Requiem in Vienna by J. Sydney Jones
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

1899. A series of incidents surround opera director Gustav Mahler. Is someone attempting to kill him? Lawyer Karl Werthen investigates. An enjoyable historical mystery

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By Trade and by Trust: A pride and prejudice variation by Jayanth Subramanyan
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This Pride and Prejudice continues as Darcy and Elizabeth have married, and Jane has a son with Weston. The remaining Bennets finally arrive at Pemberley but what of the Bingleys.
An entertaining and well-written story

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The Body In The Trees: A Bowman Of The Yard Investigation by Richard James
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

1892. Detectives Bowman and Graves are sent to the village of Larton to investigate 3 deaths, all deemed suicides. Overall an enjoyable enough mystery

(Time that Bowman's problems and his alcoholism became secondary to the mystery, it has become annoying as if he was the only one to suffer the lose of a partner.)

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Death by Sports Car by P.F. Ford
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Lizzie Becker has just received a text message from her daughter Lilly's phone. But Lilly died in a car accident severl years ago, driven by her, according to the police. Finally a case for the duo, then they are employed to find a friend of Lilly's, Mickey. Who is supposes to be staying with his father.
An entertaining modern mystery

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The Apothecary’s Poison by Lana Williams
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

1884. Accounts clerk Theodore Crumpe dies after taking apothecary Tooley's nerve tonic. Inspector Field investigates. An enjoyable historical mystery

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The Devil In The Dock: A Bowman Of The Yard Investigation by Richard James
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

1892 D.I. Bowman is sent as security detail to the london docks, meanwhile a murdered man is found in Drury Lane. Is there a connection between the two.
An enjoyable historical mystery apart from details of his mental health


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Laughter Through Trials: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Linda Thompson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This Pride and Prejudice trilogy continues as Elizabeth Bennet is now in town to face the ton. Soon she is joined by Jane and Mary. Elizabeth continues to be irritatingly perfect which distracts from the story and does become boring. A bit of a sweet story though there is Lady Marjorie and Caroline Bingley with of course George Wickham to add some needed sourness. Liked the start of a possible romance for Mary, but not enough to buy the paperback of the first two volumes
An entertaining story, a re-read.

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