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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Longbourn: The New Olympus: A Pride & Prejudice Cozy Reimagining by Trevor Hunter
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

1810. A Pride and Prejudice variation where the three eldest Bennet daughters attend the Meryton Assembly where quiet studious Mary attracts the attention of the second son of a baronet, Brandon Felders, Oxford student. He requests of Mr Bennet to correspond with Mary. Will this give Mary her happy ending.
A wonderful and well-written Mary Bennet story

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The Brampton Witch Murders by Ellis Blackwood
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

1666 Maid servant Abigail Harcourt, and protégé Jacob Standish are sent by Pepys to Brampton to save his sister Paulina from the threat of being called a witch.
An enjoyable historical mystery

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

A head of a young woman is found in the ice of the Thames. Newly released from an asylum D.I. George Bowman and his team investigate. Then another body is found.
An entertaining historical mystery. A good start to this series

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Death of a Long-Lost Son by P.F. Ford
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A skeleton of a young boy is discovered in a ditch, probably dying between 10 and 15 years ago. But then another skeleton is found the same ditch. DI Slater and his team investigate.
An enjoyable modern mystery though they did seem a bit slow on the uptake

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