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5th and final book in Electra McDonnell series. I've enjoyed this series, so I'm kind of bummed that this is the end, but I'm hoping that the author will have another good series to come. I'm glad everything was wrapped up satisfactorily, if predictably, but I would have liked more mystery and less romance.

The discrepancy between how important Saffron's financial independence and career are to her and how much time she actually spends at her job and on her plants was quite large and rather irritating. Also, it felt like there wasn't much of a conclusion to this one. The pacing was good and the relationships were more interesting.

Once Upon a Murder is a captivating and entertaining story filled with a smart and loyal protagonist, a motley cast of supporting characters all caught up in an intriguing mystery . . .

Read my full review here - https://www.escapewithdollycas.com/2025/06/20/flashbackfriday-featuring-once-upo...

This was an enjoyable bit of gentle crime set in 1901 in the inner temple of the English legal system. When the Lord chief justice is found murdered on the steps of Gabriel Ward KC'S Chambers, he is told to investigate the crime. With his forensic intelligence, he is a very readable character who also has to deal with a trial concerning the authorship of a child's mouse story. The crocheted Paddington bookmark is a lovely fathers day present.

A soft pick for me. I enjoyed the slow burn investigative element, and the court room scenes, but something about the writing style niggled me slightly. With the MC “snuffling” and saying things “in his gentle way” I sometimes felt like I was reading a Bagpuss script. I probably will read the second in the series, though.

Picture shows the Inner Temple garden.

Book 49/60 Page 16,327/18,000 #Read2025 @DieAReader

Happy release day in the 4th Saffron Everleigh historical mystery series.

This series is a favorite, and I love the covers.
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I‘ve never felt more seen! 🤣🤣

I ended up really liking this. There's a deep affection for the Inner Temple and the work of lawyers there, the traditions and rituals of it, which I liked a lot. And surprisingly, I loved the characters: Gabriel Ward seems a bit stuffy at first, but he's gently courteous to all (regardless of station) and finds himself working toward not just law but justice.

I did guess the culprit and the chains of reasoning toward the culprit, which was nice.

I'm finding this one rather charming! I didn't think I'd like Gabriel Ward at first, and then his book-loving ways and pondering/joking about language got rather charming.

I'm reading this slower than I expected though, and I don't know why? I guess it's just denser than it looked. Very curious where it's going.