Some time ago now I read the first mystery by Judith Flanders. I'm not sure why it took so long to get to the second, but read it I did and it's good! It takes place in the publishing and art world, something you wouldn't think would be a hot bed of death, but it is, and it's not a suicide. Once again Samantha is involved (I loved the comment on the back of the book that she is 'armed with her trusty weapons of satire, cynicism, and a stock of irrelevant information culled from novels'), but soon it seems someone is after her, too. A Bed of Scorpions, by Judith Flanders is a page turner!

Canadian Reader actually started a few books in to the High Society Lady Detective Series, by Sara Rosett, but liked it well enough to promptly go back and start with the first. That inspired me to start at the beginning: Murder at Archly Manor. It's 1923 and Olive Belgrave is in need of a job, something that is not easy to find for someone with her fancy upbringing. Her aunt offers her an unusual opportunity ... Olive's cousin is engaged to be married and her mother does not like the fiance. She asks Olive to look into his background. Without going into much detail, let's just say mayhem ensues!

Reading Hermit With Dog