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October 1, 2020

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

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsEngland / historical paranormal / 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 / 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 / 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 >

December 17, 2018

REVIEW: The Desperate Duke by Sheri Cobb South

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsCommoner Aristocracy pairing / England / Historical / Regency / Weaver series / working class4 Comments

A duke in disguise . . . a damsel in distress . . . a match made in—Manchester? When 23-year-old Theodore Radney becomes the Duke of Reddington after his father dies, the weight of his new responsibilities is enough to send him into a panic. Theo soon accumulates a pile ... more >

October 16, 2018

REVIEW: Peril by Post by Sheri Cobb South

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews19th century / class differences / England / murder mystery / Regency1 Comments

Honeymoon from Hades . . . The eighth book in the series finds John Pickett bound for England’s scenic Lake District, where an unsigned letter has summoned him for an unspecified reason. Posing as a honeymoon couple, Pickett and his wife Julia, the former Lady Fieldhurst, take a room at ... more >

January 15, 2018

REVIEW: Mystery Loves Company by Sheri Cobb South

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsclass differences / England / Historical / London / murder-investigation / Regency6 Comments

Returning to London after his honeymoon (For Deader or Worse), Bow Street Runner John Pickett soon discovers wedded bliss is not without its pitfalls, as he finds it galling to be financially dependent on Julia, his aristocratic bride. When he is summoned to the home of Lady Washbourn, Pickett finds ... more >

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