Murder at Blackburn Hall: A 1920s Historical Mystery
Written by Sara Rosett
Narrated by Elizabeth Klett
4/5
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About this audiobook
September, 1923. Despite closing her first case, high society lady detective Olive Belgrave hasn’t found a new client. She’s taken a job as a hat model to pay for her poky boarding house room. But then a job offer comes her way—make discreet inquiries about a famous author who’s disappeared.
Olive travels to the English countryside to hunt for the missing mystery author. But soon after she arrives in the sleepy village, a body is discovered. Then a second murder focuses the police’s attention on Olive, and she must clear her name before the murderer pens a plot that frames her.
Murder at Blackburn Hall is the second book in the High Society Lady Detective series, a lighthearted cozy historical mystery series set in 1920s England. If you love novels that take you back to the Golden Age of detective fiction with interesting plots, posh settings, and twisty mysteries, you’ll love the High Society Lady Detective Series from USA Today bestseller Sara Rosett.
Sara Rosett
Sara Rosett, born and raised in Amarillo, Texas, is the wife of an Air Force pilot. She and her husband live in Houston, Texas, with their two children and dog. Sara is the author of nine previous Ellie Avery mysteries. Her writing has also appeared in Chicken Soup for the Military Wife’s Soul. Sara is a member of Sisters in Crime, Girlfriends Book Club blog, and the Deadly Divas, who are four nice women who happen to write about murder. Please visit her website, www.sararosett.com, or connect with Sara on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or Goodreads.
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Reviews for Murder at Blackburn Hall
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I haven't been reading this series in order but that hasn't made a great deal of difference to enjoying each story. This instalment was not quite as compelling as Book 1, because there was a little too much focus on the horrible Lady Holt's authorship ambitions and the somewhat ambiguous details concerning the murders. The final scenes were a bit rushed for the conclusion and the unexpected twist appeared very perfunctorily. Despite these difficulties with the plot development, it was a good story for moving the saga of Olive Belgrave forward. Jasper as her main companion-investigator is amusing and very likeable. I prefer Rosett's period detective stories much, much more than Rhys Bowen's style.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This series is enjoyable - especially with the narrator. I listened to this as an audiobook and was pleased to hear that Elizabeth Klett reads this book as well as the first one I listened to. This is another High Society murder and I'm thoroughly enjoying the series. This book is about writers, ghost writers, shifty lawyers and golf. Olive is asked to go to stay at Blackburn Hall to find our what has happened to one of Hightower Books authors. She steps into a mess of jealousy, greed and dishonesty. It is September 1923, and unusually warm in the country. Olive's visit starts pleasantly enough, even though her hostess at Blackburn is hoitty-toity and considers herself an expert on etiquette. But soon Olive discovers there is much more to the case of the disappearing author than first assumed. With the help of her friend Jasper, she uncovers a whole bunch of secrets, lies and cover-ups. One of the suspects in the case appears to have an unsavoury connection to Olive, and Olive finds herself in hot water when that gentleman meets an untimely end. I love this series, and am already looking forward to listening to the next in the series. Whether I would enjoy this series more, less or just the same if I was reading it, I don't know, but I do know that I am enjoying listening to it so will continue with this format.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Olive is a society young woman but is broke and gets a job working for a publishing company and must go to a society house party under the guise of previewing an etiquette book but really trying to get the latest draft of a reclusive writer’s serial book which is late and lives nearby. She discovers that the author has been murdered and is hiding an identity secret.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5historical-fiction, cosy-mystery, amateur-sleuth, women-sleuths, 1920s Olive needs a job very badly and a friend directs her to a publisher who can't find his author of best selling books. He arranges to have her stay for a few days in the area he thinks that the author might be, but the cover story is that she is there to vet a book on etiquette. The lady of the house is a real gorgon, her sister is a scientist, the son is a golf maniac Olive knows from debutante days, and the policeman is unimaginative. Until the next murder. I loved it! Elizabeth Klett is perfect for narrating as a perky young Londoner of the time.