I was eager to read the second book in the Penny Green Mystery series by Emily Organ, but then had a warning from Canadian Reader that it was not quite as good. Remember, however, this is a relative term. ;-) The Rookery still kept me reading far into the night! All of the letters and journals Penny has from her (missing and presumed dead) father are in her carpet bag. When it is stolen by a street urchin, she and a bystander go after him. The streets are narrow and twisty in this part of town but they do finally catch up to the thief, only to find him dead in the street. His throat has been cut. Given the part of town it is, the police don't do much. As a journalist, Penny wants to know more and learns that there have been other such deaths. Then letters start to arrive, and people of a higher status are killed. Determined to figure it all out and catch the murderer, Penny sets out on her investigation.

Like the others, the fifth entry in the High Society Lady Detective series was hard to put down. It's a good thing Olive has been invited to stay at a former school chum's house as she finds herself unexpectedly without housing. Gigi's parents are on an extended trip so her Grandmother is watching the manor, and it's occupants. It is not going well. When she ends up dead, Gigi is the main suspect. There are lots of possibilities, however, and lots of 'reasons' (think changing of a Will) so Olive will have her work cut out for her as she proves her friend's innocence. An Old Money Murder in Mayfair is another wonderful read by Sara Rosett.

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