Death In Champagne: A brutal murder haunts the French countryside... by Cheryl Sawyer
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

1735 Cavaliers Constant and Renard investigate the death of two women. But what could be the motive and by whom.
An entertaining and well-written historical mystery

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Toad in the Hole by A.G. Barnett
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

1950 Ted 'Toad' Slade, moneylender has been kiĺled. So Gertie Bundle decides to investigate before the police arrest the wrong person.
An enjoyable short story

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Mrs. Bennet Leaves Longbourn: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Amelia Grace Royce
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A Pride and Prejudice variation where after the Netherfield Ball where she was ridiculed by Bennet and Elizabeth, Mrs Bennet decides to leave Longbourn. Soon the family realise the extent of her involvement in Longbourn. But does she feel the need to return.
An entertaining variation

Proof read - Collins arrives twice, at the Ball, then arrives later. - sister’s childhood home - od Anne darcy about Pemberley

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The Silence of Miss Mary Bennet: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Brian Blum
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

3* for the story about Mary who watches and observes not just Longbourn and its inhabitants but also Meryton, but it really needs to be proofread

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House of Peril by Cara Devlin
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

December 1821. Hugh, Viscount Neatham, is summoned by Bow Street’s Chief Magistrate to the carriage house of Messinger M.P. where the body of a female, later identified as Miss Penelope Harwood, daughter to an impoverished baron, has been found. But what could be the possible motive for her death and by whom.
An entertaining and well-written historical mystery with its likeable and interesting main characters. Another good addition to this enjoyable series.
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The Entail and the Excellent Mrs. Bennet: A Pride and Prejudice Vagary by N.M. Woods
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A Pride and Prejudice variation. With the death of Mrs Bennet, Bennet agrees to an arranged marriage with a Miss Caroline Bingley, friend of the Gardiners. How will this affect the Bennet children and their futures. Would have liked more of a conclusion to the Mary and Colonel story.
An entertaining story

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The Puzzle of the Happy Hooligan by Stuart Palmer
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Hildegarde Withers arrives in Hollywood on holiday and soon becomes employed by a film studio. But then there is a death. She is convinced it is murder. But it is not the last death.
An enjoyable historical mystery

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