Dear Miss Hermione Mystery, book 1
NetGalley
Cozy mystery, digital, fiction, arc, historical
St Martin’s Press/Minotaur Books
304 pages 4/5
7/7/23-7/10/23
Of Hoaxes and Homicide, Book 2 (Jan 30, 2024)
This is a delightful, cozy mystery which begins a series of Dear Miss Hermione Mysteries. The entertaining mystery takes place in 1885 London, England. When Aunt Adelia begins traipsing about 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 her "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 in this anonymous role which she takes very seriously. Violet feels she needs to investigate when she receives a letter from "Ivy" who claims that someone is trying to kill her and asks Miss Hermione for help sending news clippings of "accidents". As Violet is busy trying ensure the safety of Ivy, she needs to keep her young and immature step-sister from stepping into a mess of her own.
The quest of an affluent young woman investigating a potential crime without a chaperone or adult supervision is reminiscent of the Enola Holmes series, the sister of Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes. Nancy Springer writes a fun series of the young spirited sister of the notable Holmes.
Many thanks to NetGalley and St Martin's Press for allowing me access to read this digital book. My review is my honest and unbiased opinion. All comments are expressly my own.
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