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Cleopatra Fox #3
Murder in the Drawing Room
Scandal, secrets and bawdy photographs are uncovered when the wife of a politician is murdered. Untangle the lies with Cleo and her friends and find the killer.
When Harry Armitage passes an investigation to Cleo involving adultery, they both think it will end in divorce. But when the client’s wife is found stabbed in her drawing room, it becomes clear that marital problems are only part of the story. Reluctantly joining forces, Cleo and Harry realize the wrong person was targeted, but the police think they have their killer and refuse to look elsewhere.
Taking on the investigation themselves, they peel back the lies and expose the sordid details of a marriage in tatters, and see firsthand how gossip and politics fuel the machinations of high society.
Meanwhile, at the Mayfair Hotel, expansion plans are on the menu, causing tensions to heat up in the kitchen between the chef and Cleo’s uncle. To make matters worse, Cleo’s family notices her spending less time at the hotel and more time investigating – and some members don’t like it.
When Harry Armitage passes an investigation to Cleo involving adultery, they both think it will end in divorce. But when the client’s wife is found stabbed in her drawing room, it becomes clear that marital problems are only part of the story. Reluctantly joining forces, Cleo and Harry realize the wrong person was targeted, but the police think they have their killer and refuse to look elsewhere.
Taking on the investigation themselves, they peel back the lies and expose the sordid details of a marriage in tatters, and see firsthand how gossip and politics fuel the machinations of high society.
Meanwhile, at the Mayfair Hotel, expansion plans are on the menu, causing tensions to heat up in the kitchen between the chef and Cleo’s uncle. To make matters worse, Cleo’s family notices her spending less time at the hotel and more time investigating – and some members don’t like it.
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First published December 6, 2021
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C.J. Archer
96 books5,634 followersC.J. Archer is the USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of historical mystery and historical fantasy novels including the GLASS AND STEELE series, the CLEOPATRA FOX MYSTERIES, the MINISTRY OF CURIOSITIES and THE GLASS LIBRARY series.
She has loved history and books for as long as she can remember and feels fortunate that she found a way to combine the two. She has at various times worked as a librarian, IT support person and technical writer but in her heart has always been a fiction writer. She lives in Melbourne, Australia, with her husband, 2 children and Coco the black and white cat.
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May 31, 2024
Oh, it's funny how the warning signs can feel like they're butterflies (Graveyard – Halsey).
(Warning: this isn’t a review, it’s a rant). Well, it happened. I continued a series I liked well enough to the point where I started to dislike it. I mean, the reason why it's been years since I even picked these books up was because I had the weirdest feeling that I’d start to lose interest at an alarming rate. It was like I had Nicolas Cage’s Next powers from the Nicolas Cage movie, Next. It sucks to be right sometimes. Oh, well. I usually try to get the negative stuff out of the way first so I can bookend these things and leave them on a happier note, but unfortunately, it’s all going to be bad. I’m in full hater-mode at the moment. Yeah well, firstly, and this is a personal thing, but I hated how a character’s sexuality was used as a plot-twist. Not only is it reductive, but it’s also incredibly antiquated and trite. And the way the “reveal” is presented at the end of a chapter too! Yawn. My eyes were rolling so far back in my head you’d think I was in The Exorcist! What I’m trying to say is that the twist had an uncomfortable vibe, as if we’re supposed to be clutching our pearls at the mere prospect of a gay relationship. “Gasp! Can you believe a dude is sleeping with another dude!?” Um… yeah, I can. Now, one might say “Be realistic man, these are characters that exist in the past and the narrative is supposed to reflect sentiments of the time!” And to that, I’d have to say that you make a good point Mr. Straw-Man. But the thing is, there’s a reason why this genre is called Historical-Fiction! emphasis on “fiction.” It’s okay to play a little fast and loose with these things, especially if there’s no greater point being made about the fluid nature of sexuality in the grander narrative. Might as well make our main characters more forward thinking, right? Unless that’s the point? If it is then I’d have a more tangible reason for disliking this book. All that aside, this really is a personal opinion (like all my reviews, I guess) and most people wouldn’t think twice about the things I’m griping about. I know I’m sensitive! I know, I’m working on it! But if we have to follow these characters in a long-standing series, then it’d probably be for the best if I could kind of, maybe, sort of, like them as characters. Looking back, I didn’t really enjoy them in the first two installments, and it’s an opinion that’s only been solidified with this book. Of course, like I said, this doesn’t mean that the book is offensive offensive, but it does serve as yet another reminder that people like me aren't exactly the target audience of these cozy-mystery books, and that’s not always a nice feeling. Sometimes "cozy" is just a code-word for "conformity."
But you know? Despite all that, I could easily look past these things if I actually liked the characters! Well, it’s too bad I loathed both Cleo and Mr. Stick-in-the-Mud then, huh? And these are complaints I’ve had about the previous books, so you could see this whole paragraph as my resentment overflowing like a boiling teapot. Anyway, Cleo has this ignorant, insensitive, upper-class thing going on where she constantly wants to be “on the ground” and among the common folk without ever actually realizing why her privilege and social status stops them from being over familiar with her in public. And then she's forever surprised when her insistence on being friends with the working-class people around her has deep-rooted ramifications for them. It's easy to break the rules when you aren't the one on the chopping block. The book treats this like it’s some kind of charming quirk, but really just left a bad taste in my mouth. Made me real uncomfortable. By the way, the word of the day is: uncomfortable. I’m sure you’ll be happy to know that her love-interest was an insensitive jerk too! Yay, equal opportunity suckiness! The lovely (this is sarcasm) Mr. Armitage has this “Don’t bother me, pesky woman” vibe that’s super… yup, uncomfortable, and he seriously ruined whichever scene he was in. It doesn’t help that Cleo is constantly giving him a pass because, you know, “boys will be boys” or whatever. He’s clearly supposed to be super-hot because the author reminds us at every opportunity of all the ladies that are fawning over him, but as much of an Adonis as he’s supposed to be, if he were a real person in the real world and all he ever did was act like a prideful, dismissive jerk, then realistically, his romantic options would continue to dwindle and dwindle until it reaches zero. Let’s just say that his ego isn’t the only thing he’d be left stroking. It's funny because I probably wouldn’t be harping on their dynamic so much if the actual mystery was genuinely intriguing to me! But nope, the case is literally handed to Cleo by Mr. Armitage because he apparently can’t be bothered to look into it (eye roll! I’m rolling my eyes!), and then when the case takes a murderous turn, he's suddenly available to be all up in Cleo’s business, telling her what she should do and how she should do it!? Damn, I’m getting pissed all over again! Also, because Cleo so often lets Mr. Armitage run rough shot over her cases, it gives of the impression that she’s not even interested in being a detective, which in turn makes me not interested in reading about her job that she can’t even be bothered to care enough about or even take pride in. So, all in all, we’ve got a boring mystery with a couple of charmless main characters who barely seem to like each other or the work they do! Great, got some good reading right here. (This is sarcasm).
Honestly, their entire dynamic was really off-putting. And given that Cleo’s narration constantly refers to him as “Mr. Armitage,” (his name is Harry, but I'm certainly not on friendly terms with him, so, he's no “Harry” to me), it made me picture this guy like he’s a bag-of-bones or something. A real dusty mf, like some kind of Charles Dance-type rather than the handsome, strapping young man that he’s allegedly supposed to be. Let me summarize for a second; we have a poor call-to-action where there's no titular murdering in any drawing rooms until about 30% in, and a romantic relationship between two characters who are basically Tywin Lannister and… President Coin. Hm, I’d wager that that sentence has never been written before in the history of human writing. I think the author realized that him being consistently rude and stoic wasn't a good look because then he'd randomly be given "lighter" moments in order to imply that he has a flirtatious, fun side to him. Fun fact, but constantly having a character “smirk” and "quirk their eyebrow" doesn't qualify as a good substitute for giving them an actual personality. I know, I’m shocked too. At least Cleo seemed self-aware enough that her crush on this clown is somewhat silly, considering we’re given this line early on: “At least he thanked me, proving masculine pride may be hard to swallow, but not impossible.” Which, first of all... yikes! All that praise for a guy saying "thank you?" The. Bar. Is. On. The. Floor. And second, if a man acted the way that this geezer Mr. Armitage was acting, I definitely wouldn't be wanting to swallow his masculine pride anytime soon, that’s for sure. Is it low-hanging fruit to say that I wouldn’t want to be anywhere near his low-hanging fruit? They had such an absence of chemistry that when the book introduces another potential love-interest for Cleo, I immediately perked up like a dog at dinner-time. Isn't the whole point in adding a love-triangle is that they're generally supposed to make the main love-interest look good in comparison? So, what's it mean when they're basically the same dude? I don’t even remember the guy's name, but he also kept smirking the same way Mr. Armitage did, so they’re really rather similar anyway. Might as well switch up, right? What's one dud for another. How does that song go? “I can have another you, in a minute.” Alright, I think I got it out of my system. This is the last of these books I’ll read. The end. I suppose this is the part where I pretend to be sad about letting this series go, but I don’t really get sentimental about these kinds of things, unfortunately. "Pro at letting go" yada yada yada. I remember I watched this one YouTuber game reviewer guy for years but one time he confidently claimed that the best Assassin’s Creed game was Black Flag, and I immediately paused, disliked, and unsubscribed. So, you know, got to cut that kind of toxicity out of my life. *snip snip bye. I’m really broken up about it. (Sarcasm, this is).
“I don’t want to part in anger,” he called after me.
“Then you shouldn’t have angered me.”
(Warning: this isn’t a review, it’s a rant). Well, it happened. I continued a series I liked well enough to the point where I started to dislike it. I mean, the reason why it's been years since I even picked these books up was because I had the weirdest feeling that I’d start to lose interest at an alarming rate. It was like I had Nicolas Cage’s Next powers from the Nicolas Cage movie, Next. It sucks to be right sometimes. Oh, well. I usually try to get the negative stuff out of the way first so I can bookend these things and leave them on a happier note, but unfortunately, it’s all going to be bad. I’m in full hater-mode at the moment. Yeah well, firstly, and this is a personal thing, but I hated how a character’s sexuality was used as a plot-twist. Not only is it reductive, but it’s also incredibly antiquated and trite. And the way the “reveal” is presented at the end of a chapter too! Yawn. My eyes were rolling so far back in my head you’d think I was in The Exorcist! What I’m trying to say is that the twist had an uncomfortable vibe, as if we’re supposed to be clutching our pearls at the mere prospect of a gay relationship. “Gasp! Can you believe a dude is sleeping with another dude!?” Um… yeah, I can. Now, one might say “Be realistic man, these are characters that exist in the past and the narrative is supposed to reflect sentiments of the time!” And to that, I’d have to say that you make a good point Mr. Straw-Man. But the thing is, there’s a reason why this genre is called Historical-Fiction! emphasis on “fiction.” It’s okay to play a little fast and loose with these things, especially if there’s no greater point being made about the fluid nature of sexuality in the grander narrative. Might as well make our main characters more forward thinking, right? Unless that’s the point? If it is then I’d have a more tangible reason for disliking this book. All that aside, this really is a personal opinion (like all my reviews, I guess) and most people wouldn’t think twice about the things I’m griping about. I know I’m sensitive! I know, I’m working on it! But if we have to follow these characters in a long-standing series, then it’d probably be for the best if I could kind of, maybe, sort of, like them as characters. Looking back, I didn’t really enjoy them in the first two installments, and it’s an opinion that’s only been solidified with this book. Of course, like I said, this doesn’t mean that the book is offensive offensive, but it does serve as yet another reminder that people like me aren't exactly the target audience of these cozy-mystery books, and that’s not always a nice feeling. Sometimes "cozy" is just a code-word for "conformity."
But you know? Despite all that, I could easily look past these things if I actually liked the characters! Well, it’s too bad I loathed both Cleo and Mr. Stick-in-the-Mud then, huh? And these are complaints I’ve had about the previous books, so you could see this whole paragraph as my resentment overflowing like a boiling teapot. Anyway, Cleo has this ignorant, insensitive, upper-class thing going on where she constantly wants to be “on the ground” and among the common folk without ever actually realizing why her privilege and social status stops them from being over familiar with her in public. And then she's forever surprised when her insistence on being friends with the working-class people around her has deep-rooted ramifications for them. It's easy to break the rules when you aren't the one on the chopping block. The book treats this like it’s some kind of charming quirk, but really just left a bad taste in my mouth. Made me real uncomfortable. By the way, the word of the day is: uncomfortable. I’m sure you’ll be happy to know that her love-interest was an insensitive jerk too! Yay, equal opportunity suckiness! The lovely (this is sarcasm) Mr. Armitage has this “Don’t bother me, pesky woman” vibe that’s super… yup, uncomfortable, and he seriously ruined whichever scene he was in. It doesn’t help that Cleo is constantly giving him a pass because, you know, “boys will be boys” or whatever. He’s clearly supposed to be super-hot because the author reminds us at every opportunity of all the ladies that are fawning over him, but as much of an Adonis as he’s supposed to be, if he were a real person in the real world and all he ever did was act like a prideful, dismissive jerk, then realistically, his romantic options would continue to dwindle and dwindle until it reaches zero. Let’s just say that his ego isn’t the only thing he’d be left stroking. It's funny because I probably wouldn’t be harping on their dynamic so much if the actual mystery was genuinely intriguing to me! But nope, the case is literally handed to Cleo by Mr. Armitage because he apparently can’t be bothered to look into it (eye roll! I’m rolling my eyes!), and then when the case takes a murderous turn, he's suddenly available to be all up in Cleo’s business, telling her what she should do and how she should do it!? Damn, I’m getting pissed all over again! Also, because Cleo so often lets Mr. Armitage run rough shot over her cases, it gives of the impression that she’s not even interested in being a detective, which in turn makes me not interested in reading about her job that she can’t even be bothered to care enough about or even take pride in. So, all in all, we’ve got a boring mystery with a couple of charmless main characters who barely seem to like each other or the work they do! Great, got some good reading right here. (This is sarcasm).
Honestly, their entire dynamic was really off-putting. And given that Cleo’s narration constantly refers to him as “Mr. Armitage,” (his name is Harry, but I'm certainly not on friendly terms with him, so, he's no “Harry” to me), it made me picture this guy like he’s a bag-of-bones or something. A real dusty mf, like some kind of Charles Dance-type rather than the handsome, strapping young man that he’s allegedly supposed to be. Let me summarize for a second; we have a poor call-to-action where there's no titular murdering in any drawing rooms until about 30% in, and a romantic relationship between two characters who are basically Tywin Lannister and… President Coin. Hm, I’d wager that that sentence has never been written before in the history of human writing. I think the author realized that him being consistently rude and stoic wasn't a good look because then he'd randomly be given "lighter" moments in order to imply that he has a flirtatious, fun side to him. Fun fact, but constantly having a character “smirk” and "quirk their eyebrow" doesn't qualify as a good substitute for giving them an actual personality. I know, I’m shocked too. At least Cleo seemed self-aware enough that her crush on this clown is somewhat silly, considering we’re given this line early on: “At least he thanked me, proving masculine pride may be hard to swallow, but not impossible.” Which, first of all... yikes! All that praise for a guy saying "thank you?" The. Bar. Is. On. The. Floor. And second, if a man acted the way that this geezer Mr. Armitage was acting, I definitely wouldn't be wanting to swallow his masculine pride anytime soon, that’s for sure. Is it low-hanging fruit to say that I wouldn’t want to be anywhere near his low-hanging fruit? They had such an absence of chemistry that when the book introduces another potential love-interest for Cleo, I immediately perked up like a dog at dinner-time. Isn't the whole point in adding a love-triangle is that they're generally supposed to make the main love-interest look good in comparison? So, what's it mean when they're basically the same dude? I don’t even remember the guy's name, but he also kept smirking the same way Mr. Armitage did, so they’re really rather similar anyway. Might as well switch up, right? What's one dud for another. How does that song go? “I can have another you, in a minute.” Alright, I think I got it out of my system. This is the last of these books I’ll read. The end. I suppose this is the part where I pretend to be sad about letting this series go, but I don’t really get sentimental about these kinds of things, unfortunately. "Pro at letting go" yada yada yada. I remember I watched this one YouTuber game reviewer guy for years but one time he confidently claimed that the best Assassin’s Creed game was Black Flag, and I immediately paused, disliked, and unsubscribed. So, you know, got to cut that kind of toxicity out of my life. *snip snip bye. I’m really broken up about it. (Sarcasm, this is).
“I don’t want to part in anger,” he called after me.
“Then you shouldn’t have angered me.”
June 13, 2023
This is proving to be a very entertaining series.
Cleo Fox is determined to succeed as a Private Investigator but she still has to convince Harry that this is a good idea. There are a few family obstacles to overcome and anyway women of Cleo's class are not supposed to work for their living.
The murder in the drawing room is a tricky one with no one being quite sure who exactly was the intended victim. Cleo manages to take the lead again in the investigation. I think it is time Harry realised she is smarter than him!
Great characters, an excellent mystery, many red herrings and a clever conclusion make this a very readable book. I look forward to reading more.
Cleo Fox is determined to succeed as a Private Investigator but she still has to convince Harry that this is a good idea. There are a few family obstacles to overcome and anyway women of Cleo's class are not supposed to work for their living.
The murder in the drawing room is a tricky one with no one being quite sure who exactly was the intended victim. Cleo manages to take the lead again in the investigation. I think it is time Harry realised she is smarter than him!
Great characters, an excellent mystery, many red herrings and a clever conclusion make this a very readable book. I look forward to reading more.
December 9, 2021
Rating: 5 / 5
This series undoubtedly just gets better and better!
The first two murders were each compelling in their own way and showed how Cleo and her ragtag team of hotel employees crack the case, but THIS one, in which she and Harry (Armitage, with whom she's now on a first-name basis, finally!) work together on a case....oh ho ho, this one takes the cake!
Basically, Harry's business is now off the ground thanks to Cleo giving him the credit for her case in Murder at the Piccadilly Playhouse. The only problem is that most of them are not the kinds of cases that Harry wants since they have to do with husbands wanting to "prove" their wives' infidelity, so he graciously hands them off to Cleo as well. Of the clients, only one is interested in actually hiring Cleo, though the entire case changes once the wife is found murdered in the drawing room.
So begins the mystery, in which both Cleo, Harry, and of course the Mayfair employees, team up together to find the case.
There are three things I'd like to point out that I really enjoyed from this book:
1. The fact that Cleo and Harry are finally working together and finally seem to be getting along as friends. I was truthfully hoping that the author wouldn't keep up their "enemies-with-an-attraction" cliche for too long, and it's great to see that in just Book 3 she's already moving past that. The chemistry is real, their dynamic works well together in a great way, and overall, they just have strengths that play off one another in terms of how they work together on solving a case. Archer really showcases all of these things well, which added a level of enjoyment to the story overall.
2. Victor. Just Victor. I won't say what he does or how the heck he manages to do it, but other than Cleo himself, he's 100% my favourite character. That's all.
3. How complex the mystery is this time around. For the first two mysteries, while I couldn't say that either of them were predictable, the fact is that there wasn't as twisted or woven a web in terms of expectations for what would happen. For THIS book though, it's all over the place in terms of suspects and motives, and the big reveal at the end is actually quite complex, with a surprisingly clever method for how the murder was actually committed. Archer really put her all into the plot of this one!
Therefore, take it all in all, this is definitely the best book of the bunch in terms of the Cleopatra Fox series, and it leaves a lot of anticipation for the book moving forward, in where it's going and in what we can expect.
Super looking forward to reading the fourth book when it comes out. (Next June, *sob*.)
This series undoubtedly just gets better and better!
The first two murders were each compelling in their own way and showed how Cleo and her ragtag team of hotel employees crack the case, but THIS one, in which she and Harry (Armitage, with whom she's now on a first-name basis, finally!) work together on a case....oh ho ho, this one takes the cake!
Basically, Harry's business is now off the ground thanks to Cleo giving him the credit for her case in Murder at the Piccadilly Playhouse. The only problem is that most of them are not the kinds of cases that Harry wants since they have to do with husbands wanting to "prove" their wives' infidelity, so he graciously hands them off to Cleo as well. Of the clients, only one is interested in actually hiring Cleo, though the entire case changes once the wife is found murdered in the drawing room.
So begins the mystery, in which both Cleo, Harry, and of course the Mayfair employees, team up together to find the case.
There are three things I'd like to point out that I really enjoyed from this book:
1. The fact that Cleo and Harry are finally working together and finally seem to be getting along as friends. I was truthfully hoping that the author wouldn't keep up their "enemies-with-an-attraction" cliche for too long, and it's great to see that in just Book 3 she's already moving past that. The chemistry is real, their dynamic works well together in a great way, and overall, they just have strengths that play off one another in terms of how they work together on solving a case. Archer really showcases all of these things well, which added a level of enjoyment to the story overall.
2. Victor. Just Victor. I won't say what he does or how the heck he manages to do it, but other than Cleo himself, he's 100% my favourite character. That's all.
3. How complex the mystery is this time around. For the first two mysteries, while I couldn't say that either of them were predictable, the fact is that there wasn't as twisted or woven a web in terms of expectations for what would happen. For THIS book though, it's all over the place in terms of suspects and motives, and the big reveal at the end is actually quite complex, with a surprisingly clever method for how the murder was actually committed. Archer really put her all into the plot of this one!
Therefore, take it all in all, this is definitely the best book of the bunch in terms of the Cleopatra Fox series, and it leaves a lot of anticipation for the book moving forward, in where it's going and in what we can expect.
Super looking forward to reading the fourth book when it comes out. (Next June, *sob*.)
December 10, 2021
Cleopatra Fox is disappointed when, far from agreeing to take her on as a partner, private detective Harry Armitage simply offers her the cases he doesn’t want - cases where husbands (and in one case, a wife) are looking for proofs needed to divorce their wives. She takes on the jobs if only to prove to Mr. Armitage that she can complete them on her own, but when Mrs. Warrington, wife of one of these men, is murdered in her own drawing room, Mr. Armitage thinks he has the right to take the case back. Of course Cleo refuses to let him, and together they delve into the sordid nature of marriages of convenience, photographic studios that provide more than a wholesome service, and the political strife of early 1900 England, in which women are starting to agitate for the vote more and more - and may not stop at murder to achieve it…. This is the third Cleo Fox book, all set in London in 1900. The time period is very curious to modern readers, given how little females were supposed to know, how few places they could even aspire to attend and how certain men seem to be about women’s inability to act in any capacity other than those few, narrowly defined roles; Ms. Archer does a good job of invoking that time and place, although as with previous books in the series, I found a few spots where the language seemed anachronistic to me. Still, those few terms weren’t enough to jar me out of the story, and I find the mysteries to be well done. The relationship between Cleo and Harry is churning along in a believable way, and her relationships with her family and members of the hotel staff are quite entertaining too. As this is only the third in a project series (of four as far as I know), I think any reader could start here without missing too much information, although generally it’s best to start a series at the beginning. That said, recommended!
July 4, 2024
Rounding up to 4. Cleo and Harry have great chemistry and are so cute together. These characters feel realistic off the time in history where the story is set, and certainly, for as long as the patriarchy rules, women will continue to have to fight for autonomy. Alas, I have to wait six weeks for the next book in the series because that’s how long it’ll take for me to get to the front of the library line…
November 7, 2023
This is our November book club read, being any book by CJ Archer. This is my first read by this author. This cozy mystery takes place in the year 1900, and builds slowly as the set up is played out.
Cleopatra is engaged as a detective (on an assignment other than this murder), although she does not wish to have her new profession disclosed to her uncle, with whose family she currently resides, as the privilege of the wealthy upper crust family did not sit comfortably with her.
The story’s descriptions are very vivid and fitting for the era, and the story seems to move quickly.
Once engaged with some detective work, although not wanting her Uncle to catch wind of it, Cleo quickly discloses her assignment to a number of people, including most of the staff at his hotel . This indiscretion particularly rubbed me the wrong way. However, I overlooked this silliness and carried on as the story was rather interesting.
Cleo was trying to adjust to her new status as part of the local elite crowd, yet preferred to remain a “nobody”. But, as a much too chatty detective it seemed everyone was “in” on her investigation making inquiries of their own and reporting to her.
At about 25% of the way through the story I would have quit reading, due to the “loose lips” of this new detective. But somehow the story was clumsily entertaining and I needed to complete my book club assignment!
As the story, and Cleo’s assignment go, things change when… a murder occurs!
It seems Cleo isn’t the only one with a proclivity to chatter. The police officer at the murder scene reveals details before the body is even cold! Really??? (Although I don’t believe it to be the standard of the era, perhaps it is just the nature of this series.)
There are numerous suspects revealed and many red herrings along the way. It makes for a charming “whodunnit” laced with some flirtatious engagements which somehow adds to the mystery.
While working to solving the murder there are a variety of other interesting stories discovered, many quite amusing. These perhaps are to be some of those items that carry over through the series and show up in the next novel. We’ll just have to see!
Certainly not a nail biter but I expect I’ll return to this author when I need a reliable cozy mystery where deep thought is not required. A glass of wine by the fireplace will do perfectly!
A solid 3.5 stars!
Cleopatra is engaged as a detective (on an assignment other than this murder), although she does not wish to have her new profession disclosed to her uncle, with whose family she currently resides, as the privilege of the wealthy upper crust family did not sit comfortably with her.
The story’s descriptions are very vivid and fitting for the era, and the story seems to move quickly.
Once engaged with some detective work, although not wanting her Uncle to catch wind of it, Cleo quickly discloses her assignment to a number of people, including most of the staff at his hotel . This indiscretion particularly rubbed me the wrong way. However, I overlooked this silliness and carried on as the story was rather interesting.
Cleo was trying to adjust to her new status as part of the local elite crowd, yet preferred to remain a “nobody”. But, as a much too chatty detective it seemed everyone was “in” on her investigation making inquiries of their own and reporting to her.
At about 25% of the way through the story I would have quit reading, due to the “loose lips” of this new detective. But somehow the story was clumsily entertaining and I needed to complete my book club assignment!
As the story, and Cleo’s assignment go, things change when… a murder occurs!
It seems Cleo isn’t the only one with a proclivity to chatter. The police officer at the murder scene reveals details before the body is even cold! Really??? (Although I don’t believe it to be the standard of the era, perhaps it is just the nature of this series.)
There are numerous suspects revealed and many red herrings along the way. It makes for a charming “whodunnit” laced with some flirtatious engagements which somehow adds to the mystery.
While working to solving the murder there are a variety of other interesting stories discovered, many quite amusing. These perhaps are to be some of those items that carry over through the series and show up in the next novel. We’ll just have to see!
Certainly not a nail biter but I expect I’ll return to this author when I need a reliable cozy mystery where deep thought is not required. A glass of wine by the fireplace will do perfectly!
A solid 3.5 stars!
January 30, 2022
I enjoyed this book much more than the second book in the series. Maybe it's partially that Cleo seems to know more of what she's doing now, so she's a bit more self-assured. And there was a little more cooperation between her and Harry. And he was a tiny bit less grumpy about it.
After reading the second book, I think I had decided to stop reading this series. But I'm glad I continued. I'm looking forward to the next one!
After reading the second book, I think I had decided to stop reading this series. But I'm glad I continued. I'm looking forward to the next one!
May 2, 2023
3⭐️
I really enjoy watching our main character navigate her way through an investigation and also through her relationships with people, but this one had a lot of investigation focus on promiscuous lifestyles that I didn’t care to read about.
I really enjoy watching our main character navigate her way through an investigation and also through her relationships with people, but this one had a lot of investigation focus on promiscuous lifestyles that I didn’t care to read about.
July 18, 2025
Audiobook. Love this series so much. Strong female lead in a cozy mystery.
January 24, 2023
Cleo is determined to make her living as a private detective and someday leave her uncle's hotel. When Harry Armitage phones and asks for her, Cleo thinks they will be partners, or colleagues. Unfortunately, Harry wants to pass along cases he doesn't feel are worth his time. There are several cases of men seeking to prove their wives are having affairs with other men and one wife who fears the same about her husband. Sadly only one takes a chance on hiring Cleo. Mr. Warrington, an MP, seeks evidence to divorce his wife and it should be easy enough for Cleo to follow the lady. She only manages to go so far as the Warrington household and a photography shop where the photographer is up to no good, when Mrs. Warrington is stabbed in the throat at home two nights later! The police believe it was a vagrant and a simple robbery/murder and refuse to look into the matter further. Now Cleo and Harry want to see justice done. Their search for answers leads them to believe perhaps it was Mr. Warrington who was the target. Can they find the murderer before Mr. Warrington ends up dead? Are they even on the right track? Meanwhile, Cleo's aunt is determined to see her married while Cleo and Flossy chafe at the restrictions placed on them. Mr. Bainbridge has plans to expand the restaurant while the chef is dead set against it!
This mystery was really good! There were so many twists and turns, I never saw the conclusion coming. I stayed up REALLY REALLY late to skim/speed read the mystery. I went back to fill in the blanks later. The mystery and the sleuthing is much better than the previous two books. However, the cozy parts in the hotel still read like New York. I don't get a feel for LONDON and the strict British class system until it's spelled out for Cleo. I think the series would work better if she were American. It would explain why Cleo is so unaware of the regimented class system and so friendly with the hotel employees.
Cleo reminds me of Eliza Scarlet from the PBS show Miss Scarlet and the Duke. She's young and determined to succeed as a private detective. She's more likable than Eliza because Cleo is kind and tries to balance her desires with the wishes of her family. Cleo is like Eliza in her dealings with Harry Armitage though. She needles him and he becomes exasperated but they end up sleuthing together. The difference between Harry and William is that Harry is also a newcomer to the sleuthing business and they make mistakes together. He's a bit crusty at times but he's growing and is intuitive enough to read between the lines and figure out what Cleo is NOT telling him about her background. He understands and now must rethink everything he assumed was true about her. She's NOT just some spoiled little rich girl amusing herself. She truly needs the money if she's to be free of the strictures of Victorian society. Of course she can't totally be free because women don't have many rights yet. Their case may hinge on the whereabouts of a deranged suffragette and/or the married women's property act!
Mr. Warrington married a wealthy woman. Mrs. Warrington controlled the money since they married after the Married Women's Property Act. Without her, Mr. Warrington wouldn't have the money he needs to climb the ladder, he wouldn't have a hostess either so I don't think he's the murderer. He's not very nice to want to divorce her for seeing another man. She deserved to be happy and frankly, he should have done it long ago. Why now? He seems to have loved her or at least cared about her so that's another reason for him not to have done it. Therefore, perhaps he is the target!
The number one suspect has to be Mrs. Warrington's lover. Who is he and did he think he was killing Mr. Warrington out of jealousy? Did he kill Mr. Warrington for threatening Mrs. Warrington? Or did he kill Mrs. W on purpose because if he can't have her no one can? The same could be true for Mr. W's lover! That was a surprise but not a surprise because I could tell the two were more than friends. Cleo observes that the lover is kind and sympathetic but also has a backbone when they want one.
I think the murder was connected to the shady photography business. Mr. Sharp, the photographer takes rude pictures of couples and then keeps the negatives. Rumor has it he then sells copies of the photos to purveyors of obscene cards sold to sailors and dock workers. (Victorian porn) Could Mrs. Warrington have found out about the scheme and demanded her negatives back or she would expose him? What if she threatened to expose the photographer and he killed her? His assistant, Jeffrey Deacon, is too young and nervous to do it himself but perhaps he was ordered to by his boss or perhaps Mr. hired an assassin? It seems likely when Cleo and Harry spy a likely candidate. Another excellent suspect is Mr. Tricklebank who has a personal connection to Isobel Warrington. He has motive but he was at the hotel dining with the Bainbridges when the murder happened. He's still pretty slimy and I think he's a villain of some sort. He's certainly lying about the timeline of the day of the murder.
Mr. Drummond seems like a kind man. He's caring and thoughtful but has a secret he might want to kill to hide. It seems unlikely but he would have a strong motive. Xavier is a lot like Mr. Drummond as well. Funny how that is. Mrs. Parker is a militant suffragette. While I agree with her aims, I'm not sure she has the best ideas of how to go about getting what she wants. She seems a little crazy to me and I wonder how far she would go to get what she wants? Bob Ricketts is a hired thug. I think he could kill someone especially if asked and probably not think twice. Did someone pay him to kill Mrs. Warrington? He doesn't seem too bright or energetic so I don't know if he's capable of doing the thing the way they say it was done but maybe that's a red herring?
The Mayfair Hotel is a mirror of London Society. The Bainbridges are not lovely people. Cleo's aunt has an addiction to her nerve tonic, clearly opium or laudanum or some other now controlled/banned substance. It seems to help when she takes it as directed but if she takes too much, she becomes over agitated and then takes days to recover from her high. The girls notice this and are loathe to allow her to continue but she won't let them interfere. Lady Bainbridge's main focus is to marry off her daughter and niece to a suitable young gentleman with money and no nasty gossip associated with him. Cleo is dead set against marrying ANYONE, while her cousin Flossy wishes to marry for love. Flossy is a little ditzy but it's mainly because the life of shopping, parties, balls, calls, etc. is all she's been allowed to know. To be too studious and smart is social suicide. If Cleo keeps going to the museum every day she'll never find a husband! Flossy has a lot of growing up to do still but I think she's all right. Floyd is running with a fast crowd and is a disappointment to his father. However, I think he wants to TRY but his father is too stubborn to listen to new ideas. Lord Bainbridge must feel guilty about the way Cleo's mother was treated because he indulges her and listens to her ideas (even if the idea was Floyd's in the first place). Yet he expects utmost loyalty in return. He wants Cleo to be an obedient dog, doing what he says, when he says and this time he orders her to stay away from Armitage!
The staff are wonderful characters and a lot of fun. Mr. Hobart, the manager, is lovely. He's kind, sympathetic and willing to look the other way. He supports his nephew and appreciates Cleo's befriending Harry but also knows that when Lord Bainbridge is around, he has to toe the line and say and do what Lord B requires or lose his job. Cleo's maid and friend, Harmony, is unrealistic. She talks to Cleo like a sister or a friend- an equal. Cleo accepts this but she's not as bold and daring as Harmony would like her to be. Cleo has to walk a fine line while Harmony just doesn't care. It's funny that Cleo notices Harmony and Victor's flirting but not that she and Harry are doing the same thing. Victor is an intriguing character. I suspect he has a criminal background. He's at home in the kitchen with sharp knives, out picking locks and comfortable doing paperwork. He's a smart guy and I think given the opportunity, he could rise in the ranks but only if he uses his talents for good. Frank, the doorman and Goliath, the night porter have become friends too. Frank is a good guy and a valuable asset to the hotel. Goliath is pulling double duty day and night shifts but still has time to get involved in Cleo's investigation. He may be big but he isn't slow.
I find myself looking forward to the next adventure. I hope Hoopla gets it soon. I'll try not to start it too late next time.
This mystery was really good! There were so many twists and turns, I never saw the conclusion coming. I stayed up REALLY REALLY late to skim/speed read the mystery. I went back to fill in the blanks later. The mystery and the sleuthing is much better than the previous two books. However, the cozy parts in the hotel still read like New York. I don't get a feel for LONDON and the strict British class system until it's spelled out for Cleo. I think the series would work better if she were American. It would explain why Cleo is so unaware of the regimented class system and so friendly with the hotel employees.
Cleo reminds me of Eliza Scarlet from the PBS show Miss Scarlet and the Duke. She's young and determined to succeed as a private detective. She's more likable than Eliza because Cleo is kind and tries to balance her desires with the wishes of her family. Cleo is like Eliza in her dealings with Harry Armitage though. She needles him and he becomes exasperated but they end up sleuthing together. The difference between Harry and William is that Harry is also a newcomer to the sleuthing business and they make mistakes together. He's a bit crusty at times but he's growing and is intuitive enough to read between the lines and figure out what Cleo is NOT telling him about her background. He understands and now must rethink everything he assumed was true about her. She's NOT just some spoiled little rich girl amusing herself. She truly needs the money if she's to be free of the strictures of Victorian society. Of course she can't totally be free because women don't have many rights yet. Their case may hinge on the whereabouts of a deranged suffragette and/or the married women's property act!
Mr. Warrington married a wealthy woman. Mrs. Warrington controlled the money since they married after the Married Women's Property Act. Without her, Mr. Warrington wouldn't have the money he needs to climb the ladder, he wouldn't have a hostess either so I don't think he's the murderer. He's not very nice to want to divorce her for seeing another man. She deserved to be happy and frankly, he should have done it long ago. Why now? He seems to have loved her or at least cared about her so that's another reason for him not to have done it. Therefore, perhaps he is the target!
The number one suspect has to be Mrs. Warrington's lover. Who is he and did he think he was killing Mr. Warrington out of jealousy? Did he kill Mr. Warrington for threatening Mrs. Warrington? Or did he kill Mrs. W on purpose because if he can't have her no one can? The same could be true for Mr. W's lover! That was a surprise but not a surprise because I could tell the two were more than friends. Cleo observes that the lover is kind and sympathetic but also has a backbone when they want one.
I think the murder was connected to the shady photography business. Mr. Sharp, the photographer takes rude pictures of couples and then keeps the negatives. Rumor has it he then sells copies of the photos to purveyors of obscene cards sold to sailors and dock workers. (Victorian porn) Could Mrs. Warrington have found out about the scheme and demanded her negatives back or she would expose him? What if she threatened to expose the photographer and he killed her? His assistant, Jeffrey Deacon, is too young and nervous to do it himself but perhaps he was ordered to by his boss or perhaps Mr. hired an assassin? It seems likely when Cleo and Harry spy a likely candidate. Another excellent suspect is Mr. Tricklebank who has a personal connection to Isobel Warrington. He has motive but he was at the hotel dining with the Bainbridges when the murder happened. He's still pretty slimy and I think he's a villain of some sort. He's certainly lying about the timeline of the day of the murder.
Mr. Drummond seems like a kind man. He's caring and thoughtful but has a secret he might want to kill to hide. It seems unlikely but he would have a strong motive. Xavier is a lot like Mr. Drummond as well. Funny how that is. Mrs. Parker is a militant suffragette. While I agree with her aims, I'm not sure she has the best ideas of how to go about getting what she wants. She seems a little crazy to me and I wonder how far she would go to get what she wants? Bob Ricketts is a hired thug. I think he could kill someone especially if asked and probably not think twice. Did someone pay him to kill Mrs. Warrington? He doesn't seem too bright or energetic so I don't know if he's capable of doing the thing the way they say it was done but maybe that's a red herring?
The Mayfair Hotel is a mirror of London Society. The Bainbridges are not lovely people. Cleo's aunt has an addiction to her nerve tonic, clearly opium or laudanum or some other now controlled/banned substance. It seems to help when she takes it as directed but if she takes too much, she becomes over agitated and then takes days to recover from her high. The girls notice this and are loathe to allow her to continue but she won't let them interfere. Lady Bainbridge's main focus is to marry off her daughter and niece to a suitable young gentleman with money and no nasty gossip associated with him. Cleo is dead set against marrying ANYONE, while her cousin Flossy wishes to marry for love. Flossy is a little ditzy but it's mainly because the life of shopping, parties, balls, calls, etc. is all she's been allowed to know. To be too studious and smart is social suicide. If Cleo keeps going to the museum every day she'll never find a husband! Flossy has a lot of growing up to do still but I think she's all right. Floyd is running with a fast crowd and is a disappointment to his father. However, I think he wants to TRY but his father is too stubborn to listen to new ideas. Lord Bainbridge must feel guilty about the way Cleo's mother was treated because he indulges her and listens to her ideas (even if the idea was Floyd's in the first place). Yet he expects utmost loyalty in return. He wants Cleo to be an obedient dog, doing what he says, when he says and this time he orders her to stay away from Armitage!
The staff are wonderful characters and a lot of fun. Mr. Hobart, the manager, is lovely. He's kind, sympathetic and willing to look the other way. He supports his nephew and appreciates Cleo's befriending Harry but also knows that when Lord Bainbridge is around, he has to toe the line and say and do what Lord B requires or lose his job. Cleo's maid and friend, Harmony, is unrealistic. She talks to Cleo like a sister or a friend- an equal. Cleo accepts this but she's not as bold and daring as Harmony would like her to be. Cleo has to walk a fine line while Harmony just doesn't care. It's funny that Cleo notices Harmony and Victor's flirting but not that she and Harry are doing the same thing. Victor is an intriguing character. I suspect he has a criminal background. He's at home in the kitchen with sharp knives, out picking locks and comfortable doing paperwork. He's a smart guy and I think given the opportunity, he could rise in the ranks but only if he uses his talents for good. Frank, the doorman and Goliath, the night porter have become friends too. Frank is a good guy and a valuable asset to the hotel. Goliath is pulling double duty day and night shifts but still has time to get involved in Cleo's investigation. He may be big but he isn't slow.
I find myself looking forward to the next adventure. I hope Hoopla gets it soon. I'll try not to start it too late next time.
March 20, 2024
3.5 stars
I had forgotten about this series until I was scrolling thru Hoopla Digital catalog with my library to find something lightweight to listen to.
It's a good historical "cozy" series.
Similar to the PBS show "Miss Scarlett & the Duke" as she's a female PI trying to investigate crimes in an era when women didn't have much independence.
Of course, chemistry b/w Harry & Cleo.
Interesting mystery & story.
Cleo takes a case investigating adultery and of course, it becomes something much more than the easily dispatched case at first thought.
I had forgotten about this series until I was scrolling thru Hoopla Digital catalog with my library to find something lightweight to listen to.
It's a good historical "cozy" series.
Similar to the PBS show "Miss Scarlett & the Duke" as she's a female PI trying to investigate crimes in an era when women didn't have much independence.
Of course, chemistry b/w Harry & Cleo.
Interesting mystery & story.
Cleo takes a case investigating adultery and of course, it becomes something much more than the easily dispatched case at first thought.
January 8, 2025
To be honest the mystery aspect is not 10/10 i’d say it’s about a 7 on a scale of 10 but I love love love these characters omg you could give me a 1000 page book with these characters and have them do absolute jack shit and i’d eat that up idc I love them all even the minor characters but Harry is my fave he can do no wrong in my eyes.
December 30, 2022
This series is getting better and better. I am enjoying the characters, the mysteries, the setting, and the time period so much. I think listening to it on audio is making it more enjoyable for me, and it is an extremely nice pastime when I’m driving or I’m too tired to read. I’m looking forward to the next installment.
April 14, 2025
This series keeps getting better with every book! I was completely hooked from start to finish. The suspense was perfectly paced, and I genuinely didn’t see the killer coming—I was shocked by the reveal in the best way. I can't wait to see where the next installment takes us!
January 15, 2024
This was another good murder mystery and more of the slow burn romances of Harmony and Victor as well as Cleo and Harry. Her uncle is still acting like a total dick and her aunt and cousin refuse to listen when Cleo objects to being a debutante or set up with someone to marry. She doesn’t want that nonsense. It’s also unkind of them to say they want to have her debut in one breath and remind her that she’s a poorer relation in the other. By all rights, she shouldn’t have been made to depend on their kindnesses. She is so much more down to earth and doesn’t care for their snobbery. Cleo always asks people to do things (their jobs, sure, but she says please and thank you to the hotel staff) while the rest of the family don’t say please or thank you to staff. Flossie and Floyd are clearly spoiled rotten and have been hobbled by their parents and coddled. They don’t respect their dad, they fear him. He’s a bit of a bully and a tyrant. He does, however, recognize Cleo has a brain and good sense. When she told him she’d walk, he changed his tune right quick. He realizes that Cleo isn’t interested in being under his thumb and he realizes that if she does leave, he would probably have a full mutiny of family and staff.
If he wasn’t such an asshole to his son and didn’t belittle and minimize his daughter, his kids might respect him. I get the sense that the aunt isn’t happy in her marriage, but maybe there’s more to her issues than just being unhappy and/or depressed. Hell, if I didn’t have anything interesting to do, I’d be depressed as well. What will happen next is tbd but I hope it turns out well for all concerned. Someone needs to break these peoples’ chains!
If he wasn’t such an asshole to his son and didn’t belittle and minimize his daughter, his kids might respect him. I get the sense that the aunt isn’t happy in her marriage, but maybe there’s more to her issues than just being unhappy and/or depressed. Hell, if I didn’t have anything interesting to do, I’d be depressed as well. What will happen next is tbd but I hope it turns out well for all concerned. Someone needs to break these peoples’ chains!
December 31, 2022
I am so glad that I continued with this series. I am enjoying Cleo much more than in book 1, as she is seeming to become much more independent and less childish. I’m also enjoying the ‘budding romance’ between Cleo and Harry. Good cozy mystery and good narration.
July 30, 2025
3/5
I don’t think I’ll be continuing this series.
I initially liked the fmc, and the whole story had a lot of great potential. However, the fmc becomes unlikeable to me as she continues to navigate her new surroundings. She has a tendency to set herself apart from her family name, but will use it when it suits her or gets her what she wants. She doesn’t want to live off her allowance but also acts as if she can just do whatever she wants without consequences. And when she does get consistently in trouble, she lies a lot. Another fact, she doesn’t take no for an answer in regards to being told she’s not a part of the mmcs budding business — and says she has the qualities of a private detective when in reality — she’s just bumbling her way through events, doesn’t think before she acts and then somehow manages to solve the case!
It got old after 3 books.
I don’t think I’ll be continuing this series.
I initially liked the fmc, and the whole story had a lot of great potential. However, the fmc becomes unlikeable to me as she continues to navigate her new surroundings. She has a tendency to set herself apart from her family name, but will use it when it suits her or gets her what she wants. She doesn’t want to live off her allowance but also acts as if she can just do whatever she wants without consequences. And when she does get consistently in trouble, she lies a lot. Another fact, she doesn’t take no for an answer in regards to being told she’s not a part of the mmcs budding business — and says she has the qualities of a private detective when in reality — she’s just bumbling her way through events, doesn’t think before she acts and then somehow manages to solve the case!
It got old after 3 books.
December 6, 2022
what a fun series. I love seeing how the characters develop. The murder plots are always interesting - and keep you guessing. I love the chemistry between Cleo and Harry and I love how intelligent and independent Cleo is.
Book 3 did not dissapoint. As a reader, you can guess who the murderer should be or is, based on the time of the death, but you follow along trying to figure out how did they do it, and in my case, you also dimiss the suspect, until Cleo and Harry figure it out at the end.
Book 3 did not dissapoint. As a reader, you can guess who the murderer should be or is, based on the time of the death, but you follow along trying to figure out how did they do it, and in my case, you also dimiss the suspect, until Cleo and Harry figure it out at the end.
September 7, 2022
I find this series so refreshing. Cleo Fox has to make her own way despite living in her uncle’s hotel and feels she has something to offer when it comes to investigating. She’s managed to solve a few mysteries with her quick wits and determination to see justice done. I love the way she manages to meet her responsibilities with her family but still take care of what she wants to do, all the while avoiding getting engaged to whatever possible suitor her family throws at her. The mystery was a little more involved this time and takes the reader to a seedier side of the aristocracy, which is a welcome change to some of the lighter cozies.
January 29, 2022
I had despaired after book two, thinking the antagonistic relationship between Cleo and Harry was going to spoil the series. I was happily surprised when that was not the case in book 3. This was the best of the series so far and I enjoyed the detailed plot with all its twists.
November 9, 2023
The Mayfair is expanding and so to are the characters in this series! Cleo seems to be improving her investigative skills and it shows. It was at the last hour that she figured out who the killer was and made sure she got her man!
June 12, 2024
I’ve been listening to a lot of period mysteries lately, and this one is one of my recent favorites. I’m enjoying the characters and setting of the Cleopatra Fox series, but with this book the actual mystery itself was the most compelling part. It felt like something Sherlock Holmes would have solved, and I can’t think of higher praise than that!
July 11, 2024
we are going to pretend that i read this book in a day because it was a great mystery and not because the sexual tension between cleo and harry is the only thing im living for (but it also was a pretty good mystery)
October 12, 2024
I am rarely surprised by the “who done it” but this one gave me a pleasant surprise! CJ Archer is my new favorite historical mysteries writer. Though these characters are not my favorites, they are charming.
August 20, 2025
This was an exciting installment to the series. Cleo is growing in her investigative experiences which makes for a good read. I also like how the story doesn’t just stop when the murderer is found. It makes for a complete story.
December 26, 2022
Another fun installment in this series! This series is fun to read when I want a historical mystery. I like all the characters in the series so it's fun to see them in every book.
April 15, 2023
Another delightful book in this series!
April 15, 2024
Awww... 😍😍😍 I've completely fallen in love with this series‼
September 6, 2024
My favorite one so far, lots of intrigue and family dynamics issues. Still a fun cozy series. Fans of Miss Scarlet and the Duke on PBS will enjoy!
October 28, 2024
3.75 Stars
The risque business continues when a gentleman hires Ms. Fox to investigate his philandering wife... and she ends up dead!
The risque business continues when a gentleman hires Ms. Fox to investigate his philandering wife... and she ends up dead!
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