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Who is your favorite crime solving duo in books, films, or TV? I always had a soft spot for the Dana Girls series by Carolyn Keene when I was growing up.
Lady Juliette Thorndike and Bow Street runner Daniel
Swann are back solving mysteries together in Millstone of Doubt by Erica Vetsch. They both arrive just in time for a
mysterious explosion at Hammersmith Mill which kills Juliette’s good friend
Agatha’s father, Mr. Montgomery. Or so
they think at first, but they soon discover he has been murdered. On the case, they discover there is more than
one person who has a reason to want Mr. Montgomery dead. Who killed him and why? And will they find out before the murderer
strikes again?
I read and loved The Debutante’s Code, which is the
first book in the Thorndike & Swann Regency Mystery Series. Millstone of Doubt is the second book in the series. You can definitely read it on its own, but
the first book helps a lot with the character development.
I LOVED this regency mystery. The characters are great, and Juliette and
Daniel had great chemistry. It’s a clean
romance, but the sparks were definitely flying off the page. The mystery was riveting and kept me reading
far too long into the night. As an engineer
and the wife of a structural engineer, I was especially excited that a
structural engineer was brought to the mill to assess it for damage after the explosion. I loved the scientist who came in and figured
out how the explosion happened. I geeked
out over these details. The mystery is
good and has a satisfying conclusion.
I can’t wait to see what happens next for Lady Juliette
and Daniel!
Review Copy from Kregel
Publications as part of the Austenprose PR Book Tour. Thank-you! I received a complimentary copy of
this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
QUICK FACTS
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Series: Thorndyke and Swann
Regency Mysteries
·
Author: Erica
Vetsch
·
Genre: Historical Mystery, Historical
Romance, Inspirational Fiction
·
Publisher: Kregel Publications
(September 20, 2022)
·
Length: (304) pages
· Format: Trade
paperback & eBook
· ISBN: 978-0825447143
·
Tour Dates: September 19 – October 3,
2022
BOOK DESCRIPTION
A Bow Street Runner and a debutante in London Society use their skills
to find the killer of a wealthy businessman, but the killer’s secrets aren’t
the only ones they will uncover.
Caught
in the explosion of the Hammersmith Mill in London, Bow Street runner Daniel
Swann rushes to help any survivors only to find the mill's owner dead of an
apparent gunshot--but no sign of the killer.
Even though the owner's daughter, Agatha Montgomery, mourns his death, she may
be the only one. It seems there are more than a few people with motive for
murder. But Daniel can't take this investigation slow and steady. Instead, he
must dig through all the suspects as quickly as he can because the clock is
ticking until his mysterious patronage--and his job as a runner--comes to an
abrupt and painful end. It seems to Daniel that, like his earthly father, his
heavenly Father has abandoned him.
Lady Juliette Thorndike is Agatha's bosom friend and has the inside knowledge
of the wealthy London ton to be invaluable to Daniel. She should be in a
perfect position to help with the case. But when her trusted instructor in the
art of spy craft orders her to stay out of the investigation, Lady Juliette
obeys. That is, until circumstances intervene, and she drops right into the
middle of the deadly pursuit.
When a dreadful accident ends in another death on the mill floor, Daniel
discovers a connection to his murder case--and to his own secret past. Now he
and Juliette are in a race to find the killer before his time runs out.
ADVANCE PRAISE
- “An
artfully told story that will have you wondering at the outcome until the
final pages are read.” —Ruth Logan Herne, USA Today best-selling
author
- “…a
fully satisfying mystery. I can’t wait to read the next one!” —Jocelyn
Green, Christy Award–winning author of Drawn by the Current
- “I
am sure fans of the first book in this series will revel in the deepening
relationship between Daniel Swann and Juliette Thorndike.” —Alissa
Baxter, author of The Viscount’s Lady Novelist
- “Millstone
of Doubt captivated me from the first sentence and kept me guessing
the entire novel…Erica Vetsch is the master of all things Regency.” —Lorri
Dudley, author of The Duke’s Refuge
- “5 Stars. Millstone
of Doubt is a compelling Regency mystery with plenty of romance.
Michelle Griep fans (or any Regency fan in general) will love this
novel.”— Jennifer Purcell, ChristianBooks.com
PURCHASE LINKS
AUTHOR BIO
Erica Vetsch is a New York
Times best-selling author and ACFW Carol Award winner and has been
a Romantic Times top pick for her previous books. She loves Jesus,
history, romance, and watching sports. This transplanted Kansan now makes her
home in Rochester, Minnesota.
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Bow Street Runners are such an interesting set of characters. This sounds good!
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Thank-you! I always think the Bow Street Runners are interesting as well.
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