Genre: Cozy
Mystery/Historical/Humor/Young Adult
Description:
“There’s a new Royal Coroner at Buckingham Palace, and he foolishly
fancies Florence Nightingale. As Poppy Throckmorten chronicles her mentor’s
attempts to sell the rare emerald given her by Queen Victoria, another
mysterious death is attributed to the jewel. Florence and Poppy must find the
murderer before more victims fall prey to the glittering green stone.”
Author:
Barbara Silkstone “is the best-selling author of both Regency Pride and Prejudice variations,
including the popular the Mister Darcy
Series of Comedic Mysteries, and Pride
and Prejudice contemporary variations. All her books are light comedies
based on Jane Austen's timeless tales of love denied and love discovered. ‘Feel
good’ tales to warm your heart.
She is also the author of the Wendy
Darlin Comedy Mystery series. Five coffee-snorting tales that combine cozy
with outrageous adventures.”
Please check out Ms. Silkstone’s website, Second Act Café, or follow heron Facebook.
Appraisal:
This series has been fun and educational, as long as you didn’t know
Queen Victoria’s history, which I didn’t. Ms. Silkstone’s facts at the end of
the stories interested me. She took liberties and inspirations with her other
characters. Also as I understand this was always meant to be a trilogy. So,
unless Poppy Throckmorten refuses to leave the author alone, this is the end of
the series.
Florence Nightingale, Poppy, and Mrs. Throckmorten are all back at
Buckingham Palace to witness a renowned psychic from Russia, Madame Tchotchke,
to pronounce whether the Averoff emerald is cursed or not. The emerald is
supposed to fund Florence’s dream for Nightingale School for Lady Nurses in
England. Dr. Carbuncle started a rumor that the emerald is cursed to cover his guilt
over his wife’s death in Athens, Greece. This nasty rumor has spooked potential
purchasers of the emerald.
There is a new coroner at the palace that keeps making passes at
Florence, who could care less. Especially since she is hard at work trying to
solve the latest death inside the palace. Florence feels like the coroner has
misruled the death. Tension near the conclusion of this book is heightened
beyond any of the other stories in the series. I was sitting on the edge of my
seat. Ms. Silkstone packs a lot in this novella. Not a word is wasted. And I
was left with a smile on my face and a happy heart. Well done, Ms. Silkstone! I
generally don’t go for historical fiction, however, I am pleased with how this
series is written. Each character is well rounded and true to themselves. Plus
it was all just downright fun and entertaining.
FYI:
The
Cheeky Coroner is book 3 in Ms. Silkstone’s Florence
Nightingale Comedy Mystery series and is novella length. Following book 1, The Giggling Corpse and book 2, The Killer
Corset.
Format/Typo
Issues:
No significant issues.
Rating:
***** Five Stars
Reviewed
by: ?wazithinkin
Approximate
word count: 20-25,000 words
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