Here's the first in a new (to me, anyway) series: Rules of Murder, by Julianna Deering. When the author set out to write her mystery, she decided to try and break (or bend) the 'rules' for a mystery Ronald Arbuthnott Knox set out in his 1929 Decalogue (they are listed in the book). I will admit here, I almost was ready to give up as it was getting a bit too 'romancy' for me ... but then the body was found, and then a "what?" moment followed by a ??!! moment, so my advice is ... keep reading!

Death By the Book is the next in the series by Julianna Deering. While I enjoyed some of the details here (old hat pins and book quotes found with each of the bodies) and the maiden aunt from Chicago, the main female character was rather 'clingy' this time. Now, that could have been due to the visit from the Aunt, too. Remember, this was an age of 'proper behavior' and the aunt is very big on that sort of thing. ;-)

And a return to a favorite series here, another Peculiar Crimes Unit mystery by Christopher Fowler: Bryant and May and the Burning Man. A homeless man dies in a fire on the steps of a bank where a protest had taken place earlier that day. Accident? Coincidence? Planned? Other bodies show up involving death by fire. As usual, wonderful ties to London's past as the quirky Bryant and May figure things out. I promised no spoilers in this blog so I'll just say I'm very glad I can move immediately on to the next book in this series. ;-)

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