I rather enjoyed the first of the Pen and Ink Mystery series by Krista Davis so was pleased when the second book finally came out. One of the members of the weekly coloring club has found what might be a life changing find at a recent garage sale. She posts about what she found and then is found dead. Is there a connection? Is what she found truly as valuable as folks seem to think? There are lots of twists and turns in The Coloring Crook as all this is figured out. It took a while for me to get into this read, but when I was snagged, it was hard to put down!

Murder at Bray Manor, by Lee Strauss, is the third if the Ginger Gold Mystery series. Ginger Golds grandmother is distraught ... things have been moving around at Bray Manor and the only explanation must be a poltergeist. (!) When a letter arrives from her sister-in-law, Ginger heads for the country to offer some help. In order to bring in some much needed money, Bray Manor has been renting out rooms for various club meetings, and, is hosting a charity dance for the injured soldiers of the area. At the end of the evening, a body is found. Not believing in ghosts, Ms Gold is sure there is a connection. We meet up with a man from her past (not the best of memories) and learn a bit more about what she did during the Great War. I'd love to leave a clue here, but I did promise no spoilers! This is a great series.

It took about a year, but the next Lady Darby mystery is out! Happily married, and expecting, the future looks bright, until her past comes at her again. She was once married (arranged by her father) to a doctor (who wanted a wife who could draw) who forced her to draw the bodies he was dissecting. Even though she had no choice, and nothing to do with procuring the bodies, when the 'burkers' (body snatchers) are active again, there are those who are sure she has something to do with it. Proving her innocence makes for a great read in An Artless Demise, by Anna Lee Huber.

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