A review by thisandthatwithkaren
Lady Anne and the Howl in the Dark by Victoria Hamilton
4.0
The first book in the Lady Anne Addison Mysteries series and is fabulous!
Fans of the Lady Julia Grey Mysteries will love these Georgian historical mysteries.
After receiving a distressing letter from a friend, Lady Anne Addison wastes no time in traveling to Yorkshire to offer whatever help she can. She has no idea what she’ll find there, but she certainly wasn’t expecting to be met by tales of a werewolf terrorizing the area—nor the dead body she discovers upon arriving. Driven by curiosity and a keen intelligence, Lady Anne dismisses the notion of such a beast, but she’s nonetheless drawn into the mysteries by the secrecy surrounding her friend and the infuriating yet enticing Lord Darkefell.
With a murderer on the loose and the supposed werewolf ravaging livestock and terrifying the locals, Lady Anne puts her reservations aside and joins forces with the seductive Darkefell to get to the bottom of things. And though his nearness is a tempting distraction, Lady Anne manages to uncover one clue after another, unraveling the mysteries and drawing ever closer to the killer, even while her true feelings for the enigmatic marquess elude her . . .
This book was originally published under the name Donna Lea Simpson.
Lady Anne is an interesting main character, she is smart and uses logic to find out the truth. There was a wonderful cast of characters and the plot moved at a good pace. I can't wait to read the rest of the series.
I recommend this series to anyone who likes historical mysteries.
I requested and received a advance readers copy of this book from Netgalley and the publisher. All opinions are my OWN.
Fans of the Lady Julia Grey Mysteries will love these Georgian historical mysteries.
After receiving a distressing letter from a friend, Lady Anne Addison wastes no time in traveling to Yorkshire to offer whatever help she can. She has no idea what she’ll find there, but she certainly wasn’t expecting to be met by tales of a werewolf terrorizing the area—nor the dead body she discovers upon arriving. Driven by curiosity and a keen intelligence, Lady Anne dismisses the notion of such a beast, but she’s nonetheless drawn into the mysteries by the secrecy surrounding her friend and the infuriating yet enticing Lord Darkefell.
With a murderer on the loose and the supposed werewolf ravaging livestock and terrifying the locals, Lady Anne puts her reservations aside and joins forces with the seductive Darkefell to get to the bottom of things. And though his nearness is a tempting distraction, Lady Anne manages to uncover one clue after another, unraveling the mysteries and drawing ever closer to the killer, even while her true feelings for the enigmatic marquess elude her . . .
This book was originally published under the name Donna Lea Simpson.
Lady Anne is an interesting main character, she is smart and uses logic to find out the truth. There was a wonderful cast of characters and the plot moved at a good pace. I can't wait to read the rest of the series.
I recommend this series to anyone who likes historical mysteries.
I requested and received a advance readers copy of this book from Netgalley and the publisher. All opinions are my OWN.