Blog tour: Arsenic at Ascot
Welcome to the blog tour for Arsenic at Ascot by Kelly Oliver!
More about the book…
London, 1918. Fiona Figg finds herself back in Old Blighty saddled with shuffling papers for the war office. Then a mysterious card arrives, inviting her to a fancy house party at Mentmore Castle. This year’s Ascot-themed do will play host to a stable of animal defence advocates, and Fiona is tasked with infiltrating the activists and uncovering possible anti-war activity.
Disguised as the Lady Tabitha Kenworthy, Fiona is more than ready for the “mane” event, but the odds are against her when both her arch nemesis, dark-horse Fredrick Fredricks, and would-be fiancé Lieutenant Archie Somersby arrive unexpectedly and “stirrup” her plans. And when a horse doctor thuds to the floor in the next guest room, Fiona finds herself investigating a mysterious poisoning with some very hairy clues.
Can Fiona overcome the hurdles and solve both cases, or will she be pipped to the post and put out to pasture by the killer?
More about the author…
Kelly Oliver is the award-winning, bestselling author of three mysteries series: The Jessica James Mysteries, The Pet Detective Mysteries, and the historical cozies The Fiona Figg Mysteries, set in WW1. She is also the Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University and lives in Nashville, Tennessee. She is bringing new titles in the Fiona Figg series to Boldwood, the first of which, Chaos in Carnegie Hall, will be published in November 2022.
My impressions…
The fourth instalment in the Fiona Figg and Kitty Lane series, this is another winning historical cosy mystery. It’s fast-paced, it’s fun, it’s addictive, and the period details transported me to another time and place. I thoroughly enjoyed meeting Fiona and Kitty again, having read the previous book in the series, but readers new to the series won’t feel like they’re missing anything important, as the most crucial elements from the backstory are subtly woven into the narrative. This is the perfect book to curl up with now that it’s so cold outside!
Three words to describe it. Entertaining. Fast-paced. Witty.
Do I like the cover? Yes, very much.
Have I read any other books by the same author? Yes, Mayhem in the Mountains, which I thoroughly enjoyed.
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