M. C. Beaton

Marion Chesney

Exposing a suitor's dishonorable intentions toward the daughter of a new client, Captain Harry Cartwright is hired by a wealthy marquis to solve a house party murder, a case that is complicated by the host's determination to preserve discretion, in a mystery set in the Edwardian era. Reprint.

An Edwardian Murder Mystery

Snobbery with Violence

Sonia Grgas

i seem not to be able to go wrong with anything MC Beaton writes, even as Marion Chesney. Really 3.5

Danielle Crain

4**** Thoroughly enjoyed the book and will recommend it

This was my first Marion Chesney novel... I believe it would fall into the "cozy mystery" category rather than the historical romance category that I originally placed it in. I haven't read many historical fiction books that take place during the Edwardian Era so this one was definitely a treat. It really had that Downtown Abbey/Upstairs-Downstairs feel to it. 

The plot is simple: Rose Summers following a failed "season" attends a house party in the country where she meets Harry Cathcart - who to me reminds me of a much younger version of House MD with his bad leg and temperament. The house party takes a dark turn with two murders and Rose and Harry work together to help solve the murder-mystery. 

The book read very fast - I felt like it almost had an Agatha Christie quality with the reading breaks within the chapters. It has a hint of romance and I find myself looking forward to the next book where I believe Rose and Harry will meet up in the South of France. I also am hoping that Daisy & Beckett get their Happily Ever After - they remind me so much of Bates and Anna from Downton Abbey. 

Definitely recommend!


5*****I loved this book, consider it an all time favorite
4**** Thoroughly enjoyed the book and will recommend it
3*** I liked it well enough,
2** Brain Candy - It was okay. Writing mediocre, will
keep/re-read if part of a series
1* didn't like/possibly not finished.

Snobbery with Violence An Edwardian Murder Mystery

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