Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Lisa W. from Rochester, IN won The Night of the Flood. Daniel M. from Weymouth, MA will receive Ten Year Stretch. The books will go out in the mail on Saturday.
This week, I’m giving away two mysteries set in London. Let’s start with a fun Victorian mystery, Dianne Freeman’s A Lady’s Guide to Etiquette and Murder. Frances Wynn, an American-born wealthy young widow encounters the pleasures and scandals of a London social season. She’s been accused of Killing her philandering husband, although he died in his lover’s bed. But, together with the neighbor who helped her move the body, she’s caught up in the investigation of a mysterious burglar who’s stealing from London’s elite. It’s a fun mystery that is so good it calls for a sequel.
The second mystery is set in 1914 when Joanna Black and her son witness a man fall from a building. Leonard Goldberg’s The Daughter of Sherlock Holmes introduces her to the elderly Dr. John Watson and his charming son, Dr. John Watson, Jr. They invite her to become the third member of their investigation, although Joanna harbors her own mystery. She’s the product of a one-time assignation between the now dead Sherlock Holmes and the clever Irene Adler. And, Joanna has inherited her parents’ deductive genius.
Which book would you like to win? You can enter to win both, but I need separate entries. Email me at Lesa.Holstine@gmail.com. I’m shortening the titles for the subject lines to make it easier. Your subject line should read either “Win A Lady’s Guide” or “Win The Daughter.” Please include your name and mailing address. The contest will end Thursday, Aug. 30 at 5 PM CT. Entries from the U.S. only, please.
Both of these books sound amazing, Lesa! I'm going to enter to try and win and put them both on my TBR list.
I found them both on the library website and put them on my list. I leave the contest for those who don't have such an obliging library. Thanks for the reviews.