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Marion Lane and the Midnight Murder
by T.A. Willberg
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
"No matter how much the deceased were loved, life did not wait for the grieving."
A mysterious group of detectives work for Miss Brickett's Investigations and Inquiries in the secret tunnels below the city of London, solving crimes the police cannot. One night, a filing assistant receives a warning letter and is found dead moments later. Marion Lane, a first year inquirer, finds herself drawn into the investigation when her friend is framed for the crime.
I wanted to like this book so much more because it had everything I love. Mystery? Check. Historical fiction set in 1900s London? Check. Murder? Check. The setting was compelling as the story mainly took place in the underground tunnels, adding another secretive layer to the mystery. I felt like this created a claustrophobic atmosphere that gripped the reader.
A few characters were likeable, however I found the majority of them irritating with the lack of communication between them because everyone needed to keep secrets from one another 🙄 Also, for some reason, going into the story I expected Marion Lane to be an older lady with a mysterious air to her (don't ask why because I don't know 😂), but instead was a young lady training to be an inquirer who was kind of annoying yet slowly grew on me by the end.
Overall, I had fun reading this book. Despite my rating, I'm almost thinking about getting the second book? It might not have wowed me, but it was still enjoyable and I'm a little curious as to what occurs next with this mysterious group of inquirers 😅
A mysterious group of detectives work for Miss Brickett's Investigations and Inquiries in the secret tunnels below the city of London, solving crimes the police cannot. One night, a filing assistant receives a warning letter and is found dead moments later. Marion Lane, a first year inquirer, finds herself drawn into the investigation when her friend is framed for the crime.
I wanted to like this book so much more because it had everything I love. Mystery? Check. Historical fiction set in 1900s London? Check. Murder? Check. The setting was compelling as the story mainly took place in the underground tunnels, adding another secretive layer to the mystery. I felt like this created a claustrophobic atmosphere that gripped the reader.
A few characters were likeable, however I found the majority of them irritating with the lack of communication between them because everyone needed to keep secrets from one another 🙄 Also, for some reason, going into the story I expected Marion Lane to be an older lady with a mysterious air to her (don't ask why because I don't know 😂), but instead was a young lady training to be an inquirer who was kind of annoying yet slowly grew on me by the end.
Overall, I had fun reading this book. Despite my rating, I'm almost thinking about getting the second book? It might not have wowed me, but it was still enjoyable and I'm a little curious as to what occurs next with this mysterious group of inquirers 😅