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The first book in this 1930s gothic mystery series was just a so-so for me, but this second installment was really good!

I warmed all the way up to main characters Rachel Savernake, amateur detective, and Jacob Flint, intrepid crime reporter, and this mystery with its maze of interconnecting murders was so fun. Secret clubs, debauchery, lions and tigers, frame jobs… climaxing with a Clue-esque stormy night at a crumbling mansion. 🖤

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This is historical crime fiction set in England in 1930. It is the second in a series about a young women called Rachel Savernake, who is an amateur detective. She tries to solve a series of possible murders, that at first are deemed not murder. She is joined by journalist Jacob Flint. She goes to an estate, Mortmain Hall with she tries to solve the case like in an Agatha Christie style. I enjoyed it, I did not figure out the murderer. #crimebooks

I decided to do the letter E in my alphabet challenge this month too.

1. Mortmain Hall by Martin Edwards
2. Eyes Like Mine by Sheena Kamal

Already read the tagged book and plan to read the other on next week!

“The man was dying.”

Ah classic-style Christie-like mystery. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Come to dinner, we‘ll solve a murder.

Shortest Summary Ever: Rachel Savernake is into crime as a hobby (eh I don‘t judge), so she invites some folks over who were acquitted for their crimes. Are they innocent? There‘s a body and The Who-done-it revs up. Full review at ScrappyMags.com

I really enjoyed this mystery set in 1930 London. It‘s second in series so I really want to go back and read the first one to catch up on some backstory. The heroine is a bit of an enigma (lots of room for interesting discoveries), a rich, very clever independent young woman who was recently “liberated” from a remote island when her ailing father (an eccentric judge) passed away. She is rather obsessed with murder solving. ⬇️

I took me a while to get into this modern version of a golden age mystery but one I did I was hooked. It's a twisty tale that hovers somewhere between cozy and gothic. I believe it's the second of a proposed series. #Doublespin

My pick of good books from my April reads.

Set in the 1930‘s, this is a classic style murder mystery. It tells of Rachel Savernake, a wealthy, semi reclusive woman who lives in a large home with a staff of the Truelove family, who she is close to. Rachel is also an amateur sleuth.

Staying at Mortmain Hall with a group of people, a murder is committed and Rachel begins to investigate and find a killer. What links these guests?

An amateur criminologist brings together several people who literally got away with murder. What could possibly go wrong?

This second book in the series set in the 1930s was much better than the first. I really enjoyed it. 4🌟

Thanks to NetGalley & publishers, Head of Zeus, for the opportunity to read an ARC. #NetGalley

⭐️⭐️⭐️ This was on the cusp as a pick or so-so. It‘s an homage to Golden Age Crime that I felt tried a little too hard and got bogged down with descriptions. I love Martin Edwards work as a historian and editor. This book was only ok. For full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3179168426 Publication Date: 02 April 2020