Daughter of the God-King by Anne Cleeland
Rating: 4 stars
Regency romance, ancient Egypt, and mystery. What’s not to enjoy? I didn’t love it as much as Elizabeth Peters’ mysteries, but I definitely would read another in the series.
Spirit Play by Barbara Ismail
Mak Chik Maryam mysteries #2
Rating; 3.5 stars
I was really enjoying this mystery, up until a very gruesome event occurred and was described in great detail. At that point, it stopped being an international cozy mystery & became something I enjoyed much less. I’ll still probably try finding the first book in the series to give it another shot. Overall it reminded me a lot of the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series, with a plucky female detective, a rural international setting, and many glimpses of local color.
Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourne
book 1 in the “Lady Julia Grey Mystery” series
Rating: 4.5 stars
I really enjoyed this book. I’m a sucker for a smart female character, delightful use of language with no dumbed-down vocabulary, and enough twists and turns to keep me guessing.
I probably should have read this before picking up later books in the series, but it wasn’t available. There were some parts of the storyline that were spoiled because I’d read the later books, but it was good to finally catch up on the backstory.