose of weird history, a mystery I only partially figured out and a protagonist with skill and grit that the author shows and doesn’t tell. Before a change in legislation made […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Mystery Tagged With: #historicalmystery, #oldnewyork, cbr11

Bea Pants's CBR11 Review No:4 · Genres: Fiction, History, Mystery · Tags: #historicalmystery, #oldnewyork, cbr11 ·
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