Enjoyable Edwardian Mystery!
Edinburgh 1911! Women are demanding the vote! Two women whose sympathies lie with the suffrage movement have opened a detective agency, Maud McIntyre and Daisy Cameron, who had been Maud’s maid for the last seven years. It’s officially their first day of business and a likely candidate turns up, Lord Hamish Urquhart, looking for help with a delicate matter. Only when he realises that a woman was in charge he decided against using their agency. Disgruntled, Maud is fuming against the dismissal from men when another client arrives, the Duchess of Duddingston, who has no objection to employing women enquiry agents. She’s having a weekend house party and as there’s been a spate of jewel thefts lately. She hires Maud and Daisy to keep watch. Oh, and guess who’s a house guest? That’s right, Lord Urquhart. Others on the guest list include Duchess’ daughters attend as does an Earl and his American wife, a pleasant advocate-depute Douglas Laing, and a popular author Esmeralda Taft.
A quiet beginning to the weekend gathers steam and there’s plenty of excitement when an elderly Viscountess is murdered, her diamonds go missing, and her husband arrested for the murder.
Case solved! Back in town a High Court Judge, Lord Miller, hires the agency to look for his missing daughter who’s about to be married. Has she had second thoughts or has something more sinister occurred. No sooner have Maud and Daisy started their investigations than another would be client appears, Lord Urquart.
A fast paced cozy mystery, with two gleeful, determined, and creative lady detectives where nothing is being left to chance, mostly.
A Bookouture ARC via NetGalley.
Many thanks to the author and publisher.
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