Death below stairs6/8/2023 We each felt similarly on this one, with one of us not even being able to finish. This was a Traveling Sister Read with Brenda, Diane and Holly. The author, Jennifer Ashley, did a fantastic job creating the Victorian atmosphere and characters. I really liked the cook’s character and enjoyed her dealings with the house staff and family, but I lost interest in the crime solving side of the book which was the main storyline. How could a head cook of such a household have time to run around town on a daily basis investigating a crime? It just didn’t make sense to me. The novel revolves around a cook of a high power household investigating a murder. Unfortunately, my connection was short lived, as the plausibility of the story became highly unrealistic once the crime was committed (about 1/3 of the way in). It had such a “Downton Abbey” feel to it that I couldn’t help but love it. I immediately loved the characters and found myself captivated by the Victorian mansion household and how it was run. I had an instant connection to this novel. This book started off much stronger than it finished.
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