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November 2, 2022

REVIEW: In the Family Way by Sheri Cobb South

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsdysfunctional family / family relationships / Historical / historical mystery / John Pickett mysteries series / murder mystery / Regency3 Comments

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With a beautiful and clever wife, a growing investigative business, and a baby due any day, former Bow Street Runner John Pickett finally has a respectable life far removed from his beginnings as a juvenile pickpocket in the rookeries of St. Giles. Then his father returns from transportation to Botany ... more >

September 16, 2021

REVIEW: Death Can Be Habit-Forming by Sheri Cobb South

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsclass differences / family relationships / Historical / historical mystery / John Pickett mysteries series / London / murder mystery / Regency8 Comments

Having resigned his position at Bow Street in disgrace (at least in his own mind) and failed in his attempt to establish himself as a private agent, John Pickett toils away at a tedious job as a clerk in the City. When he is approached by a man wishing to ... more >

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January 25, 2021

Jayne’s Best of 2020

JayneA Review Category / A Reviews / A- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads / Top Ten ListsBest of 2020 / best of list / cats / children's book / Fantasy / Fiction / older MCs / picture books / POC / POC author / wedding / Young-Adult9 Comments

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Doing a rough count of my 2020 reading journal, I read a little over 200 books last year. I also started but DNF a number of books that I didn’t count in that total. So … I read a lot. There are many B+ grade books that for various reasons ... more >

October 1, 2020

REVIEW: Nowhere Man: Another John Pickett Novella by Sheri Cobb South

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsEngland / historical paranormal / John Pickett mysteries series / London / novella / Regency / Retelling2 Comments

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Having resigned his position at Bow Street, John Pickett waits in vain for someone—anyone!—to engage his services as a private inquiry agent. As weeks go by with no responses to his newspaper advertisement, he has taken to spending his days wandering idly about London rather than admit his failure to ... more >

June 12, 2020

REVIEW: Brother, Can You Spare a Crime?: Another John Pickett Mystery by Sheri Cobb South

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsclass-difference / England / family relationships / Historical / John Pickett mysteries series / London / mystery / Regency6 Comments

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When one of his colleagues witnesses a robbery in which one of the participants, a child, bears a striking resemblance to a certain Bow Street Runner, John Pickett realizes he has a young half-brother who has been “apprenticed” to a criminal gang. The brutal murder of the pursuing constable makes ... more >

September 9, 2019

REVIEW: Into Thin Eire by Sheri Cobb South

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsclass-difference / England / Historical / Ireland / John Pickett mysteries series / mystery / Regency / revenge3 Comments

Now you see her… Still haunted by memories of his last case, in which an innocent woman was accidentally killed, Bow Street Runner John Pickett welcomes the challenge of a new assignment in the West Country. Unfortunately, this time he’ll have to leave his beloved wife, Julia, behind, as he’ll ... more >

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