May 2017

The Affair of Lady Westcotts Lost Ruby and The Case of the Unseen Assassin by Gary Lovisi

Litchfield Reviews The Affair of Lady Westcott’s Lost Ruby and The Case of the Unseen Assassin by Gary Lovisi for the Lancashire Post

Lancashire Post book review by Nicholas Litchfield: In a pair of intriguing novellas set in London in the 1890s, the deductive skills of Sherlock Holmes and his protégé, Inspector Alec MacDonald of Scotland Yard, are severely tested by a string of random killings of ‘gentlemen of consequence,’ and a plot to bring down the monarchy and plunge the British Empire into chaos.

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Stranded by Matthew P Mayo

Litchfield Reviews Stranded by Matthew P. Mayo for the Lancashire Post

Lancashire Post book review by Nicholas Litchfield: Lost, alone, and trapped in a little valley in the Northern Rocky Mountains in 1849, a desperate 14-year-old girl must find a way to survive the savage winter weather and frequent attacks by hungry wolves, grizzly bears and mountain lions in the historical fiction novel Stranded.

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Mrs. Jeffries Rights a Wrong by Emily Brightwell

Litchfield Reviews Mrs. Jeffries Rights A Wrong by Emily Brightwell for the Lancashire Post

Lancashire Post book review by Nicholas Litchfield: When a genial businessman is brutally bludgeoned to death in his hotel room with his own walking stick, it’s up to Inspector Gerald Witherspoon’s resourceful household servants to piece together the clues and point their master in the right direction. Prolific New York Times bestselling American author Emily Brightwell (aka Cheryl Arguile) has been penning popular cosy mysteries on a regular basis for the past 24 years.

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