This week has flown by and it has been busier than I thought it was going to be.  Yesterday DH and I went to visit a long standing customer in North Wales and the weather for the drive was great; very sunny but very cold!  On the way we got to see the seaside and also quite a lot of very tiny lambs!  Spring has really sprung. I did take my book with me and got quite a few hours of uninterrupted reading and it was glorious.

This is my Book for March and have just finished and loved it.  I have read quite a few of Edward Marston’s books now and love the Railway Detective ones.

It is 1866 and Giles Blanchard has just finished dining at his Club in Chichester and gets on the train in First Class to go to Portsmouth so he can get the ferry back to his home on the Isle of White. In the carriage is a young woman who starts to talk to him, just before the train leaves a naval officer climbs in to the same carriage.  Just as things begin to be interesting between Giles Blanchard and the young woman he is attacked from behind and strangled to death by the naval officer.  The woman and he leave the carriage at the next station and move to another train.

When Mr Blanchard’s body is discovered Inspector Colbeck and Sergeant Leeming are dispatched from London to Portsmouth to try and discover who killed him and why.  It is further complicated by a rash of women on the Isle of white, Chichester and Portsmouth being blackmailed by a woman and man who threaten them including one young woman who is companion to Queen Victoria, currently residing at Osborne House on the Isle of White. Can Colbeck & Leeming find the culprits quickly?

I love these mystery books as they are historical but also quite gentle and well written.  They can be found in all formats at the usual suppliers.

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This is the book I have now started, which is the first book of Jayne and my Book Club.  I already have a few of Laurie Gilmore books so I am sure I will love this one too.  I look forward to hearing what Jayne thinks.

Today has been busy; my new washing machine has been delivered so I can now catch up on all the washing I need to do and I need to make a start on my home jobs too.  DH has been out all day with Eldest and tomorrow they are going to look at this car.  Tomorrow evening we are at the local pool for the final round of the League and then Sunday DH is out all day at another swimming event and I will be quilting.

I hope you have all had a lovely week and a great weekend to come. 

Hugs & Love, Susie & Coco xx