Reviewed: 24 May 2024

An Assassination on the Agenda

by: T.E. Kinsey

A Lady Hardcastle Mystery - Book 11

Rating: (4.0/5)

Lady H and Flo save London…for dear brother Harry

I thoroughly enjoyed the exploits of Lady Hardcastle and Flo. They would not be marginalized but those who underestimated them. This one was set in London, away from their beloved country home which seems to open the door for them to do more in London.

Intricate plot and Lady H/Flo skillful investigation are at work. More in this book than in recent ones, we see the cloak-and-dagger of the pair that is usually only presented is story retellings to their friends. While I did mis Inspector Sunderland, we got to see more of Lady Hardcastle’s brother, Harry in the Secret Service Bureau. The brother/sister+Flo team is a definite force to be reckoned with.

We were also treated to some friends from the past, which is always a treat. The plot and the outcome had me on the edge of my seat. I endeavor to be as elegant as Lady Hardcastle when “snapping back” at those who are trying to put me down. It was brilliant!

Not to spoil it for anyone but they save the day (obviously) and get it done in time to help out their friends in Littleton Cotterall.

Read, Read-and-Listen, it’s a blast.

Happy Reading!

Release Date: 21-May-2024

British, Cozy Mystery, Historical Mystery, Female Sleuth, Read-and-Listen

Plot Summary

They’re hoping this visit is a return journey—but it might be a one-way ticket to murder.

July 1912. Lady Hardcastle and her tenacious lady’s maid, Florence Armstrong, are enjoying a convivial gathering at the home of their dear friends, the Farley-Strouds. The only fly in the idyllic ointment seems to be the lack of musical entertainment for the forthcoming summer party—until, that is, Lady Hardcastle’s brother Harry calls with news of a murder.

Harry dispatches them to Bristol on behalf of the Secret Service Bureau, with instructions to prevent the local police from uncovering too much about the victim. It seems an intriguing mystery—all the more so when they find a connection between the killer and an impending visit from an Austrian trade delegation, set to feature a very important guest…

Summoned to London to help with some very important security arrangements, the intrepid duo will have to navigate sceptical bureaucrats, Cockney gangsters and shadowy men in distinctive hats in their attempts to foil an explosive—and internationally significant—threat.