So Very Good: Death Come to London, and Kurland Hall

I've been reading these Kurland St. Mary Mysteries so quickly- because they are so good and such quick reads (I can't imagine putting the books down) that I'm going to review Books 2 and 3 Death Comes to London, and Death Comes to Kurland Hall together.

This is a great series, and has pretty much everything that I'm looking for in books like these. There's always a new mystery (of course), but those mysteries are complex and compelling and really draw you into each new round of characters and their motivations. All the while as we're looking at evidence and suspects, and twists and turns of the plot, we're following Major Kurland and Lucy along as well, and the chemistry- both as investigators and as romantic interests - is explosive.

In Death Comes to London, Lucy Harrington has gone to London with her sister to help her have her season, where hopefully she will come away with a husband. Lucy is hoping for the same, but her time is consumed with the murder of a wretched old woman who drops dead after being insulted by another wretched old woman. Rather than spending time with prospective suitors, Lucy is constantly visiting with Robert to get to the bottom of the case. This of course scares off any other men, and it becomes obvious to everyone (except Lucy and Robert) that something more than an investigation is brewing between them. By the end of this book, Lucy's relations pressure Robert into offering to marry her, since he's monopolization of her time has ruined her chances with anyone else. Needless to say, this doesn't go well.

So in Death Comes to Kurland Hall, things are tense between the two, to say the least, but that has to be put aside as there's yet another death, as Lucy is planning the nuptuals of her friend. It takes the interest of yet another person for Robert to realize how he feels and to act on it. Which was very satisfying indeed.

The fourth book, Death Comes to the Fair, was on its way to my local library when it shut down on account of coronavirus. So aside from my twice-cancelled Disney vacation, this book is the very first thing I'll be doing when I'm able to leave my house again. Stay safe and healthy - and find a good boo to read!

K. Rating: 5/5 (on both counts)