Two Seconds Too Late by Dani Pettrey

 

Riley's friend has disappeared. Now she and Greyson must go undercover as a couple to the spa that Kelly was last seen. Throughout their search Riley knows they are heading to the one place she never wants to return to. Grey is fighting his own battles. His feelings are beyond brotherly concern for Riley, but he has convinced himself he can never act on those feelings. As the two fight their feelings for each other they get closer and closer to a killer. 

I liked both Riley and Greyson's characters. I did get a bit frustrated with the baggage that they both carried, but more-so with Greyson's unwillingness to let go of his. The danger they faced was intense and made for a great suspense. The conclusion totally leaves us hanging for the next book in the series! I hope that it comes out quickly.

Blood on the Banisters by Benedict Brown

 

Christopher's brother Albert is finally getting married. It is tradition that the bride and groom trade houses the night before the wedding. Albert, Christopher and Lord Edgington go to the bride's family home. Albert finds that his fiance's family are completely horrible, but he still wants to marry Cassandra. When Cassandra's mother is murdered in the middle of the night it is a good thing that Christopher and his grandfather are there and on the case as it looks like Albert may be the murderer! Will they be able to solve the case before the wedding? 

Oh my! Suspects are coming out of the woodwork in this one. Could one of Cassandra's brothers have killed their mother? She was a completely awful woman to all of her family. So throughout the story I was wondering which one finally cracked enough to kill her. I was a little disappointed in Christopher this go-round because he seemed to not have as many insights as he has in the past. But for this case I think he can be forgiven. I too was confused and led astray by so many suspects. By the time I got to the end of the book I never would have guessed who-done-it! Never fear though, Lord Edgington does not seem to be at a loss as to what is going on and manages to wrap the case up quite tidily. Christopher and his grandfather are the perfect detective duo and I look forward to more adventures with them! 

What The Vicar Saw by Benedict Brown

 

The first case where Christopher actually worked out the mystery. I thought that Lord Edgington was a bit of a jerk in this one. He didn't take Christopher's word when Chrissy said that a guy didn't do the dastardly deed. He wouldn't even consider that the guy wasn't guilty. And that seemed out of character for him. So the beginning frustrated me big time. I was happy with the rest of the story and very happy with the ending. Christopher is maturing in his ability to reason out who and why someone would murder. He's learning a lot from his grandfather. I enjoyed this one!

Mr. Darcy, Vampyre by Amanda Grange

 

Well, I don't even know what to say about this book. I enjoy a good vampire book. I enjoy a good spin-off or re-write of my favorite book by Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice. I have to say I have mixed feelings about this one. At times it was entertaining, but at first I was trying to decide if I was even going to continue with it. But the further I went I became invested in the story. The ending though was kind of silly(I mean vampire's so why wouldn't it be silly, right?). By the title I thought that we would see more of Mr. Darcy in the vampire mode, but even though we knew he was a vampire, it was not revealed to Lizzy until almost the ending of the story. So basically it was Lizzy pining away for intimacy with Darcy and Darcy not complying. I enjoyed the references to the original work by Jane Austen. There were many lines from P&P that Darcy and Lizzy reminisced about on their honeymoon tour. So while it could have been a better story, I'm not mad that I finished it! 

The Snows of Weston Moor by Benedict Brown

 

Christopher and his family are off on a trip for Christmas. Unfortunately Christopher and Lord Edgington never arrive at their destination. Having gone off the road in a snow storm they make their way to a mansion filled with actors celebrating the holidays. Christopher and Lord Edgington hide who they really are. Of course there is a murder and Christopher and his grandfather are on the trail of the killer!

Christopher seems to be a bit more with it in this installment. He has more intelligent questions to ask and makes less accusations and bumbles. He's coming along nicely in his grandfathers footsteps. While Christopher was able to figure out who-done-it I was not able to! It was a mystery to me until the great reveal! The characters were interesting and irritating all at once. I hopped from one to the other as the guilty party. Lord Edgington bringing his staff with him wherever he goes cracks me up! I love it! A great mystery which I was able to read while being snowed in for 5 days! 

Elisha's Bones by Don Hoesel

 

When one of the richest men in the country calls Jack Hawthorne and hires him to search out Elisha's(yes, Elisha from the Bible) bones Jack has no clue what he's getting into. Soon people are trying to kill him. Not just kill him, but also kill anyone he knows who is trying to help him. What will happen when Jack calls on the woman he once was engaged to? Will she help him or will she be the one to kill him?

Elisha's Bones was an exciting read. The setting was intriguing and the characters were engaging. The action was exciting and kept me invested in the story. I loved Esperanza's character. I enjoyed how she could hold her own through all of the chaos that Jack brought with him. An exciting adventure with old ruins, secret societies and conspiracies that will have you excited to turn the next page. I highly recommend.

The Crimes of Clearwell Castle by Benedict Brown

 

Christopher has graduated and now he and his grandfather Lord Edgington are on their way for a holiday. When they arrive at Clearwell Castle they are greeted by an angry mob commemorating a centuries old death of a young woman they say was murdered. A good thing that Chrissy and Lord Edgington are on the case. Not only must they investigate the young woman's death from hundreds of years ago, but two more recent deaths have occurred as well. Will they be able to solve all of these crimes? 

Christopher and his stomach kill me! He makes me laugh! I enjoyed how Lord Edgington is teaching Chrissy how to reason out people's motives and is helping him to not go on circumstantial evidence, but reason out how he came to a conclusion even if it was a wrong one. The Lord Edgington Investigates series is one I am enjoying reading through. This is book 7 in the series. One of the things the author stresses in his introductions is that nothing in each installment is given away from any of the other books that come before it. The main characters are carried through each book, but nothing is given away about the mysteries in other books. I like that because at one point I had to read one out of order. This was the perfect installment to the series and I highly recommend it.