A Brush with Death: A Susie Mahl Mystery

from drebbles

Susie Mahl is an artist who travels around England visiting families who want her to draw their pets. In doing so she has made a number of friends including an Earl and Countess. When the Earl dies suddenly, Susie happens to be in the area and agrees to help Diana (the Countess) in her time of gr...

from ChazziFrazz

I received this book through LibraryThing Early Reviewers. Susie Mahl is an artist who does commission work, portraits of pets. She travels in the world of the aristocracy, as they are her best clients. And has learned the ways and manners of this British social class. While visiting the Greengra...

from alyssadrake

This was my first introduction to Ali Carter. I was looking forward to a fun cozy mystery, however, I had trouble getting into the story. I felt disconnected from the characters and a bit lost at times. The beginning chapters held too many details and I found myself trying to memorize information...

from MarcusBrutus

While I do enjoy English cozy murder mysteries, this was, unfortunately, a poor example of the genre. The lead didn't have much personality outside of constantly thinking about men and reminding the reader how nosy she is. She also removed or disturbed evidence from crime scenes on a few occasion...

from upinthestacks

I requested this book through the LibraryThing Early Reviewers program because it sounded like a cute cozy mystery. When I think of cozy mysteries, usually the woman who tries to solve the mystery ends up in some trouble due to her nosing around. This book does not follow the typical cozy mystery...