Addie is at a house party when her somewhat-less-gone-than-he-should-be husband, Rupert, appears. Luckily it is just as she's being thrown by a horse. Unluckily, it's because there is trouble heading her way.
The host and hostess, Hugh and Pamela, have a decent marriage, but his lungs were damaged in the war and he has a bullet lodged in his spine. Small wonder, then, that there are rumors flying about his wife having an affair with a much older man, a landscape designer, Simon Davies. Also present are three of Hugh's friends from the war and some young ladies.
Rupert's prediction comes true and there is a death, the lady of the house, Pamela. But then another body, that of a young soldier turns up in the garden.
The whole thing ends up being very convoluted but still a good story.
Three and a half stars
Follows Who's Sorry Now
Borrowed this book from the library
Opinions are my own
Like most things in my life, my reading journey proceeds in a convoluted and undirected fashion. The reading cut ends up being about 75% romance, 25% everything else. Almost all of the books will have been supplied by the publisher in return for an honest review.
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Monday, June 3, 2019
Who's Sorry Now? by Maggie Robinson
They make it back to England but Addie once again hears Rupert as Cee drinks out of her friend's glass and immediately falls over. This after a string of BYTs have been poisoned to death. Luckily, Adelaide jumps into action and saves her sister. She immediately offers to help the hunky Detective Inspector Dev Hunt in his search for the killer.
I liked this book better than the first. Robinson has built her world and now is able to work into the story a bit more.
Four stars
This book came out June 1
Follows Nobody's Sweetheart Now
Followed by Just Make Believe
ARC kindly provided by Poisoned Press, NetGalley, and Edelweiss
Opinion is my own
Thursday, November 15, 2018
Nobody's Sweetheart Now by Maggie Robinson
Was Lady Adelaide "Addie" Compton upset when her husband crashed his newest car into a tree? Well, it would've been better had his companion not have been his current mistress, the last in a string of lovers. And it would have been even better if he had stayed dead instead of coming back as an all too real ghost. And in the middle of her first house party since his death. One where the wife of one of the guests has been murdered.
Also sort of awkward? The childhood friend who seems determined to court her, even though they've never leaned that way before. And her attraction to the detective sent from London. Inspector Devenand Hunter is the first person in his family born in England and that does produce the requisite prejudices from many of the characters. It stinks to see them but it is true to the time.
Overall a nice historical but with the addition of a ghost. Not sure how the series will continue but will be interested to find out.
This book came out November 13
Three stars
Follows Who's Sorry Now
ARC kindly provided by NetGalley and Edelweiss; Opinion is my own
Also sort of awkward? The childhood friend who seems determined to court her, even though they've never leaned that way before. And her attraction to the detective sent from London. Inspector Devenand Hunter is the first person in his family born in England and that does produce the requisite prejudices from many of the characters. It stinks to see them but it is true to the time.
Overall a nice historical but with the addition of a ghost. Not sure how the series will continue but will be interested to find out.
This book came out November 13
Three stars
Follows Who's Sorry Now
ARC kindly provided by NetGalley and Edelweiss; Opinion is my own
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