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This is, I think my 2nd Lady Emily book. First, let's establish first of all, that Tasha Alexander is NOT Anne Perry. These books are not of the literary caliber of the Thomas and Charlotte Pitt or the Monk and Hester series. But they are immensely fun, with humor, wit, and they move faster than Anne Perry's books, which sometimes become kind of tedious. (How many times does Monk have to drag himself home from the river with a weariness that aches in his bones?)

Alexander is not afraid to take some risks and throw some curve balls at us. In this book, not only was the killer someone completely unexpected, but it was someone that nobody would ever WANT to be the killer.

I liked it and am binge reading my way through the remaining books in the series.


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Behind the Shattered Glass A Lady Emily Mystery Lady Emily Mysteries Tasha Alexander 9781250024701 Books Reviews

I discovered Tasha Alexander's Lady Emily Ashton mysteries quite by chance a few years ago. Now they top my must-read list. This is the seventh in the series and it does not disappoint. To set the scene without revealing any of the great plot lines, Lady Emily, daughter of an Earl, married Phillip, Viscount Ashton, primarily to escape her mother's incessant pressure to marry before she lost her looks along with her status as an attractive candidate for marriage to a wealthy young peer.

A month after their marriage, Phillip leaves for an African safari -- and never returns. Emily inherits a not inconsiderable fortune, including his fashionable town home on Berkeley Square, an exceptional library, a well-stocked wine cellar, a ready supply of quality cigars, and a discerning discrete butler of the finest quality -- Davis.

Eighteen months after Phillip's death, Lady Emily's mother begins talking out of both sides of her mouth, espousing redecoration of Phillip's town home on the one hand and chastising Lady Emily for not adhering to the finer points of mourning etiquette. Lady Emily, on the other hand, has come to realize that her position as a widow allows her a greater range of options than she had as a debutante or would have had as the wife of a peer.Widowhood suits Lady Emily's bookish, solitary inclinations.

When the circumstances of Phillip's death become clouded with uncertainty and suspicion, Lady Emily is drawn into an ever more complicated search for answers, both as to Phillip's death and his interest in antiquities.

In this, the eighth of the series, Lady Emily's life has evolved considerably and her meticulous, incisive, and inspired investigative skills have been finely honed. The setting this time is an English country manor and the mystery is who killed the neighboring peer and why. The title comes from the fact that the victim entered the story by crashing through a set of french doors and collapsing -- dead -- on the drawing room carpet. Some reviewers have loved this book and some believe it falls short of Tasha Alexander's previous books. I, for one, am an avid fan of Lady Emily and probably not as discriminating a reader. I loved it, and am eagerly anticipating the next chapter in Lady Emily's life.
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My rating <a href="https//www.goodreads.com/review/show/707332643">4 of 5 stars</a>

The 8th in the Lady Emily series does not disappoint. This story begins in the drawing room of Anglemore Park, the home of Lady Emily and her husband, Colin Hargreaves. They, with her mother, Lady Bromley are settled in for a quiet evening, the children having been put to bed, when a formally dressed gentleman enters through one of the French doors, looks toward Colin and proceeds to fall dead at their feet. He has a bloody skull and is at first not recognized as the Marquess of Montagu, recently arrived from London, and the guest of honor at the party being given by his cousin at their home, the closest neighbor of the Hargreaves.

This installment takes Emily and Colin to the Montagu Manor as well as London and other parts of England to explore the life of the dead Marquess who has just announced his intention to move into the manor, which until now he has left in the capable hands of his cousin, Matilda. His death brings a distant male cousin who now appears to be the heir to the estate, much to Matilda's dismay, since it is his intent to renovate the property and otherwise take control.

Revelations about Archie's life before his murder, since that is what it is, bring to light many possible suspects. Intertwined with the aristocracy and those members who arouse suspicion are the revelations of life below stairs, including the possibility of romantic entanglements between the two classes. All very interesting and all leading to the final explanation of who among his enemies actually killed Archie and why. Just great fun--on to episode 9!

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This is, I think my 2nd Lady Emily book. First, let's establish first of all, that Tasha Alexander is NOT Anne Perry. These books are not of the literary caliber of the Thomas and Charlotte Pitt or the Monk and Hester series. But they are immensely fun, with humor, wit, and they move faster than Anne Perry's books, which sometimes become kind of tedious. (How many times does Monk have to drag himself home from the river with a weariness that aches in his bones?)

Alexander is not afraid to take some risks and throw some curve balls at us. In this book, not only was the killer someone completely unexpected, but it was someone that nobody would ever WANT to be the killer.

I liked it and am binge reading my way through the remaining books in the series.