The Bachelor Girl's Guide to Murder, by Rachel McMillan is on of those nice period mysteries. It's set in Toronto in 1910 and two young women are defying convention by not getting married, living away from their families, and investigating crimes! One of the main characters is a Sherlock Holmes fan and I enjoyed the little nods to that ... there is a wonderful housekeeper, and even a spin on the Baker Street Irregulars. Loved the reactions when it is discovered that they young women are (gasp) wearing trousers! This is the first of the Herringford & Watts Mysteries.

I didn't wait long to read the second Herringford & Watts Mysteries book: A Lesson in Love & Murder, by Rachel McMillan. This time the hunt for those responsible for setting off bombs in Toronto leads to Chicago, Emma Goldman, and anarchists. There is a possible plot to assassinate Theodore Roosevelt as well. Again, a nice period feel and historic details. What's been additional fun here, is this series is set at the same time as the Murdoch Mysteries, by Maureen Jennings. I've read all the books in this series and am now enjoying the tv series (which airs in the U.S. as The Artful Detective).

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