Wonderful period mystery

I was provided with a free copy of this audiobook in return for an honest review.

Having listened to the previous book in this series I was hoping for a continuation of the lovely relationship between Julia and John Pickett. I was not disappointed.

This next instalment showed how they were coping with the difference in their stations and their outlooks. A genuine concern for both of them, especially when you bring in the parents.

A honeymoon visit to her rich local gentry parents bring up some secrets from her past and allows a new murder mystery to divert her new husband from his feelings of inferiority. The subtlety and skill the writer uses to portray this is a key part of how enjoyable these novels are.

I am really looking forward to the next instalment of the two newlyweds and their ability to find a mystery in any part of their lives. We'll done to both the author and the narrator for a wonderful addition to the series.

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Great series

In this instalment John gets embroiled in the mystery of Julia's sister's disappearance thirteen years earlier as well as the murder of a stable hand who worked for Julia's father.
I enjoy Julia and John very much. John Pickett is such a likeable character. He still can't believe that he is married to the woman he loves and he is very sweet in his interactions with her.
I found some of the story surrounding Claudia to be somewhat predictable but it was nevertheless a very good story. The murder mystery was more complicated and I was convinced of the guilt of one particular person before finding out I was completely wrong. It kept me guessing and listening. The narration was once again superbly done by Joel Froomkin.
I can't recommend this series enough. I am going to be very sad once it ends.

I voluntarily reviewed a copy provided by the author at my own request..

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Not a gentleman born but he had his own code.

When John Pickett, Bow Street runner and son of a deported convict, first travels with Julia to the West Country to be introduced to her parents as her new husband, Lord and Lady Runyan are less than overjoyed. He had been there before in his official capacity and had saved Lady Julia from the accusation of murdering her first husband. .But the audaciy of so lowly a man without wealth or lineage marrying into their aristocratic family was shaming to the couple until John not only solves the mystery of the ghostly footfalls in the house, but also unravels the murder of their groom and the disappearance, presumed death, of Julia's older sister Claudia thirteen years before.

This engaging and well crafted tale set in early nineteenth century England, highlights even more than the earlier stories the disparity between the societal levels of the time and the ease with which crime can be perpetrated without consequence by men in higher ranking circles. Easy to read and always gently humerous and charming, if somewhat predictable.
Joel Froomkin again narrated, his clear English accented voice well intoned and delivered, each character given distinctive and appropriate voicing to enhance their personalities. It was a pleasure to listen.

My thanks to the rights holder who, at my request, freely gifted me with a complimentary copy of For Deader or Worse, via Audiobook Boom. Although part six of a series, this book can be read as a stand alone although, obviously, the reader's familiarity with the two main protagonists, Lady Julia and John Pickett himself, deepens with each successive story. An enjoyable, undemanding historical detective story. Recommended.

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LOVE this series!!!

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We meet the parents in this series and a few other characters. This book made me laugh especially where John Pickett is concerned and how he deals with the upper class. I kind of felt sorry for him but cheered him when he didn't change his personality to fit into what people wanted him to be like.
I also like this book because John Pickett in previous books always thought black and white when it came to murders but not so in this case. I think this is to do with it being more closer to home. So it was interesting to see another side of him.
I would highly recommend it!!!!
A clean read suitable for all!

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