A very post Edwardian Mystery!
Murder in Belgravia (A Mayfair 100 Mystery #1) by Lynn Brittney
I enjoyed the characters in this new series who seem to have wandered out of a post Edwardian soap opera. More like a social justice version of Upstairs Downstairs.
Chief Inspector Beech is tasked by the Commissioner of Scotland Yard to bring together an elite group to meet the changing face of crime. Beech's team consists of intelligent women with special skills, a doctor, lawyer and eventually one other, to investigate situations where it's difficult for the Yard to conduct their inquiries, particularly if women are the central focus. The male members of the team have proven specialised skills of one sort or another.
WW1 is underway and that's bringing about its own special problems.
The group is operating secretly as an experiment. Women are not accepted in the police force as yet.
Beech's contacts lead to their operating out of a house in Mayfair with the telephone number 100 Mayfair.
As I said I'm enjoying the characters but something's not quite jelling yet.
Still, it's early days for the group and the series.
I do want to read more!
A NetGalley ARC
*** 1/2
I enjoyed the characters in this new series who seem to have wandered out of a post Edwardian soap opera. More like a social justice version of Upstairs Downstairs.
Chief Inspector Beech is tasked by the Commissioner of Scotland Yard to bring together an elite group to meet the changing face of crime. Beech's team consists of intelligent women with special skills, a doctor, lawyer and eventually one other, to investigate situations where it's difficult for the Yard to conduct their inquiries, particularly if women are the central focus. The male members of the team have proven specialised skills of one sort or another.
WW1 is underway and that's bringing about its own special problems.
The group is operating secretly as an experiment. Women are not accepted in the police force as yet.
Beech's contacts lead to their operating out of a house in Mayfair with the telephone number 100 Mayfair.
As I said I'm enjoying the characters but something's not quite jelling yet.
Still, it's early days for the group and the series.
I do want to read more!
A NetGalley ARC
*** 1/2
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