Felony & Mayhem Mysteries: The Blackheath Poisonings (Paperback)

from Condorena

Symonds does a great job with the atmospherics in this mystery which takes place during an era when if a woman committed adultery and enjoyed it, it naturally must follow that murder would be something she was capable of and likely to commit.

from bcquinnsmom

A little to whet the appetite, no spoilers here! The Collard and Vandervent families live in Blackheath; in one house live the Vandervents & the Collards, in another, Harriet Collard & her daughter Charlotte & nephew Bertie. Harriet is one of those very matronly, old-school elderly women; she tri...

from EricCostello

As far as the mystery goes, part of the solution was telegraphed, part of it was not. Not many of the characters are particularly sympathetic, and it can be very difficult to keep them straight, since a few are referred to in different ways, and the two houses can be confusing. Still, not too bad.

from lkernagh

Set in 1890's Victorian England, this murder mystery focuses on a close knit family that resides in two truly unique homes just outside of London in Blackheath. The matriarch of the family, Harriet Collard, lives in Albert House with her daughter Charlotte and her nephew Bertie 'the Caterpillar'....