January 30, 2024
A Dear Miss Hermione series, book 2
Dreamscape Media
Cozy mystery, fiction, book series, historical, library loan, audiobook
301 pages
Book 1: Of Manners and Murders (2023)
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5291903127
3/21/24-3/30/24
This is a delightful, cozy mystery which continues the story of Dear Miss Hermione Mysteries. The entertaining mystery takes place in 1885 London, England. When Aunt Adelia (father’s sister) begins traipsing abroad with her new companion du jour, she leaves her two nieces, Violet and Sephora, in the care of Bunty, the housekeeper. Before she leaves, she entrusts a "secret" to her niece Violet, that she is the eponymous scribe of the Dear Miss Hermione advice column. Violet is tasked with subbing in for her aunt as the “Agony Aunt” with the help of Bunty. She takes on this anonymous role which she takes very seriously and must keep Sephora in the dark. Sephora is her young and immature step-sister whose mother is an heiress.
In book 1, a letter arrives from “Ivy” claiming that someone is trying to kill her including newspapers clipping of related “accidents”. This alarms Violet who goes a quest to uncover the truth and prevent a crime in the name of Miss Hermione. As Violet is busy trying ensure the safety of Ivy, she needs to keep her restless step-sister from wandering into a mess of her own. In this book, once again Violet becomes bored answering the mundane questions that continue to become monotonous. That is, until Bunty brings to her attention a letter from a mother looking for assistance finding her daughter who has run away and joined a cult like group called the Hermetic Order of the Children of Aed.
This is a problem which intrigues both Bunty and Violet as the group was controversial.
