The Return of Hester Lynton: Ten New Detective Mysteries by Tony Evans
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

1. The Case of the Fanshaw Inheritance - 1882 - The first cousin to decipher the clues will inherit. Albert Fanshaw asks the help of Hester.
2. The Case of the stolen Leonardo - Who did steal the painting, and how and why.
3. The Case of the Missing Professor - 1885 - Professor Ambrose Dixon has gone missing with a sensitive document belonging to the War Office.
4 The Mystery of the Locked Room - 1891 - Miss Adeline Cormac is discovered dead, in a locked room at the family home. Her sister Mrs Lucy Millar is not convinced that it is suicide.
5 The Adventure of the Damond Necklace - 1895 - Unfortunately the diamond necklace given by the Duke of Walton to Lady Ellen Talbot has been stolen. She has her suspicions and approaches Hester for help.
6 The Case of the Kidnapped Schoolboy - 1888 - Nine year old Daniel Arnold has been abducted and a ransom note sent to his parents. Can Hester find the boy.
7 The Puzzle of the Whitby Housemaid - 1890 - On holiday in Whitby, they are approached by Bram Stoker to help his landlady, Mrs Veazey, as she is concerned about the health of an ex-maid, Lucy Dillot.
8 The Case of the Russian Icon - Mrs Eliza Ward, publican, has been selling her dead husband’s collectables and believes she has been defrauded, morally but not illegally.
9 The Case of the Naked Clergyman - 1897 - Miss Harriet Dowson of Ledbury Grange is concerned about the behaviour of her father, retired Reverand Alfred Dowson.
10 The Problem of Oscar Wilde - Friend of Wilde, Edmund Trilling has been burgled and letters from Wilde to Trilling have been stolen. A request for money for their return has been received.

Ten short historical stories written from the point of view of Hester Lynton's friend and former employee, Ivy Rogerson. The stories are a mixture of danger, playful exchanges and the portrayal of strong women, set in Victorian England.
An entertaining and well-written collection of short historical mysteries, with its likeable main characters
An ARC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.


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