Very good. Sometimes a non-professional sleuth is really interesting, and this book has well written characters, an interesting plot, and a nice style. I'll have to check out her other work. Recommended for historical mystery fans!

I really appreciate the advanced copy for review!!

Mrs Rodd,a widow is asked to find the whereabouts of the brother an extremely wealthy man who is dying.The brother has been missing for 15 years.
Mrs Rodd stays with some friends of hers as she investigates this mystery and is soon in the middle of another one.
This book is very quaint and it makes you want to sip a cup of tea as you read it. Loved reading about the British countryside.
It has a good mix of morality and murder.

For those of us who are keen readers of light mysteries and historical fiction Kate Saunders has created a wonderful world we can inhabit for a few hours.

Our detective, Laetitia Rodd, is every bit as bright and curious as Miss Marple, but not as much of an intrusive busy-body (no real offense intended to Miss Marple !) Her moral core is so solid it can occasionally get in the way, but as the widow of an Arch-Deacon her innumerable clerical connections create so many opportunities and benefits that she has no problem overcoming her occasional intellectual obstacles. I loved everything about her and the wide variety of friends she met during her investigation.

The Wandering Scholar who gives title to the book is both intriguing and sympathetic and Saunders' story is complex and satisfying. Readers may "cop to the villain" before the story plays out, but that in no way diminishes the pleasure of reading this historical novel.

Netgalley provided me with a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for a candid review.