Murder at the Ritz, by Jim Eldridge, is the first in a new series by him, this time taking place in various hotels in war time London. Great characters, intensely descriptive scenes of living in a city being bombed, and a good mystery, but, for this reader, the deaths were described in too much detail! If this doesn't bother you, then you will enjoy this read, and most likely the ones to follow in this series. :-)

I usually start at the back of a book, reading the acknowledgments and any historical or author's notes, however, in The Curse of Braeburn Castle, the third of the books featuring Lennox, by Karen Baugh Menuhin, it was requested that we read the book first, so that is what I did. In making repairs to an old castle in Scotland a skeleton is found. Wearing a crown. Archeologists descend, and Lennox is summoned. There are curses and ancient legends, and family secrets. And of course, soon a body, and then a second one ... the skull with the crown goes missing, a crucifix is found, and one of the guests (well, not really a guest because she arrived uninvited) is a medium. It's also just a few days from Halloween! Lots of history in this one, but still with the touches of humor I've so enjoyed in this author's other books, and a wonderful conclusion. This is a great series!

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