A thoroughly entertaining Golden Age cozy mystery.
This delightful and easy to read series continues with installment #14 as Lady Eleanor Swift and her entourage arrive in New York after a harrowing transatlantic crossing. At first, Eleanor and Clifford are deluged with invitations to many lavish parties but all that changes when the doorman of her apartment building is killed in a hit-and-run. Eleanor knows this was no accident, but no one seems to care about justice. Then a wealthy businessman with a reputation for adultery is found dead in the street in a bad part of town. Eleanor knows these two deaths are connected but no idea who might be responsible.
The action follows at a fast pace with the story a little darker than usual as corruption, vice, and greed expose the very seedy side of Manhattan. The interaction between the characters is fun and clever and the story has enough twists and turns to keep the reader guessing. This is one of the few series that I still try to keep up with as I enjoy the characters, the time period, and the historical details.
Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for this e-book ARC to read, review, and recommend. I do suggest that any prospective reader start at the beginning of the series and read the books in order.
This is the 14th book in a series that should be read in order.
Genre - cozy historical mystery, Golden Age
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