The Rushworth Family Plot is a cozy mystery, a slow-burn Regency romance, and #4 in a standalone series.

The Rushworth Family Plot by Claudia Gray

Genre/Categories/Setting: Historical Fiction, Cozy Mystery, Austenesque, Regency England

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My Summary:

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While Juliet Tilney and Jonathan Darcy are attracted to each other, their families think they should find more suitable matches. They are pressured to go to London for the Season. Fortunately for Juliet and Jonathan, a dead body is found, and they are once again asked to help solve the crime. It is no hardship for these plucky amateur detectives to spend time together.

My Thoughts:

Cozy Mystery

If you’ve not read a cozy mystery, you might be delighted by a gently told mystery featuring amateur detectives. As a team, Juliet and Jonathan have unusual crime-solving abilities. They are imaginative, intuitive, and smart….and quite attracted to each other.

Austenesque

If you enjoy the world of Jane Austen, you will appreciate this story and its strong sense of place and time. From the social scene to the etiquette to the clothing to the characters, you will feel transported to Regency England.

Gently Told, Slow-Burn Romance

Putting the slow in slow burn. While Juliet and Jonathan are the best part of this gently told mystery, their slow-burn romance is frustrating. Over four installments, very little progress has been made. At this point, if there’s no major progress in book #5, I might take a break from the series until I read reviews that show me something has happened. Fans of the series are holding out hope that the Juliet/Jonathan romance is wrapped up soon in a memorable way. It doesn’t seem plausible to drag it out much longer.

Series

Set in the world of Jane Austen, The Rushworth Family Plot is #4 is a loosely connected, “cozy mystery” series. Each can be read as a stand-alone. My favorite in the series is book two (I didn’t read book one).

Recommending The Rushmore Family Plot:

I can recommend The Rushmore Family Plot for fans of Jane Austen, a cozy mystery, slow-burn romance, and gently told stories.

Related: My: reviews of books 2 and 3 in the series: The Late Mrs. Willoughby and The Perils of Lady Catherine de Bourgh

My Rating: 4 Stars

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Meet the Author of The Rushworth Family Plot by Claudia Gray

Claudia Gray

CLAUDIA GRAY is the pseudonym of Amy Vincent. She is the author of the Mr. Darcy and Miss Tilney Mysteries, which began with The Murder of Mr. Wickham. She is also the writer of multiple young adult novels. Gray has worked as a lawyer, a journalist, a disc jockey, and an extremely poor waitress. Her lifelong interests include old houses, classic movies, vintage style, and history. She and her husband, Paul, live in Turin, Italy, under the benevolent rule of a small dog named Peaches.

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