I am delighted to share a review of Royally Snuffed: An Amateur Female Duchess Detective Cozy Mystery by P.C. James and Kathryn Mykel. This is book three in the new series from best-selling author P.C. James and Kathryn Mykel–author of award-winning Sewing Suspicion & Quilting Calamity, and features a Duchess, her trusted butler, and a nose-it-all furry sidekick. It is 100% pure fun! 

196 pages, Kindle Edition

Publication November 18, 2024

About the Book:

What thorny secrets lie hidden beneath the blossoms?

London, 1959. Lady Mary, Duchess of Snodsbury, has invited guests to her Snodsbury estate for a charming party, featuring a tour of her newly rejuvenated rose gardens. The peaceful event quickly spirals into a vine of tangled mysteries and deadly secrets.

Can Lady Mary keep her party blooming, or will a hidden threat uproot everything?

Royally Snuffed is the thrilling conclusion to this trilogy of cozy mysteries with a historical nod. If you like a team of crafty sleuths and a clever animal sidekick, then you’ll love P.C. James and Kathryn Mykel’s Duchess of Snodsbury Series.

Order Royally Snuffed to unfurl the deadly plot today!

My Review:

This was such a fun, one sitting read! While it was my first read in the Duchess of Snodsbury Series, I had no issues following along, and of course I’ve added books one and two in the series to my TBR. 

There is lots to like here, especially for fans of light-hearted cozy historical mysteries. The setting of 1959 England is vivid, and the characters well-written and enjoyable. Much creativity went into the names of characters, and I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention the darling dog, Barkley as Lady Mary’s sidekick. I wanted to reach into the pages and bring him home with me!

The mystery is solid and well-plotted with many twists and turns that I did not know who was guilty, but I enjoyed putting the clues together. 

When you need a lovely break from the to-dos of life and want to travel to England in the late 1950s, this is the series you should grab! It’s a wonderful escape! 

About the Authors:

Inspired by the laugh-out-loud and fanciful aspects of cozies, Kathryn Mykel aims to write lighthearted, humorous cozies surrounding her passion for the craft of quilting. Born and raised in a small New England town, Kathryn is an avid quilter.

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P.C. James is the author of the quietly humorous Miss Riddell Cozy Mysteries, One Man and his Dog Cozy Mysteries, and co-author of the Royal Duchess and Sassy Senior Sleuths cozy mysteries.

He lives near Toronto in Canada. P. C. loves photographing wildlife in the outdoors yet chooses to spend hours every day indoors writing stories, which he also loves. One day, he’ll find a way to do them both together. 

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