Crooked Lane Books
Murder at Midnight
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Perfect for fans of Deanna Raybourn and Ashley Weaver, when a body is found shot to death after an unexpected snowstorm, Lily Adler quickly realizes that some people will stop at nothing to bury their secrets.
Regency widow Lily Adler is looking forward to a quiet Christmastide away from the schemes and secrets she witnessed daily in London. Not only will she be visiting the family of her late husband; she will be reunited with Captain Jack Hartley, her friend and confidante, finally returned after a long voyage at sea.
But secrets aren't only found in London. Jack's younger sister, Amelia, is the center of neighborhood scandal and gossip. She refuses to tell anyone what really happened, even when an unexpected snowstorm strands the neighborhood families together after a Christmas ball. Stuck until the snow stops, the Adlers, Hartleys, and their neighbors settle in for the night, only to be awakened in the morning by the scream of a maid who has just discovered a dead body.
The victim was the well-to-do son of a local gentleman--the same man whose name has become so scandalously linked to Amelia's.
With the snow still falling and no way to come or go, it's clear that someone in the house was responsible for the young man's death. When suspicion instantly falls on Jack's sister, he and Lily must unmask the true culprit before Amelia is convicted of a crime she didn't commit.
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Book Details
ISBN:
9781639104321
EAN:
9781639104321
Binding:
Hardcover
Pages:
320
Authors:
Katharine Schellman
Publisher:
Crooked Lane Books
The basic story of this book has been done over and overThere is nothing new or exciting, and I was bored with the samenessBig gathering, winter storm, people stuck in a 'locked environment', person killed, incompetent magistrate, love triangle, female detective partially held back by society conventions...Sometimes authors, wittingly or unwittingly, use this formula in their stories. Unfortunately I feel that way about this book
Another enjoyable mystery involving Lily Adler and her rotating cast of friends. This is a murder at a grand house isolated by a winter storm. I enjoyed the ins and outs of the investigation, and the added POV of Amelia, Captain Jack’s sister. The audiobook narration was good and kept me in the story. Looking forward to the next in the series.
The festive holiday backdrop only added to this enjoyable read since I already find it easy to get lost in a Lily Adler story. Caught up in the clue finding and warmed by Lily's interactions with all those present, the story sped by me as I tried to determine who the culprit was. Add in the growing love story between Lily and Jack and I was all in for this holiday read.
I have read all of the books in this series so far, and have liked them for the most part, although I was a little bored. The books are okay, but could be so much better. Ms. Schellman has a lot of talent for storytelling, but she does herself a disservice by choosing to do what everyone else is doing. With each book, she has chosen to more and more pursue ridiculous modern feminist tropes that beggar belief in a story set in early 1800a England. It is lazy and exhibits lack of imagination to write the same pretentious feminist nonsense that every other modern female author is writing, resorting to lecturing her audience with the same preachy tone we all year from our media everyday. I just want to read an engaging, well-written murder mystery with no agenda, but alas, that prospect is becoming a pipe dream more every day. As for this one, I won't be reading anymore books by Ms. Schellman.
In her fourth Lily Adler mystery the author continues to impress me. Lily is a wonderful female protagonist. Charming, witty, intelligent, forward thinking, and an astute investigator. I was surprised by the inclusion of several characters not normally mentioned in polite Regency Society, but very impressed by how well the author wove these characters into the story.The one issue I did have was that I found the pacing to be a bit slower than any of the previous books in the series. Even with that, I still enjoyed reading this latest installment in t
