#Book Reviews
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Book Review: Cleopatra Fox # 8, Murder at the Dinner Party
The story follows book seven. Set in London in July 1900, the Mayfair housekeeper recommends Cleopatra’s services to her sister, who works in a private household where the butler was pronounced dead of natural causes. She is unconvinced, as the man acted mysteriously before his death, especially around guests who also seemed suspicious when they… Continue reading
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Book Review: Cleopatra Fox # 7, Murder at the Polo Club
Book seven in the Cleopatra Fox series, published in 2023, is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook. Archer continues the stories from book six, set in London in June 1900, when Cleopatra must placate her family and attend many social engagements. One is the polo championship match. Cleo takes in the splendor Continue reading
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Book Review: Cleopatra Fox #6, Murder at the Crown and Anchor
The Cleopatra Fox series, book six, published in 2023, is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook. In May 1900, in London, the social season is still underway, and mothers are on the hunt for suitable suitors for their daughters, while fathers negotiate marriages. Amidst the chore of balls, parties, afternoon teas, and Continue reading
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Book Review: Cleopatra Fox # 5, Murder at the Debutante Ball
C.J. Archer continues the Cleopatra Fox series with book five, where England’s 20th-century viper tongues spread gossip like wildfire, and some will go to great lengths to quash it before the damage is irreparable. The book is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook formats. Continue reading
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Book Review: Cleopatra Fox #4, Murder at the Dressmaker’s Salon
Published in June 2022, C.J. Archer’s fifth Cleopatra Fox Mystery takes readers into the world of 20th-century London’s elite fashion. The book is ideal for fans of amateur sleuths and historical fiction and is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook formats. March 1900 means the social season is just around the corner. Continue reading
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Book Review: Cleopatra Fox #3, Murder in the Drawing Room
The third book in the Cleopatra Fox mysteries by C.J. Archer, published in 2021, is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook. It is ideal for readers of historical cozy mysteries filled with scandals, secrets, and murder. Continue reading
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Book Review: Cleopatra Fox #2, Murder at the Piccadilly Playhouse
C.J. Archer takes readers to early 20th-century London to solve mysteries. Published in 2021, the book is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook. Continue reading
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Book Review: Cleopatra Fox #1, Murder at the Mayfair Hotel
The book, first published in 2020, is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook formats. C.J. Archer turns back the clock to 1899 in London to solve a puzzle of a mystery when a murder of a guest of the prestigious Mayfair Hotel occurs on Christmas Eve. Settle in to uncover whodunit. Continue reading
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Book Review: Obsidian Butterfly, Anita Blake Vampire Hunter #9
Obsidian Butterfly, book nine in the Anita Blake Vampire Hunter series, was first published in 2000 and is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook formats, as well as your local library and through the Libby App. The audiobook, read by Kimberly Alexis, is highly recommended, as she fluently captures Anita’s personality, and Continue reading
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Book Review: Blue Moon, Anita Blake Vampire Hunter #8 by Laurell K. Hamilton
Blue Moon is book 8 in the Anita Blake Vampire Hunter series, and it’s available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook. The audiobook, read by Kimberly Alexis, is highly recommended. She captures Anita’s personality so accurately that listening to the book feels like spending an evening with friends, and the audio effects amplify Continue reading
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