Blog tour: Murder in Covent Garden

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Welcome to the blog tour for Murder in Covent Garden by Anita Davison!

More about the book…

Even though its famous opera house has shuttered its doors for the war, Covent Garden remains one of the most exciting, bustling areas of London. It’s where Hannah Merrill and Aunt Violet have their bookshop and, in spite of the recent spate of burglaries in the area, it’s generally thought to be a good neighbourhood.

So Hannah is surprised when she sees a fellow shopkeeper – a jeweller named Jacob Cornelis – having a heated argument with a stranger. Especially when the next day Cornelis is found dead in his shop, apparently the victim of another burglary.

But what shocks Hannah more is when she meets the policeman supposedly there to investigate the crime. Because he is none other than the man who Hannah saw arguing with Cornelis the day before.

Hannah knows it’s up to her and Violet to investigate. But they don’t know they’re about to uncover a secret underworld of theft, murder and blackmail. And they must act fast, before the Covent Garden Killer strikes again…

More about the author…

Anita was brought up in London, a city with a history that has always fascinated her and influenced her first attempts at writing. Her first three novels featured a 17th Century West Country family on the losing side of the Monmouth Rebellion of 1685. Other previous work includes an Edwardian Cosy Mystery series featuring amateur sleuth, Flora Maguire set in early 20th Century London and Cheltenham. Anita’s most recent work is the Miss Merrill and Aunt Violet Mysteries set in WWI from Boldwood Books.

My impressions…

I get excited every time a new book in the Miss Merrill and Aunt Violet Mysteries series comes out, and for good reason, because this duo of amateur sleuths is consistently rebellious against societal rules and endlessly entertaining.

I found that Aunt Violet took more of a back seat this time around, while Hannah and her fiancé, Darius, were thrust at the forefront of the events. While their relationship was part of previous books in the series, this was probably the first time we saw more of it, and in a less romanticised way.

The murder investigation was gripping – and its solution as full of adventure as ever! With plenty of twists and turns, this is a cosy mystery I would heartily recommend.

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