Erica Ruth Neubauer
Auteur de Murder at the Mena House
A propos de l'auteur
Crédit image: photo by Rachel Neubauer
Séries
Œuvres de Erica Ruth Neubauer
Murder at Wedgefield Manor, Book 2 1 exemplaire
Danger on the Atlantic, Book 3 1 exemplaire
Murder at the Mena House, Book 1 1 exemplaire
Intrigue In Instanbul, Book 4 1 exemplaire
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Partage des connaissances
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- Organisations
- Mystery Writers of America
Sisters in Crime - Courte biographie
- [from author's website]
Erica Ruth Neubauer spent eleven years in the military, two years as a cop and one year as a high school English teacher before finding her way as a writer. She has reviewed mysteries and crime fiction for several years at publications such as Publishers Weekly, the Los Angeles Review of Books and Mystery Scene Magazine and is a member of both Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime. When she's not writing her next novel or curled up with a book, she enjoys traveling, yoga and craft beer. She lives in Milwaukee, WI with her husband.
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Murder at the Mena House (A Jane Wunderly Mystery… par Erica Ruth Neubauer
A light-ish mystery, I’ll be interested to see more of this character. A few clunky bits but overall pacing and interest were good. Interesting twist to have an abusive dead husband, lends a bit of weight/interest.
3.5 Stars
Cozy mystery series fall into two categories: one in which each installment can be read genuinely as a stand-alone and the other in which it's much better if the reader follows the book order of the series. This historical cozy falls into the second group as there were gaps of backstory I think would have made it easier to follow. That being said, this was still a good armchair travel mystery. I relished the beauty of the Scottish island and its portrayal as a character. I like that real historical events and people were included in the storyline as well. The themes and characters were intriguing and the mystery was okay, although there is room for improvement with the next mystery. I enjoyed this novel well enough (especially the international travel bits, although I cannot conceive someone not liking Scottish whisky) that I plan to go back and read the previous books.
Net Galley Feedback… (plus d'informations)
Cozy mystery series fall into two categories: one in which each installment can be read genuinely as a stand-alone and the other in which it's much better if the reader follows the book order of the series. This historical cozy falls into the second group as there were gaps of backstory I think would have made it easier to follow. That being said, this was still a good armchair travel mystery. I relished the beauty of the Scottish island and its portrayal as a character. I like that real historical events and people were included in the storyline as well. The themes and characters were intriguing and the mystery was okay, although there is room for improvement with the next mystery. I enjoyed this novel well enough (especially the international travel bits, although I cannot conceive someone not liking Scottish whisky) that I plan to go back and read the previous books.
Net Galley Feedback… (plus d'informations)
Secrets of a Scottish Isle by Erica Ruth Neubauer is the 5th in the series of Wunderly mysteries, but it works fine as a stand-alone.
In what is essentially a closed room mystery, American Jane Wunderly and her finance, Redvers are sent to investigate Robert Nightingale for his suitability for recruitment to Redver’s shadowy government agency. Nightingale is the leader of the real-life Golden Dawn society that started in the late 1800s, and there are all sorts of mysterious going-ons including a death in the membership, and her possibly fake will.
So, a mystery with a secret occult society that takes place in the 1920s in Scotland with a headstrong, smart, rational, non-traditional, funny main character who is supported and encouraged by her equally likeable finance? I’m definitely in! This novel is well-paced, with interesting characters, and a solid mystery. The setting is beautifully described and seems spot on for that part of the country.
This was a delightful story, and I’m excited to read the others in the series now, too.
Thank you to Kensington Books and NetGalley for providing the digital early reader copy.… (plus d'informations)
In what is essentially a closed room mystery, American Jane Wunderly and her finance, Redvers are sent to investigate Robert Nightingale for his suitability for recruitment to Redver’s shadowy government agency. Nightingale is the leader of the real-life Golden Dawn society that started in the late 1800s, and there are all sorts of mysterious going-ons including a death in the membership, and her possibly fake will.
So, a mystery with a secret occult society that takes place in the 1920s in Scotland with a headstrong, smart, rational, non-traditional, funny main character who is supported and encouraged by her equally likeable finance? I’m definitely in! This novel is well-paced, with interesting characters, and a solid mystery. The setting is beautifully described and seems spot on for that part of the country.
This was a delightful story, and I’m excited to read the others in the series now, too.
Thank you to Kensington Books and NetGalley for providing the digital early reader copy.… (plus d'informations)
I liked the story, although the plot seemed predictable from the beginning. It's fun following the characters, which compensates for the mediocre plot. Not the best in the series.
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 10
- Aussi par
- 2
- Membres
- 384
- Popularité
- #62,948
- Évaluation
- 3.7
- Critiques
- 49
- ISBN
- 38