I do so hope that there are more Kate Ketterling mysteries in the wings. I enjoyed reading this light mystery novel very, very much. And while it does not tax the 'grey matter' much to figure out the villian of the piece, this book still makes for highly entertaining reading.
Kate and her parents are currently residing in London where Kate has been hired to play the 'hoyden' roles in Kemble's troupe at Covent Garden. Kate is enjoying herself tremendously working with the other actors and also watching the great Sarah Siddons perform. If only she didn't have to come into contact so much with Nell Stanford, a highly unpleasnt actress given to violent outbursts of anger for which Betty, Nell's hapless maid, chiefly suffers the effects of. After one such unpleasant outburst however, Betty is found in Nell's changing room strangled. The Bow Street Runners pass off Betty's death as a robbery gone wrong. However a few nights later, Nell is found dead in the same changing room, likewise strangled. The Runners see no connection between the two deaths. However Kate is sure that there is one, and motivated by the need to bring Betty's murderer to justice, Kate inveighs her admirer Archibald Islington to help her discover who the murderer is. This adventure takes Kate and Archie from the green room in Covent Garden into the brutal world of boxing. Whatever did Betty and Nell know or possess that could have merited their deaths? Kate is determined to solve this mystery even if throws her directly into the murderer's path.
A really fun read made all the more enjoyable by the two chief characters, Kate and Archie. Archie esp blossoms from an indolent young aristrocrat bent on setting Kate up as his mistress to a likeable young man full of generousity, warmth and intelligence. As for Kate, what is there not to like? Ms Pykare has given us a heroine full of intelligence, compassion and charm.I look forward to the next Kate Kettering mystery with great anticipation.
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