The Devil's Feast: The Blake and Avery Mystery Series | 
pickSomeone is poisoning members of the Reform, a new London Club for the coalition of Whig, Liberal and Radical members of Parliament. The kitchen, run by Alexis Soyer, is a marvel. Is it sabotage?
As usual M. J. Carter transports us back in time, here to 1842, with marvelous historical details. William Avery takes the lead with the talented Jeremiah Blake masquerading as a man service while evading Collinson‘s demands.
Great read!
pickThird in the Avery and Blake detective series set in a 1840‘s England. A series of poisonings have been traced to the Reform Club, where Alexis Soyer greatest celebrity chef of his age is due to prepare a state dinner for a visiting dignitary and Avery is asked to investigate. Not the greatest detective story, but a fascinating glimpse into the London club scene, food preparation and contamination and the politics of the period.
pickThis is the third, & my favorite, of Carter's historical mystery series. Set largely at the Reform Club, Blake & Avery investigate a series of poisonings (referred to as the quintessential Victorian crime in her fascinating historical afterword). A focused area of investigation, with scores of suspects; plus issues of unregulated food adulteration & a lack of information of the dangers of arsenic are the perfect recipe for a great mystery.
#TBRtemptation post 1! I love this cover 👌🏻. This is the third installment in the Avery & Blake series. London, 1842. Captain William Avery is called to the Reform, London's newest and grandest gentleman's club. There's a death which it's hush-hush about. There's rivalries and hatreds political and personal behind its facade. At its center is Alexis Soyer, England's first celebrity chef. And Blake's missing. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😎
Taking a break from Sunday afternoon work to indulge in my mystery addiction. 👣🕵️♀️
bailedI read this as part of Penguin's First to Read program. I went in open minded, but I couldn't even make myself finish. The plot and characters are all derivative and the pacing is glacial. This was just not for me at all.
February round up! I felt like I barely read at all this month. But somehow it added up to 1 novella, 1 kids' book, and 10 books! My two favorites are in the middle. #booknerd #februarystats
It is grossly unfair I have to wait longer than the full gestation of a human child to read this book.
I demand an ARC.
Author, trust you **do not** want me fanfic-ing your characters in the interim!
