This is a wonderful literary historical fiction that reads as a historical memoir.īelow you will find a book synopsis, my book review, an about the author section and the author’s social media link. Today is my turn on the Fig Tree Books Blog Tour for JACOBO’S RAINBOW by David Hirshberg. Katharine currently lives and writes in the mountains of Virginia with her husband, preschooler, and the many houseplants she keeps accidentally murdering. ![]() Katharine’s debut historical mystery, The Body in the Garden, was published in April 2020 and led to her being named one of BookPage’s 16 Women to Watch in 2020. Her nonfiction and essays have been published on The Huffington Post, Mother Magazine, A Practical Wedding, and more. Katharine Schellman studied theatre and history at the College of William & Mary, after which she went on to dance professionally, work in political consulting, and collect addresses up and down the east coast of the United States. I am looking forward to reading the next book in the series. I highly recommend this new amateur sleuth, historical mystery and author. The plot is clever and full of red herrings and misdirection which make it difficult to put down and the ending was a surprise which always makes it more enjoyable for me. The addition of the West Indies characters and plot connection added diversity and interest to the story. Schellman brings to life intelligent Regency era characters, who remain true to the norms of their time period and also use it to their advantage. I enjoyed meeting amateur sleuth, Lily Adler and her accomplices. Lily and her friends must uncover the secrets and identity of the killer before she becomes the next target. The three conceal their investigation within the whirl of London’s social season. They soon learn Miss Oswald, a debutante from the West Indies knew the dead man and they join forces to uncover a killer. Long-time friend of her late husband and current Navy Captain, Jack Hartley returns with Lily to find the dead body. As she is getting away from the crush in her host’s garden, she overhears but cannot see a man attempting blackmail. The first ball she attends is given by her oldest friend Lady Walter. Lily Adler is a young widow returning to London and society after her first stage of mourning. ![]() The intelligent and determined heroine of the series, the vivid secondary characters and the intricate plot had me hooked from the start. THE BODY IN THE GARDEN (Lily Adler Mystery Book #1) by Katharine Schellman is the debut book in a new amateur sleuth historical mystery series set in Regency England.
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