Murder in Postscript by Mary Winters

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Murder in Postscript by Mary Winters published by Berkley publishes March 28. I would encourage you to get a copy of this wonderful book!

📚 Review: Murder in Postscript by Mary Winters is a splendid cozy historical mystery set in Victorian era London, England. Countess Amelia Amesbury is a widow who takes care of her niece, and she also secretly writes the Lady Agony column in the paper. When a reader shares that she has witnessed a murder Lady Amelia tries to solve the murder with the help of her friend Kitty and Simon Bainbridge, a marquis. 

This book was a sheer delight to read. The characters were very endearing and I was very invested in the story. I adored Lady Amelia and her kind, thoughtful and independent heart. The time period was charming and I enjoyed traveling to the shops, ballrooms, shipyards and drawing rooms of Victorian London as I tried to solve the mystery with Amelia and friends. The mystery kept me on my toes right to the end, and I enjoyed the touch of romance. I am hopeful that there will be more in this series as the ending seemed to imply. I would certainly read anything in this series!

This is a great read for fans of cozy mysteries and for those who love historical books. The author weaves mystery, romance and humor together beautifully. I highly recommend Murder in Postscript by Mary Winters.

Although I have degrees in Literature and Creative Writing, my love affair with Victorian fiction didn’t start in the classroom but with a monthly book club. I was a young eighteen years old, working a job I didn’t particularly enjoy, when I made the fortuitous decision to join a subscription service. From the moment I received my first chunky paperbacks and pink wine glass, I was hooked. I loved coming home and delving into my historical romances. They were the gateway to other historical fiction, including mysteries, like the Amelia Peabody series.

When I enrolled in college, I had already written my first novel, not surprisingly a historical romance. My professors frowned upon the genre, but I understood the heart of the work. The heroines were nonconformists, constantly challenging the conventions of the time. Their fortitude inspired my own writing a great deal.

By the time I entered graduate school, I put away my romance novel and wrote a literary novel for my thesis. Then, when I graduated, I put away my literary novel and started a mystery series with an amateur sleuth professor.

But always my love for Victorian literature remained, and in 2019, when my family and I took a trip to England, it was reignited. Seeing Regents Park, Piccadilly, Grosvenor Square—all those places I had first read about so many years ago—I knew I wanted to write another book, a mystery, set in the time period. That book became Murder in Postscript, which will be published in 2023. I’m thrilled to see this first dream come true.