Book 81 of the year
Lady Hardcastle and her lady’s maid Armstrong are back for their 11th mystery together. This time they have to try to stop an assassination attempt that could change the course of history.
The book is set in July 1912 in London. I had to research to remember the details of the actual assassination of Archduke Ferdinand that kicked off the events of WWI (June 1914 in Sarajevo). This made me feel (in the best possible way) like the book was a Magic Treehouse book for adults in that it’s teaching me things about history but in a fun way. Not that there’s time travel 😄
I love how Hardcastle and Armstrong face gender discrimination head on and don’t stand for it for even one second. Their banter together is so good.
Elizabeth Knowelden did a great job narrating the book, as always.
Special thanks to Netgalley and Brilliance Publishing for the advance copy of the audio book in exchange for my honest opinion.
Publication Date 5/21/24
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