Cutler, Judith

Book two in this series is a slow-paced, old-fashioned account of estate life in Victorian England. The mystery takes second place to the social commentary about education, social conditions, and class. Only for those interested in the living conditions in late–1800s England.

It's a hectic weekend for antiques dealer Lena Townend...

In their sixth case (after 2014's Double Fault), recently retired cop Fran Hartman and her new husband and fellow former cop, Mark Turner, volunteer their assistance to the local Kent police force to solve a 20-year-old cold case: a critically ill baby was abandoned in a car near Wyre Forest, his mother and older brother never to be seen again...

Prolific British author Cutler (Cold Pursuit; Shadow of the Past) launches a refreshingly different contemporary cozy series with a very unconventional amateur sleuth, a successful middle-aged career woman who trades her London life for marriage, a country vicarage, and murder. The caustic vibe will draw in fans of M.C. Beaton and Alan Bradley, but the focus on local-community atmosphere and its "veddy" British characters recommend it to Jan Karon and Ann Ross readers.