This tale of a very dysfunctional family will keep you intrigued as the two detectives attempt to discover what happened to the missing heiress--and to figure out how she escaped from a locked room!! Both her parents have died and her step brother, who is now head of the family is absolutely the cruelest human being you would ever want to meet--her step sister is no better!
Although there is violence the two detectives take everything one step at a time--and does remind me of Watson and Holmes! A very well written book that will keep you guessing and guessing and guessing some more!
About the Book: (from Amazon)
Northumberland, 1809: A beautiful young heiress disappears from her locked bedchamber at Linn Hagh.
The local constables are baffled and the townsfolk cry ‘witchcraft’.
The heiress’s uncle summons help from Detective Lavender and his assistant, Constable Woods, who face one of their most challenging cases: The servants and local gypsies aren’t talking; Helen’s siblings are uncooperative; and the sullen local farmers are about to take the law into their own hands.
Lavender and Woods find themselves trapped in the middle of a simmering feud as they uncover a world of family secrets, intrigue and deception in their search for the missing heiress.
Taut, wry and delightful, The Heiress of Linn Hagh is a rollicking tale featuring Lavender and Woods—a double act worthy of Holmes and Watson.
Revised edition: This edition of The Heiress of Linn Hagh includes editorial revisions.
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About the Author: (from Amazon)
Karen Charlton is the best-selling author of The Detective Lavender Mystery Series which is set in Regency London and features Bow Street's Principal Officer, Stephen Lavender and his humorous side-kick, Constable Ned Woods.
In addition to this, she has written a stand-alone historical novel, 'Catching the Eagle' based on the true story of her notorious criminal ancestor and a genealogical book, 'Seeking Our Eagle' that explains how she and her late husband tracked down the jail-bird in their family tree.
A former English teacher, with two grown-up children, Karen lives in a Yorkshire fishing village and now writes full-time.
A stalwart of the village pub quiz team, Karen joined them when they competed in the BBC's famous Quiz Show, 'Eggheads' - a TV programme she'd never watched before. Much to her surprise, they won.
Karen loves historical fiction and TV costume drama and has always enjoyed a good mystery.
She also loves to hear from readers and you can easily contact her via her website: karencharlton.com
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4 comments :
I really enjoy reading mysteries. This sounds like a great book. Thank you so much for sharing this
This sounds like an awesome mystery! I love a good mystery book, I will have to check this one out too. Thanks for sharing!
I hadn't seen this book yet. Thank you for the review and telling us about it. I love mysteries so this looks great. I have to check it out
This sounds like a fascinating mystery with some very interesting characters! I'd enjoy reading it!
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