The Terror of Tannery Lane by MRC Kasasian💙📚
Jodi Taylor #BookRecommendation
MRC Kasasian is on fine form with this latest murder mystery, featuring his latest heroine, Lady Violet Thorn.
Lady Violet is unwillingly involved when she overhears a young woman accuse a sinister married couple of murdering her parents and living in their house. When the police refused to believe this young lady, Lady Violet takes matters into her own hands. Her investigation includes breaking into the house at the dead of night – not standard behaviour for Victorian ladies – and stumbling across some unexpected bodies.
I’ve always enjoyed MRC Kasasian’s books. His first series featured the eccentric Gower Street detective – Sydney Grice – together with his assistant and biographer, March Middleton and are excellent murder mysteries.
The second series features Inspector Betty Church, a rare female police officer in the Suffolk town of Sackwater during World War Two.
I think the common theme throughout all his series are the wonderfully eccentric characters – even the secondary ones. No one does bizarre better than MRC Kasasian. Highly recommended, especially if you like characters that aren’t quite … right. Or conventional. Of course, quite a large percentage of them do turn out to be murderers, so … there’s that.
For those who like the feeling of having a series to work through – to say nothing of losing yourself in the blood and gore of these wonderfully melodramatic titles – behold!
The Mangle Street Murders
The Curse of the House of Foskett
Death Descends on Saturn Villa
The Secrets of Gaslight Lane
Dark Dawn over Steep House.
The Inspector Betty Church series
Betty Church and the Suffolk Vampire
The Room of the Dead
The Ghost Tree
The Horror of Haglin House
The Montford Mania
The Terror of Tannery Lane.
Happy Reading.
Jodi x
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