Blog Tour - A Midwinter Murder

 

Review - 5 out of 5 stars:

I’ve been a huge fan of the Lady Eleanor Swift series since book 1, and now we’re on book 20! So I was thrilled to receive a copy of A Midwinter Murder to review.

This time around, Eleanor and Co have been invited to a mysterious Christmas house party in Yorkshire. No sooner has she arrived, than she’s tripping over a dead body!

I so enjoyed this story. I loved the setting of the moors in Yorkshire, and the wintriness of the weather. It made a background that was festive, in spite of the murder(s?).

I loved the fact that Seldon and the ladies were there with Eleanor, as well as Clifford. I really enjoyed the little interludes with the ladies in their cottage, and the way they support Eleanor and Seldon. I also loved the fact that Eleanor and Seldon are finally making some progress in discussing what their life will be like after they marry. I really hope we’ll see more progress in their relationship soon. I’d really love to see them continuing to solve murders post marriage.

Now I will finally mention the murder mystery part of the story! I loved this one, it took several unexpected twists, and I was baffled for most of the book! I definitely couldn’t wait to find out who was really behind it all. A most satisfactory plot in all respects.

Overall, this was a festive delight of a murder mystery. I loved spending more time with this favourite group of characters, who are also old friends. I can’t wait to see what they get up to next!

I was given a copy of this book, my opinions are my own.

Book Description:

Homemade baubles, reindeer-shaped cookies and snowy walks across the rolling moors… but Lady Swift’s festive plans are ruined when a body turns up!

Winter 1924. When Lady Eleanor Swift unexpectedly finds herself a guest of the reclusive Duke of Auldwyke, she’s determined to enjoy Christmas with all the trimmings at his sprawling manor house. And that includes kisses under the mistletoe and cozying up by the fire with her fiancé, dashing detective Hugh Seldon.

Instead, the season of goodwill turns frosty as she finds the Duke’s studious secretary, Mr Porritt, dead in the storeroom. Clasped in his chilly hand is a golden pendant in the shape of a rose. The Duke denies ever having seen the necklace before. But Eleanor can see the lies in his eyes… Did it belong to his mysteriously absent wife?

Hugh and Eleanor must ditch relaxing with hot cocoa in favour of interviewing the Duke’s holiday guests. Every suspect has a secret they’d kill to keep: the socialite with the false name, the Sir with a questionable inheritance and the husband hiding a crack in his marriage.

As the blizzard outside rages, Auldwyke Hall becomes cut off. Trapped by the snow, Eleanor and Hugh must skate around the increasingly secretive Duke to unwrap the identity of the killer. But does the answer to the secretary’s murder lie with a ghost of Christmas past? And when an attempt is made on the Duke’s life too, they realise the killer is closer than they think…

A gripping and twisty Golden Age murder mystery set in a country house on the Yorkshire moors, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, T.E. Kinsey and Lee Strauss!

Author Bio:

Verity Bright is the pseudonym for a husband-and-wife writing partnership that has spanned a quarter of a century. Starting out writing high-end travel articles and books, they published everything from self-improvement to humour, before embarking on their first historical mystery. They are the authors of the fabulous Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery series, set in the 1920s.

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