“A cozy mystery that is at the same time ageless and contemporary, exciting and gratifying.”- Indies Today
If you could go back in time and clear your family’s name, would you?
Dr. Cate Kensie, now known as Lady Catherine Kensie, the mistress of Dunhaven Castle, still can’t believe her life. Somehow, moved to Scotland, inherited a castle that’s more than meets the eye, and is the proud–and … than meets the eye, and is the proud–and sometimes reluctant– owner of an amazing family heirloom. But there’s a secret Cate must protect about her new life, a secret that no one but Jack Reid, the estate manager, knows of.
As Cate learns more about her new home, she discovers that in 1856 there was a murder at Dunhaven and non-other than her own ancestor, Randolph MacKenzie, was accused and convicted of the crime. However, the more she learns about the murder at Dunhaven, the more confusing things become. All of the evidence is there, but the answers still don’t add up.
Will Cate have the courage to dive into a centuries-old murder to clear her family’s name? Or will she find out the hard way that sometimes it’s best to leave the past in the past where it can’t hurt you?
˃˃˃ Find out in the nail-biting second installment of the Cate Kensie Mysteries series, Murder at Dunhaven Castle!
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I wanted this book to go on and on! I hated when it was over. All the characters were so incredible. The time travel was so awesome. What a wonderful thing to be able to do. The way Cate was able to sort and solve things were just, wow!
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This is book 2 of the Cate Kensie Mysteries. This was a great read with a great storyline. The characters are likable and well written. I recommend reading.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Lady Cate is getting used to her new responsibilities when she learns of dark past family events. However, when Cate investigates further, danger threatens Cate’s own life. I especially enjoyed Cate’s determination and the development of a partnership with Jack.
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This was not your usual time travel book. I liked the storyline, characters and the unique way they travelled through time.
After Cate settled in the castle she’d inherited in Scotland, she started researching her ancestors. She learned of a relative who lived over a hundred years ago. He had confessed to a murder she was sure he didn’t commit. She couldn’t find anything helpful in her research so she decided to go back to 1856 for some answers. She told the estate handyman, Jack, about her plan hoping he would go with her. He did not like the idea but went along just to make sure she didn’t get into trouble or do something to change the timeline.
I enjoyed Cate’s activities in 1856 and how she tried to blend into that time period. Her actual life, in comparison, was mundane. Walking the dog, researching her ancestors. Just the usual things that need to be done. Along with the castle, Cate inherited a title. You’d think a countess would have her days full. But even a countess’s day can be dull.
I requested this book to review. Fans of time travel murder mysteries will enjoy it.
Still Problematic
I wasn’t that thrilled with the first book of the series because of information dumps, slow pacing for the first part of the novel, and odd problems with dialogue. The dialogue paragraphs in this book are a little better in some respects, but other issues cropped up with them, like odd capitalization and use of dialogue tags. The author still seems to be enamored with the information dump. Unfortunately, they don’t just happen in the beginning; they happen all over the book. The author seems to have a real penchant for telling rather than showing. There’s a reason why an adage exists that authors should show, not tell. Telling is distancing, plus we have to rely on a narrator’s word that something in particular happened. Showing lets us see the drama unfold with our own eyes so we can draw our own conclusions. Yet again, the author seems to be caught up in the unimportant minutiae, like details about the dog and a party, as well as explaining far too much about inconsequential motions and actions rather than just getting us to the good stuff. Again, this is an awesome premise for a novel. I just wish the author’s writing ability matched her imagination.
I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.