Murder In The Blitz
By F.L. Everett
Today I am kicking off the Bookouture blog tour for – Murder In The Blitz is interesting and compelling in that it mixes crime and war times. Find out more in the blurb and then my review below.
Blurb
Murder in the Blitz: A completely addictive historical cozy mystery (An Edie York Mystery Book 1)
England, 1940. Newspaper secretary Edie York wants nothing more than to be a real wartime reporter. But when she stumbles upon the death of a Home Guard soldier she must turn her investigative skills to sleuthing…
Rookie reporter Edie York dreams of being out in the field, instead of being stuck writing up the wartime headlines, transcribing Churchill’s rousing speeches on her cranky typewriter. So when her first real assignment one misty morning ends with the crack of a pistol shot and the sudden death of a Home Guard soldier, she’s determined to take her chance and investigate.
With the local police force, under the utterly irritating but outrageously handsome DCI Louis Brennan, stretched to the limit as bombs rain down, Edie strikes out alone. And she quickly discovers more than she’d ever hoped – or feared. From undercover spies to priceless stolen artwork, Edie is plunged headlong into a mystery that stretches from Manchester to Berlin.
But when she finds another body in the blackout, Edie realises she’s bitten off more than she can chew. With an exasperated Louis finally lending a hand, can Edie unveil the murderer and make headline news, her name in print at last? Or will she be next…?
A brilliantly addictive and totally twist-packed cozy historical mystery perfect for fans of Richard Osman and Agatha Christie. This is the first book in the Edie York Mystery series.
Review
Investigative journalism turns to sleuthing in a twisty cosy mystery!
Historical mysteries either grab me or they don’t and this one does. The scene is set well and I liked that Edie York is a newspaper secretary dreaming of being out there on the ground. It has that feel of wants and desires of getting on in life. She wants a part of the action and has the bravery to go with her desire along with a curious and inquisitive nature.
It’s an interesting time for a book as the war is going on. As if deaths as a result of war isn’t enough, there is a murder and Edie is the one to uncover it, especially since DCI Louis Brennan has lots to deal with, yet ends up eventually on the case in Manchester. You really get to know the characters and it sets up the main ones, who may well be recurring characters well as well as getting on with the mystery to be solved.
It’s a twisty book, more so than I expected, yet keeps the cosy mystery book feel. It’s a strong book 1 in what will become a series and one surely to read!
About the Author
Flic Everett is a Mancunian writer who now lives in a cottage in the beautiful West Highlands with her patient husband and two deranged cocker spaniels. She still misses Manchester, and returns like a homing pigeon every month to see family and friends. She spends a lot of time writing on trains.
Flic has owned an award-winning vintage shop, guest-presented Woman’s Hour and was once a part-time tarot reader. She has a grown up son who makes her laugh more than anyone on earth, and she likes reading, painting, cooking, clothes, animals, Art Deco and rummaging in charity shops for bargains. Her greatest fear is being stranded without a book. She has spent many years as a freelance journalist and editor for national newspapers and magazines and can’t believe she’s finally allowed to make up stories from the comfort of her own home.
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Jean Fullerton is the author of thirteen novels all set in East London where she was born. She also a retired district nurse and university lecturer. She won the Harry Bowling prise in 2006 and after initially signing for two East London historical series with Orion she moved to Corvus, part of Atlantic Publishing and is halfway through her WW2 East London series featuring the Brogan family.
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