Miss Withers Regrets by Stuart Palmer
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Lt Pat Montague has arrived back in the States and decides to visit his ex-girlfriend, now a married Mrs Helen Abbott Cairns. Only to arrive at the house to find her husband dead. When he is arrested Hildegarde Withers decides to investigate.
An entertaining historical mystery

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

Norman and Slater are employed to investigate a ten year old crime. Debbie Harris is convinced her brother, Stevie, is innocent of the murder of his wife though found guilty and in prison.
An enjoyable modern mystery

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The Case of the Poisonous Papyrus by Sean McLachlan
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

January 1921. Sir Augustus Wall's friend Moustafa has been arrested for the supposed killing of a British policeman. With Faisal busy as a street boy friend has been kidnapped, will both be able to save Moustafa.
An entertaining historical mystery

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The Nunnery: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Anne Morris
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

In this Pride and Prejudice variation Mrs Bennet has been dead for a long while, leaving conflicting memories with her daughters, reflecting how they have lived their lives. But now winter has returned to Meryton and more gentlemen become stranded in Meryton starting with Bingley and Darcy, but they are soon joined by Colonel Fitzwilliam. Very soon they met the Bennet daughters of The Nunnery. The colonel decides to help them, but can they change and will there be a happy ending for any of them.
An entertaining variation with a lovable Colonel. Another re-read. Again.

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Death by Takeaway / Christmas Novella by P.F. Ford
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

1. Norman and Naomi Darling are employed firstly to I.D. a Jane Doe who turns out to be Jenny Radstock, Slater's ex-girlfriend. The police decided it was suicide by a drug overdose, but they are not convinced.
2. christmas Novella - Norman and Darling investigate thefts at an arts college.
Entertaining modern mysteries

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Chantecoq and the Amorous Ogre by Arthur Bernède
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

1920s Paris. Attracting the attention of Boris 1 of Sokovia results in Francine Gardannes supposedly sent to the state prison at the Saint-Paul Fortress. Chantecoq is employed by her mother and fiance to find her.
An enjoyable historical mystery

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Mayhem by Keith Moray
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Malton, 1361. Justice of the Peace Sir Ralph de Mandeville holds a routine session of the peace when a formal plea of mayhem is instigated. But another death, and rumours of revenants abound. Sir Ralph and his assistans must separate superstitions from the evil humans.
An entertaining and well-written historical mystery with its likeable and interesting main characters. Another good addition to this enjoyable series.
An ARC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest

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