Review: Of Manners and Murder!

Review: Of Manners and Murder by Anastasia Hastings

Of Manners and Murder is the first in the delightful new Dear Miss Hermione mystery series from Anastasia Hastings.

1885: London, England. When Violet's Aunt Adelia decides to abscond with her newest paramour, she leaves behind her role as the most popular Agony Aunt in London, "Miss Hermione," in Violet's hands.

And of course, the first letter Violet receives is full, not of prissy pondering, but of portent. Ivy Armstrong is in need of help and fears for her life. But when Violet visits the village where the letters were posted, she finds that Ivy is already dead.

She'll quickly discover that when you represent the best-loved Agony Aunt in Britain, both marauding husbands and murder are par for the course.

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Review: I enjoyed reading this book! I thought it was a good beginning to a new historical mystery series, and I liked Violet as the lead character. I did guess the culprit and why they did what they did, but I enjoyed the journey of Violet figuring it out. I thought the premise was interesting (an advice column!), and has promise for more books! I particularly liked the introduction of another character towards the end of the story, and I am curious how that will play out in future books. Overall, I thought this was an interesting beginning to a new series, and I will be checking out the next book!

I received an e-ARC from the publisher.