by Ann Granger
I came across this book by chance and I’m so glad that I did
because I love cozy mysteries. And that
is just what this book, by Sarah Granger, is.
A Victorian murder mystery, set in London in the last part of the 19th
Century. It’s part of a new series with
Detective Inspector Ben Ross as its main character along with his wife Lizzie
Ross and their maid Bessie. With all the
hallmarks of Victorian times, it will sweep you into the past complete with hansom
cabs, country houses, not to mention London’s fog hanging over the river Thames,
and steam trains at Waterloo Station.
As Inspector Ben Ross of Scotland Yard makes his way home
across Waterloo Bridge, one damp foggy night, he is all too aware that ‘the
River Wraith’ who has been terrorising young women on such nights, might strike
again. And it happened. By the time the fog has lifted, Allegra
Benedict, the young Italian wife of an art dealer has been strangled in Green
Park. The reason for her death takes not
only Inspector Ross on a journey of discovery, but his wife Lizzie and their
maid, Bessie, as well.
A most enjoyable read if you like cozy mysteries.
