This is a completely lovely piece of writing in a great book.

Did you know that in 19th century London, all play scripts had to be submitted to the Lord Chamberlain for approval. The Lord Chamberlain's office hung on to these, so they are all still around today. I love learning stuff like this!

I adore Victorian murder mysteries, both fictional and non-fictional. This ought to be a great read!

I really enjoyed this! Flavia has to be one of the most original characters in recent history. Here she has returned from Canada to find that her dad is deathly ill with the flu. She stumbles into a mystery anyway. it's interesting to see how she struggles with her identity in this. The killer was unexpected. The mystery's ending seemed a bit rushed. Bradley has turned Flavia'd life upside down with the last two novels and he does it again here.

Flavia is a genius. 😃

Love Mrs Mullet! She always has something fantastic to say. (Read it in the voice of the maid from 101 Dalmatians) "no good tryin' to see into next week when your feet is still all tangled up in yesterday."

I was number 1 on my library reserve read for this. Can't wait to start reading it!

Interesting historical true crime. Colquhoun follows the case against Franz Muller for the murder of Thomas Briggs in 1863 London. She digs into the details well, but she occasionally digresses unnecessarily. Several unnecessary images are included, while a map of the railway car in which the murder was committed would have been far more helpful. She assumes Muller's guilt, casting aside the evidence for his innocence. Disappointing overall.

This historical crime book details the story that inspired Susan Glaspell to write Trifles. Iowa, 1900: Margaret Hossack stands accused of the brutal murder of her husband John. She says she slept through the attack even though the killer had to reach over her to swing the axe. But rumors of John's abuse of the family make the community doubt her word. Great analysis of how women were treated in the courts during this period. Worth the read.