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Another fantastic effort from Tasha Alexander.
I love Lady Emily.
I REALLY love Colin Hargreaves.
Although I think this mid-to-late Victorian period in which the books are set would have been far too silly for me (I feel the same way about meetings, so it's possible that I need to adjust my standards), I enjoy seeing Emily romp all over it.
This particular mystery has so many Georgette Heyer themes, but written by a contemporary author: the London season, arranged marriages, nobility, and a royal wh ...more
I love Lady Emily.
I REALLY love Colin Hargreaves.
Although I think this mid-to-late Victorian period in which the books are set would have been far too silly for me (I feel the same way about meetings, so it's possible that I need to adjust my standards), I enjoy seeing Emily romp all over it.
This particular mystery has so many Georgette Heyer themes, but written by a contemporary author: the London season, arranged marriages, nobility, and a royal wh ...more
A Poisoned Season (Lady Emily, # 2) By Tasha Alexander
Set in the Victorian Era, a burglar is stealing items that belonged to the Queen. Then a murder occurs, one of the owners of stolen items turns up dead. Lady Emily Ashton is determined to find out who the culprit is. Also it appears that Lady Emily has a stalker, and (she is) beginning a romance with Colin Hargreaves.
The perfect who-done-it. The plot is fast paced, with a lot of twists turns and secrets. The cast of characters is large, each ...more
Set in the Victorian Era, a burglar is stealing items that belonged to the Queen. Then a murder occurs, one of the owners of stolen items turns up dead. Lady Emily Ashton is determined to find out who the culprit is. Also it appears that Lady Emily has a stalker, and (she is) beginning a romance with Colin Hargreaves.
The perfect who-done-it. The plot is fast paced, with a lot of twists turns and secrets. The cast of characters is large, each ...more
This is the second entry I've read in the Lady Emily cozy mystery series which takes place in Victorian England. In the first novel Lady Emily solves her husbands murder and stumbles on to an investigative quality that she never knew she possessed. In this novel her relationship with her husbands friend Colin deepens as she investigates the disappearance of items that belonged to Marie Antoinette that have been disappearing from some of the finest homes in London. Along the way her reputation ta
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