A Lady's Guide To Mischief And Mayhem by Manda Collins.
Thank you to Hachette Book Group for the copy of A Lady's Guide To Mischief And Mayhem in exchange for my honest review.
Book Synopsis
An intrepid female reporter matches wits with a serious, sexy detective in award-winning author Manda Collins' fun and flirty historical rom-com!
England, 1865 : As one of England's most notorious newspaper columnists, Lady Katherine Bascomb believes knowledge is power. And she's determined to inform and educate the ladies of London on the nefarious-and deadly-criminals who are preying on the fairer sex. When her reporting leads to the arrest of a notorious killer, however, Katherine flees to a country house party to escape her newfound notoriety-only to witness a murder on her very first night. And when the lead detective accuses Katherine of inflaming-rather than informing-the public with her column, she vows to prove him wrong.
Detective Inspector Andrew Eversham's refusal to compromise his investigations nearly cost him his own career, and he blames Katherine. To avoid bad publicity, his superiors are pressuring him to solve cases quickly rather than correctly. When he discovers she's the key witness in a new crime, he's determined to prevent the beautiful widow from once again wreaking havoc on his case. Yet as Katherine proves surprisingly insightful and Andrew impresses Katherine with his lethal competency, both are forced to admit the fire between them is more flirtatious than furious. But to explore the passion between them, they'll need to catch a killer.
My Review
This is book 1 in the Ladies Most Scandalous series.
I really enjoyed getting to know the characters in this book. I appreciated the fact that this wasn't an instant love between Katherine "Kate" and Andrew. I liked how they developed their relationship and the romance came much later on in the book. I also liked how the mystery was the main focus of the story. This is an closed door romance novel. The romance scenes are what I would consider minimal and add to the story.
A Lady's Guide To Mischief And Mayhem is an entertaining historical mystery with a bit of a feminist angle. I look forward to reading An Heiress's Guide To Deception and Desire which is the book featuring characters Miss Caroline Hardcastle and Lord Valentine Thorn, who readers are introduced to in this book.
My Rating: 4/5
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Read-A-Like Books
I feel like readers who enjoy Evie Dunmore and Mimi Matthews will enjoy these books. I have read both these authors, specifically the books The Siren Of Sussex and The Belle Of Belgrave Square by Mimi Matthews and Bringing Down The Duke and A Rogue Of One's Own by Evie Dunmore.
Book Details
Author: Manda Collins.
Publisher: Forever.
Publication Date: November 10, 2020.
Genre: Romance. Mystery. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Historical Romance. Victorian.
Edition: Paperback.
Pages: 352.
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