Uncle Basil’s Demise by Karen Dean Benson
UNCLE BASIL’S DEMISE
KAREN DEAN BENSON
ASIN: BODJ4C673Z
October 2024
Satin Romance
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E-Book
$5.99
385 Pages
Historical Romance/Mystery
Rating: 5 Cups 




Blurb

Amidst the gas-lit streets of 1870 London, twenty-two-year-old Tamsin’s world is shattered when she discovers her beloved uncle, a retired Lieutenant Detective for Her Majesty, dead at his desk. It is midnight and sounds from her uncle’s library woke her.
Determined to uncover the truth behind his untimely demise, Tamsin embarks on a perilous journey of deception and investigation. With the clock ticking and suspicion mounting, she must navigate the dangerous labyrinth of Victorian society to unmask a killer lurking in the shadows. A killer who may take her life as well. Perhaps a killer who is close to her.
Finding a welcome ally in Harrison Spenser, a criminal law student, whom her uncle mentored, Tamsin and Harrison race against time to unravel the secrets of her uncle’s final moments.
Can the two amateur sleuths uncover the sinister truths hiding behind the façade of respectability, or will the secrets of Uncle Basil’s demise be buried forever?
The Review
Fans of both historical romance and historical mysteries are going to love this book. First in what I hope will be a long running series, it features and intelligent and fearless heroine in Tamsin and her equally appealing partner in investigation, Harrison. Uncle Basil was so much more than just the retired civil servant Tamsin knew and loved, leading to many questions of who wanted him dead and why. Tamsin while determined to find her uncle’s killer also has legitimate worries about her future as an unmarried orphan of uncertain financial status. I was only sad that we did not meet Uncle Basil before his passing; he sounded like a fascinating person.
Maura
Reviewer For Coffee Time Romance & More
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