Death Of An Unsung Hero by Tessa Arlen (Flash Review)

Flash Review

"What a tale! What a frightful story of betrayal and cowardice." Apparently, my infatuation with "all things Downton Abbey" hasn't fizzled out yet. Edwardian England glamour has still a strong hold on my reading preferences. My expectations in terms of authenticity of historical setting and language were not disappointed. Boldly reminiscent of Julian Fellowes' popular drama (season 2 in particular), Tessa Arlen's streamlined narration features a dynamic sleuths duo (a landlady and her housekeeper) and consistently shows robust knowledge of time period and historical events. An engrossing read. 4 full stars! ***Review copy graciously offered by the Publisher in return of an unbiased and honest review. About the Book DEATH OF AN UNSUNG HERO Lady Montfort Mystery #4 By Tessa Arlen Published by Minotaur Books on March 13, 2018 Hardcover, 302 pages Historical Fiction, Mystery Goodreads Amazon Lady Montfort and her pragmatic housekeeper Mrs. Jackson investigate a murder of a WWI officer with amnesia in the 20th-century English countryside. Building on the success of her last three mysteries in the same series, Tessa Arlen returns us to the same universe in Death of an Unsung Hero with more secrets, intrigue, and charming descriptions of the English countryside. In 1916, the world is at war and the energetic Lady Montfort has persuaded her husband to offer the dower house to the War Office as an auxiliary hospital for officers recovering from shell-shock with their redoubtable housekeeper Mrs. Jackson contributing to the war effort as the hospital’s quartermaster. Despite the hospital’s success, the farming community of Haversham, led by the Monfort’s neighbor Sir Winchell Meacham, does not approve of a country-house hospital for men they consider to be cowards. When Sir Evelyn Bray, one of the patients, is found lying face down in the garden with his head bashed in, both Lady Montfort and Mrs. Jackson have every reason to fear that the War Office will close their hospital. Once again the two women unite their diverse talents to discover who would have reason to murder a war hero suffering from amnesia.