The Case of the Late Pig by Margery Allingham
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Campion attended the funeral of an old school pupil, 'Pig' Peters, 37, only for five months later being confronted with the recently dead body of Peters.
An enjoyable historical mystery

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Persuaded: The Story of Elizabeth Elliot by AnnaMarie Wallace
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A Persuasion variation where in 1800 while at school fifteen year old Elizabeth Elliot is informed of the death of her mother. Now it is her duty to be one mistress of Kellynch without knowing how. Unfortunately for the estate and its dependents she fails. Why does she invite Penelope Clay to Bath.
An entertaining and well-written story

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The Rookery Killer by Lana Williams
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

1884. The prime suspect in a cold case - that of the murder of Mr Greystone, Edgarton, has escaped from gaol. Did he get help. Then a prison guard is murdered. But who is helping him and involved in his criminal activities.
An entertaining historical mystery

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Beware of Greeks by Peter Tonkin
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

1199 BC. While on his shipboard journey Captain Odysseus and his crew come across various murdered bodies.
An enjoyable historical mystery

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A Change of Heart: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by E.A. Batten
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

In this Pride & Prejudice Variation, what if Darcy did not make the Hunsford proposal because Elizabeth reacted angrily to the Colonel and his story of Bingley. As the Colonel informs Darcy, Darcy's actions change and so the future changes.
An enjoyable and well-written tale..Which I think could have been expanded to give more time to the Colonel and his romance.
Yet again another re-read in my quest to read a Colonel and Mary pairing

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Service of a Friend: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Kate Speck
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

In this Pride and Prejudice variation, Darcy does not arrive in Hertfordshire until the Netherfield Ball. Having missed one opportunity to be rude and arrogant he finds another.
An enjoyable re-read, though mostly only of interest in the epilogue

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DEATH on an ALLOTMENT: A 1952 Detective mystery by Peter Zander-Howell
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

June 1952. Allotment holder Freddie Dunthorne is found dead in his shed. DI Peter Malan is called in because of the suspicious circumstances.
An enjoyable police procedural mystery

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