Stuck in the airport? Stuck with the in-laws? Feeling a bit murderous? Escape with this engrossing true (mainly unsolved) crime from Victorian England, with its roots in the American South. Florence Chandler, every inch the southern belle, took a steamer from New York to Liverpool in 1880. Her gold-digging mother planned to shop her on the…
REVIEW: MURDER IN A FIRST-CLASS CARRIAGE by Kate Colquhoun
The First Victorian Railway Killing I’m a sucker for these sorts of books. In fact, when I received the review copy, my husband joked, “Well, someone said, ‘Let’s write a book for you!’” It has so many themes I love: mystery, the Victorian era, trains, and a murder trial. AND it’s British. Drawn from…
BOOK PHOTO: MURDER ON THE FIRST-CLASS CARRIAGE
Normally I take a photo of the book itself with some sort of set or prop relating to the story. This one is a bit different — and quite special. While traveling in England, my husband and I made sure to stop at 221b Baker St in London. There is a fabulous Sherlock museum that…