Murder in London: a 1950s Historical Mystery is part of the Rosa Reed Mystery series by Lee Strauss & Norm Strauss. Rosa and her 'intended' travel to London to solve a cold case, the one where Rosa's good friend Vivian, was murdered. To complicate things, Rosa was once engaged to Vivian's brother. Interesting twists and turns to the plot here, and a family secret that I did not see coming! One of the fun things about this series is that Rosa meets up with then unknown musicians! Last time it was Elvis, this time it was ... well, see if you can figure it out by the description!

Back in September of 2018 I read a book told from the perspective of the murderer: An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good. It was more comedy noir than one might expect, given the subject, but it was a hoot! Here, in An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed, Maud is back! Not only does she, um, resolve some current problems, but on the long flight to Africa, memories of her life come to the surface. It's great fun to follow her 'logic' as to who she selects to 'hustle off this mortal coil' and how she can put on a confused, feeble old lady persona when necessary. Same author (of course), same translator: Helene Tursten and Marlaine Delargy.

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