I thought this book was a fun read and def a new favorite in the series!! I loved the diffrent mystery!! This book series is a fun time and i loved both the time period and all the characters that build this world!! All the plots sort of blur together!! But it was a fun and quick read!! ( )

I thought this book was a fun read and def a new favorite in the series!! I loved the diffrent mystery!! This book series is a fun time and i loved both the time period and all the characters that build this world!! All the plots sort of blur together!! But it was a fun and quick read!! ( )

I‘be been a fan of Lady Hardcastle and Florence Armstrong since book one. When I found out the other day that there is a new audiobook out, I immediately purchased it. My current reading list is fairly long, but of course I made time to listen to this latest installment.
I was not disappointed. The story is well written, amusing, and with a lot of historical background, as usual.
Again, I felt as if I was there, trying to unravel the mystery. Here, you have it all: suffragettes, politics, corruption, and other criminal activities. We meet old friends and new ones, old enemies and unlikely alliances. Although I ‘m not usually a fan of long series, I look forward to the next case, because I’d love to return to the countryside with Lady H and Flo.
Elizabeth Knowelden once again delighted me with her narration. ( )

January 1910 and a shop in Thomas Street has been set ablaze late one evening. Leaflets and a note point to suffragette Lizzy Worrwel, as guility and whois consequently arrested. Unfortunately the next day a body was discovered inside. This turned out to be Christian Brookfield, a journalist. Therefore the police are treating it as a closed case but Lady Emily Hardcastle is asked to investigate, with the help of her maid Florence Armstrong. Both who have in past lives had many adventures as government spies.
An entertaining well-paced historical cozy mystery, number five in this well-written series.
A NetGalley Book
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Reading a Lady Hardcastle mystery never fails to brighten my day. And if you think reading a mystery-- and a humorous mystery to boot-- is a waste of time, think again. In The Burning Issue of the Day, I learned quite a bit about the fight for women's suffrage in Bristol, England, as well as the settings for several scenes in the book. (The author's notes at the end of the book are well worth reading.)

For once, a pair of (not-so-amateur) sleuths have a good working relationship with the local detective inspector, and that's something I greatly appreciate. Lady Hardcastle and Florence Armstrong are marvelous characters, and I love their lively banter. Well, to be honest, I love all the humor in the entire series. In this fifth book, we get the added bonus of learning a bit more about these two women's escapades before they settled down in a small English village.

Whodunit was rather easy to deduce, but I didn't care because I enjoy the characters, the setting, and the humor too much. If you like historical crime fiction and need to read something that can put a smile on your face, pick up one of T.E. Kinsey's Lady Hardcastle mysteries. You can pick this one up and not feel lost, but don't be surprised if, once you've read this book, you go back to read all the others. They're little gems, and perfect for learning things and for a badly needed pick-me-up. ( )