This is a fun read in the style of "locked room" murder mysteries with an amusing first person (wealthy, young, female and English) narrator, and is set in the 1920s. The book is so engaging that I was not irritated by the occasional Americanism or modern slang word, although this might annoy some readers.

I'm already looking forward to the next in this new series.

With many thanks to the publisher and to Netgalley for giving me an e-copy of the book in exchange for this honest review.

This is an easy, quick read that tells the story of a young woman in the 1920's who is determined to solve a murder that happens on the train when she is travelling because her brother had been implicated in the crime. It's the beginning of a new series featuring Kitty Worthington which may be why the characters are somewhat two dimensional. There are some possibly interesting ones, including the police detective inspector, Kitty's lady's maid, and her friend in detection Lord Marlowe; however they are not quite three dimensional at this point. Kitty is somewhat shallow as well, seeming to be another well-to-do heiress who wants to "be her own woman" and has skills that encompass observation and tenacity. It will be interesting to see how these characters develop in future books within the series.

There were several times when the dialogue didn't match the period, which drew me out of the story. For example, Kitty has a reply "No worries" to a character during their conversation. That is much more a typical word pattern for the 2020's than the 1920's. When I come across phrases like that it interrupts the flow of the book for me and I would like to see more within the novel that gives me a sense of the time period. Likewise for referring to Kitty as "quality". This is a term I associate with the Regency Period, not so much with the Roaring 20's that brought is the "bright young things" etc.

The book should have wider appeal to younger women who want to read an historic mystery where the heroine is just starting her life and is flying in the face of convention. My thanks to Heart's Afire Publishing for providing me with an advance copy for this review.

What a fun book! Kitty decides to investigate a murder that involves her brother. Kitty is smart, confident and feisty! I thought it was a good mystery, it kept me engrossed to the very end. I can’t wait to see what Kitty gets into next.
I really enjoyed this book
Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the early copy

Ned and his sister Kitty Worthington are returning to London on the Golden Arrow train. Travelling in a first class carriage but soon there will be a death. Fortunately Detective Inspector Robert Crawford is on the train to investigate. With a belief in her sense of entitlement Kitty decides to find the guilty party herself when suspicion falls on her brother.
Although an enjoyable story there was not enough of a mystery for me, and I would have preferred the story from the point of view of the Inspector, who seemed a much more interesting and likeable character.
An ARC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I loved this book!! The leading character, Kitty, was very interesting, relatable, and likable. The writing is top notch and lots of twists and turns interweaved throughout the chapters made this a very satisfying mystery read for me. I highly recommend and hope for more books in the series. A plus from me!!!

cosy-mystery, witty, situational-humor, verbal-humor, law-enforcement, London, murder, murder-investigation, family, family-dynamics, friendship, class-consciousness, 1920s*****

What a fun read! Perfect escape reading with lots of laughs and misdirection. The family is wealthy but they all get along and are truly nice people for the time. None of the adult children are married, but one daughter is at university, the son is in business with the father, Kitty has been through finishing school and is enjoying the social aspects without looking for a marriage contract, and everyone takes care with the mother who tries hard to do the right thing despite never having gotten over the death of the other daughter who died of the influenza. Mother, brother, and Kitty travel to and from Paris by boat and train where they meet or renew with some interesting characters and one is murdered on the way back. There is an interesting but stern DI from Scotland Yard also on the train who takes over and seems to have brother in his sights. Let Kitty's sleuthing begin! Great light read!
I requested and received a free temporary ebook from Hearts Afire Publishing via NetGalley. Thank you!

Historical mysteries are some times hard to relate to, but I found myself thoroughly entertained by the characters and the plot line. I will most definitely recommend this book and look forward to reading more from this author. I received an e-book from NetGalley in return for an unbiased review.