The Burning Issue of the Day

The Burning Issue of the Day

2019 • 315 pages

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15

A truly lovely way to spend a rainy Sunday. 
Highlights of this particular Lady Hardcastle mystery: 
Tiny Welsh maid with martial arts training wiping the floor with an anti-suffragist: chef's kiss.
The Cotham Road and Court Sampson Inn passages were deliciously mischievous. 
Struck particularly in this volume the number of times you see women enjoying good food. Might just be a personal history thing, but it's still encouraging to read, and adds to the ‘cozy' of the cozy mystery. 
The number of ‘creative alternatives' 😏 provided for the name The Men's/Women's League of Opposing Suffragists was delightful. 
Finally meeting Mrs. Sunderland! Hope to see more of her in future books in the series. 
Author's notes detailing historical tidbits and code breaking/cyphers. 
⚠️Misogyny, racism, xenophobia

May 5, 2024