If It So Happened by S. Neha
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Two Pride and Prejjudice variations -
1. Mr Bingley lends a hand - Bingley helps Darcy and Elizabeth unite after Hunsford.
2. In Mr Darcy’s Shoes - the dead Grandmother Be et visits Elizabeth to show Darcy's development. How will this affect the future of the Bennets
Enjoyable stories

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Continental Crimes by Martin Edwards
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

1. The New Catacomb - A.C.Doyle - why is Burger showing his friend Kennedy his new find.
2. A Bracelet in Bruges - A.Bennett - a bracelet is lost or is it stolen
3. The Secret Garden - G.K.Chesterton - how was a stranger murdered in a locked garden
4. The Secret of the Magnifique - E.P. Oppenheim (1912) - why do three men meet in Paris.
5. Petit-Jean - I.Hay - (1931) - A thief and spy in in Belgium in WW1
6. The Lover of St Lys - F.T. Jesse (1919)- Is there a murderers the town.
7. Popeau Intervenes - M.B.Lowndes - can ex-detective Hercules Popeau prevent a murder
8. The Perfect Murder - S. Aumonier - (1926) - Can two brothers commit the perfect murder.
9. The Room in the Tower - J.J. Farjean - An author stays at a German castle with a tower for his writing.
10. The Ten-Franc Counter - H. de Vere Stacpoole - (1926) - Who murdered Madame Bertaux
11. Have You Got Everything You Want - A.Christie - (1933) - Taking a train journey a wife is unsure of her husband's intentions.
12. The Long Dinner - H.C.Bailey - (1935) - where does searching for a disappeared painter lead.
13. The Packet-Boat Murder - J.Bell - (1951) - a recap of a closed case.
14. Villa Almirante - M.Gilbert - (1959) - a death at a house party
Enjoyable short stories

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The Widower of Pemberley: An Elizabeth and Darcy Story by Timothy Underwood
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

A Pride and prejudice variation where due to the emotional damage from his first marriage Darcy is looking for a wife who is the opposite. He is starting his search in Meryton at the assembly.
An enjoyable variation

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The Sanctuary Seeker by Bernard Knight
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

1194 Newly appointed Crowner Sir John de Wolfe and his two assistants have a killing to solve, that of a crusader. Found in a stream in Widecombe Village, he is finally identified as Hubert de Bonneville. But there will more bodies found.
An entertaining historical mystery. A good start tothis series.

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Bury in Haste by Jean Rowden
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Minecliff 1956 Constable 'Thorny' Deepbriar finally gets a chance to detect when a young man from the village disappears. But are the other events just pranks.
An entertaining mystery

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The Prediction: A Murder Mystery by AG Barnett
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Cairngorm House Golf Resort. How does a prediction placed in a locked box become true. DI Munro investigates while magician Barry Holt asks questions.
An enjoyable modern mystery

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The Harlot of St. Cecelia's by Darcy Graves
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

London, 1923. Librarian Eden Brior is accidentally locked overnight in the St. Cecelia’s Library vault with Simon Cross, only to emerge to find the police and the body of Cross's estranged actress wife.
Detective Inspector William Garrett and his team investigate but Eden decides to ask questions as she is a suspect.
An entertaining and well-written historical mystery with its cast of likeable and interesting characters. A good start to this new series.
An ARC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

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