THE EGYPTIAN ANTIQUITIES MURDER
High Society Lady #3
Sara Rosett
April 15, 2019
The Egyptian Antiquities Murder took me once again into a period in Britain that has always fascinated me. The period between WWI and WWII was an era of tremendous social change, not least for our High Society Lady Detective, Olive Belgrave. Olive was gently born and never expected to be left virtually penniless due to her feckless father's bad investments. Rather than retreating into the country with her father and his unwelcoming new wife, Olive is determined to make it on her own. In books 1 and 2 of the series, Olive has had some success investigating problems in "society" that could never be entrusted to the police or the lesser-born. She was delighted to receive a letter from the niece of Lord Mulvern who recently died. The police declared it a suicide, and the press speculated that it was the result of a "mummy's curse." His niece, Lady Agnes, declares that he had no reason to commit suicide and the mummy's curse merely is nonsense.
The investigation turns out to be more difficult than Olive expected. Lady Agnes and other family members and staff prove to be less forthcoming than Olive expected, and she is deprived of her partner, the mysterious Jasper's assistance throughout most of this book. I always enjoy Rosett's deft descriptions of the fashions and manners of the period which inform but never intrude on the story. I am looking forward to the next book in the series (with more Jasper, I hope). Thanks to the author for an advance digital copy. The opinions are my own.
RATING- 4 Stars
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