Series: Sparks & Bainbridge Mystery, #3
Traits & Tropes: mystery; kidnapping
Publication Date: 06.08.21
Genre/Setting: Historical Mystery
Heat Level: 0
Rating: 5/5
In 1946 London Miss Iris Sparks and Mrs. Gwendolyn Bainbridge are just beginning to expand their business, the Right Sort Marriage Bureau. It’s going rather well until Gwen’s father-in-law and legal guardian, Lord Bainbridge, returns from an extended trip to Africa and threatens everything she’s been working for, including sending her son to the boarding school her late husband was adamant he not attend.
In the midst of all this, the agency gets a new client who the ladies suspect of having ulterior motives involving the Bainbridge family. With a murder and a kidnapping occurring in rapid succession, Sparks has to seek some dangerous help as their very lives are threatened.
Another well-crafted entry in the Sparks and Bainbridge series! It took a few chapters for me to really become invested in this story, but once the mystery was set up, I didn’t want to put it down. The plotting of this story was very tight, the characters relatable and well fleshed out. My romance loving heart can’t help wanting more from the ladies’ personal relationships, especially as regards Iris’ gangster boyfriend, but with this being an ongoing series, I hold on to hope. I loved that Gwen really began to come into her own in this one and loved her stiff spine in standing up to Lord Bainbridge. This was a well-written read with entertainingly witty banter and I look forward to more installments in the series.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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