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Rotten to the Core (A Lady Hardcastle Mystery Book 8) by [T E Kinsey]

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Summer 1911. A scorching heatwave engulfs the quiet town of Littleton Cotterell and brings about an unusually early harvest. The villagers are thrilled, but events quickly turn sour when one of them turns up dead in an apple orchard, stabbed through the heart.

Amateur sleuth Lady Hardcastle and her trusty lady’s maid, Flo, suddenly have a juicy case on their hands. Might the mysterious stranger they recently met in the village be to blame?

When a second cider-related murder takes place, it quickly becomes clear that there’s more to these mysterious deaths than meets the eye. The daring duo uncover whispers of an ancient order and moonlit rituals. And evidence points to a macabre secret in the village stretching back years. A secret someone will do anything—anything at all—to keep hidden.

Something is rotten, that’s for sure. With the local constabulary baffled, Lady Hardcastle and Flo must use all their powers of wit and whimsy to get to the bottom of the dastardly deed. But can they catch the killer before any more people drop dead?

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7 Jun. 2022
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Tim Kinsey grew up in London and read history at Bristol University. Rotten to the Core is the eighth story in the Lady Hardcastle Mystery series, and he is also the author of the Dizzy Heights Mystery series. His website is at tekinsey.uk, and you can follow him on Twitter @tekinsey, as well as on Facebook: www.facebook.com/tekinsey.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09PBK8SZB
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Thomas & Mercer (7 Jun. 2022)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2701 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 333 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 154203146X

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T E Kinsey grew up in London and read history at the University of Bristol. He worked for a number of years as a magazine features writer before falling into the glamorous world of the Internet, where he edited content for a very famous entertainment website for quite a few years more. And now he writes historical murder mysteries. In his spare time he plays the drums (quite badly, by all accounts). ‘The Fatal Flying Affair’ is the seventh novel in a series of mysteries starring Lady Hardcastle (there's also a short story, ‘Christmas at The Grange’). His website is at tekinsey.uk and you can follow him on Twitter—@tekinsey—as well as on Facebook: www.facebook.com/tekinsey and Instagram – @tekinseymysteries

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Beware of West-Country Cider

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 June 2022

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The eighth Lady Hardcastle book in a series that never disappoints – 5 Stars.

Lady Hardcastle and Flo Armstrong get to grips with some shady goings-on among an ancient order of cider wardens in this very entertaining eight book in the Lady Hardcastle series. With only twelve members, one of the Weryers must surely be the murderer, although discovering the guilty party proves tricky, and there’s a mysterious stranger in the village to account for too.

Once again T E Kinsey has produced a classic cosy-mystery to enjoy, and his dynamic duo of protagonists are on top form when it comes to wheedling-out the truth from the village gossip. As is usual, the banter between Lady Hardcastle and Flo is a joy, and both the pace of the plot, and their witty repartee, never let-up for a moment. There’s plenty of action throughout, and a satisfyingly dramatic conclusion to the investigation too.

Overall: A super-twisty cosy, with lots of West-Country flavour…especially that of the local cider!

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Philip Meers

A lovely light read...if lovely is the way to describe murder

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 July 2022

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I read this during the July 2022 heatwave, and completely empathised with Emily Hardcastle need for regular baths.

This series gets better, with a well crafted story and well rounded main characters. It feels as if I've time travelled to the period, because the research is thorough.

The relationship between Emily Hardcastle and Florence Armstrong no longer feels any more unusual than that of Holmes and Watson. Hardcastle and Armstrong make a good team, and, as well as some interesting skills, they each have a good level of intelligence. As a result, behind the ordinariness of the story of daily life, there is a strong intellectual thread woven through the stories.

I recommend this, and the rest of the series, as a good way to spend a couple of evenings. They are a good read, with just enough mystery to get the brain cells sparking, but without getting bogged down in minutiae and red herrings

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Lexa L.

No Entente or Central Powers…

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 July 2022

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…but an anachronistic order of cider makers, who, again, are being picked off one by one (a very satisfying way of writing, for me…). Luckily Emily and Flo and Dinah are on the case. I particularly enjoyed Flo’s description of Emily’s driving as ‘fleeing from a fire’ but boggle a bit at the thought of a Silver Ghost cornering. There is a typo I reported with two suggestions as to correction, but I thought of a third. I amn’t. My late boyf was Gloucestershire born and raised and used this and I still hear it from older people. Fascinating book!

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magstitch

Well written cozy village mysteries

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 July 2022

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These books feature well drawn characters Lady Emily and her maid Flo Armstrong who is also her friend and is treated as her equal to the dismay of society. The detectives are also well drawn and work well with our lady sleuths. The ladies set up as private detectives which in the 1920's was rather frowned on but Flo has hidden abilities . Very enjoyable.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 June 2022

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Excellent characters and a great plot. A very entertaining read. There is a good flow to the writing which keeps the plot moving. I have fallen in love with Lady Hardcastle & Flo over the series. It would be great fun to live in the village and become friends which is a sure sign of well written characters and story. I hope there's more to come!

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Paul Seymour

Another enjoyable adventure with Lady Hardcastle and Flo

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 June 2022

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I find myself giggling at the relationship between Lady Hardcastle and Florence but impressed by their skill set and quick thinking. I found that I got a little lost with the number of possible murderers towards the middle of the book but a bit of re-reading brought clarity.
I'm looking forward to their next adventure!

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manley

What you did not know about the life days

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 June 2022

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This Author knows every detail of a previous life that has long since gone. But the stories he can weave, authentically, of village villainry are very entertaining. Not for our youngsters probably but for all those sitting doing nothing because of disability, his books could provide very cheerful diversions.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 June 2022

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I love all the books in this series and have already ordered the new one. They are very lighthearted and an easy read while being very well plotted so you don't guess who dun it. I love the relationship between Lady Hardcastle and Miss Armstrong.

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