Blog Tour - Murder on a Frosty Night



 Review - 5 out of 5 stars:


I’ve been enjoying the Lady Eleanor Swift series for a long time now, and have been looking forward to Murder on a Frosty Night.


I loved this book. There was a confusing mass of clues, a mysterious summons, and a small community cut off by the snow. What’s not to love?


The setting was great, with a mysterious atmosphere and yet lots of seasonal winter weather. There was a sense of the village having a history that was affecting the current day. I really enjoyed watching Eleanor and Co unravelling that, as well as the murder.


There were lots of fascinating and suspicious characters, who all seemed like the most likely suspect in turn. I didn’t work out who the culprit was until the end.


Overall, this was an excellent and seasonal mystery, with much loved characters. 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.



About the Author:


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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Blurb:


Wrapping presents and singing at midnight mass on a frosty night… Lady Swift is determined to enjoy Christmas at home this year, until another body turns up!


Winter 1925. Eleanor and Hugh are decking the halls for their first married Christmas together when butler Clifford arrives with a mysterious telegram. A lucrative case awaits their new detective agency… but in the most remote county in England. The note insists they must be there by midnight to accept the job.


After a snowy journey, they arrive at the tiny hamlet of Yorelow to find their client, Osmund Unwin, dead in the churchyard as midnight mass ends. They realise they are now in the absurd situation of having to solve the murder of their client – who they never met – to solve a case they know nothing about and officially never accepted!

There is very little festive goodwill to go around, as it seems half the village had a grudge against the rich man. Was it one of the Frisham sisters, owners of the tavern and rumoured to be in a love triangle with Unwin? Or perhaps his maid, who never had a nice thing to say about him?


When another body is found in the ruins of the castle overlooking the town, Eleanor is baffled. Clearly there’s more to this nightmare before Christmas than the gang first thought…


A totally unputdownable historical murder mystery set in an English village at Christmas, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, T.E. Kinsey and Catherine Coles!



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Comments

  1. Verity Bright8 December 2025 at 12:37

    Hi Roberta - thanks so much for the review. Glad you enjoyed it and that you didn't guess the guilty party until the end.

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