Vengeance in Venice
by Erica Ruth Neubauer
Vengeance in Venice is Erica Ruth Neubauer’s seventh Jane Wunderly Mystery set during the 1920’s. Jane and her husband are finally getting to take their honeymoon in romantic Venice, but it is quickly derailed when an invite to a costume party ends in the murder of the hostess’s husband. This isn’t one of those mysteries where it takes half the book for the murder to happen. If you enjoy cozy historic mysteries especially those with a travel theme than this series will be a treat. Jane is an engaging amateur sleuth and the mystery had plenty of twists and turns and red herrings to keep me guessing. The series does not need to be read in order and I enjoyed the book without having read the previous books in the series. This was my first (but definitely not my last) time reading a Jane Wunderly Mystery.
Pomona Afton Can Totally Catch a Killer
by Bellamy Rose
Pomona Afton Can Totally Catch a Killer is the second in Bellamy Rose’s Pomona Afton series. I had found the previous novel Pomona Afton Can So Solve a Murder a delight so looked forward to reading this next entry. In the last mystery, Pomona secured her inheritance and started a charity; now she is throwing herself a birthday blowout fundraiser when one of her biggest donor’s is murdered. She will have to use her new found detective skills again. Also enjoyable is the romantic subplot about her relationship with her boyfriend who does not come from Pomona’s privileged background (he’s the son of her former nanny) and her various friendships which have evolved overtime as some of them have grown past their youthful party days. If you loved the 2 Broke Girls sitcom than you will definitely want to check out this series.
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