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Murder on Location #2
Death in an English Cottage
It’s spring in England, and location scout Kate Sharp has returned to the quaint village of Nether Woodsmoor with its lush gardens, budding hedgerows, and mellow stone cottages to work on a Jane Austen television documentary. The unique opportunity also gives her the chance to explore a possible romance with Alex, the deliciously rumpled local scout.
Rumors of recently discovered Jane Austen letters stir up the production, but then an unidentified young woman dies in a fire in a village cottage, and the police investigation narrows to focus on the documentary crew.
Desperate to keep her job and help a friend under suspicion, Kate delves into the search for the identity of the woman. Who was she? What was her connection to the seemingly sleepy village? And who in the village is lying?
Rumors of recently discovered Jane Austen letters stir up the production, but then an unidentified young woman dies in a fire in a village cottage, and the police investigation narrows to focus on the documentary crew.
Desperate to keep her job and help a friend under suspicion, Kate delves into the search for the identity of the woman. Who was she? What was her connection to the seemingly sleepy village? And who in the village is lying?
228 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 10, 2014
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About the author
Sara Rosett
48 books1,660 followersUSA Today bestselling author Sara Rosett writes lighthearted mysteries for readers who enjoy atmospheric settings, fun characters, and puzzling whodunits.
She is the author of the High Society Lady Detective historical mystery series as well as three contemporary cozy series, the Murder on Location series, the On the Run series, and the Ellie Avery series. Sara also teaches an online course, How to Outline A Cozy Mystery.
Publishers Weekly called Sara's books, “satisfying,” “well-executed,” and “sparkling.” Sara loves to get new stamps in her passport and considers dark chocolate a daily requirement. Find out more at SaraRosett.com.
She is the author of the High Society Lady Detective historical mystery series as well as three contemporary cozy series, the Murder on Location series, the On the Run series, and the Ellie Avery series. Sara also teaches an online course, How to Outline A Cozy Mystery.
Publishers Weekly called Sara's books, “satisfying,” “well-executed,” and “sparkling.” Sara loves to get new stamps in her passport and considers dark chocolate a daily requirement. Find out more at SaraRosett.com.
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August 31, 2016
This is the second book in the Death on Location series featuring location scout Jate Sharp and set in the village of Nether Woodsmoor, scouting anew. Reunited with her colleague Alex she seems trailed by disaster. When it all culminates with arson and Murder and Alex is a suspect she needs to get to work researching and solving the crime. Lots of clever well crafted twists and turns to the tale
April 26, 2018
Audiobook Edition
For this second outing in the Murder on Location series, the story returns us right back to quaint English village, Nether Woodsmoor. Kate Sharp has agreed to freelance with Alex as a location scout for a Jane Austen documentary.
I had a good time with the first book because the author did a great job introducing the world of location scounting and the adorable village and its people all with a nice twisting mystery. I think I enjoyed this second book more simply because it wasn't the introduction book and got right down to things.
Kate's something of a Jane Austen buff and Anglophile so doing location work in the English countryside is her dream job. She's super organized, hardworking, and independent. She likes Alex and where things left off, but she's cautious and senses he's keeping something from her so she's kind of got one foot out the door back to LA just in case. As a reader, I was privy to Alex's secret since the last book, but I could see how his secrecy is wearing on Kate especially since she's the type who over-analyzes everything when it comes to relationships. I got impatient with him to just come clean about it.
The romance was there and advances some more, but the mysterious goings on in the village including the murder is where the main focus is at. Kate wasn't planning to get involved until Alex becomes the number one suspect. This wasn't really one the reader could get easily because some of the important clues don't come until later on and there are some extra mysterious activities that muddy the waters. I had a good time following along with Kate trying to solve it.
Sarah Mallo-Christensen did a fine job once again with the narration. She does a variety of English accents and American. Pretty good with the male and female voices. She strikes just the right tone for the story.
All in all, I'm really getting into this series and looking forward to each new installment. I wasn't sure about Kate as a heroine I'd like in the last book, but I definitely liked her in this one. The mystery was fun and light and the setting was abso-fab. I can heartily recommend it to cozy mystery fans.
My thanks to Tantor Audio for the opportunity to listen to this book in exchange for an honest review.
For this second outing in the Murder on Location series, the story returns us right back to quaint English village, Nether Woodsmoor. Kate Sharp has agreed to freelance with Alex as a location scout for a Jane Austen documentary.
I had a good time with the first book because the author did a great job introducing the world of location scounting and the adorable village and its people all with a nice twisting mystery. I think I enjoyed this second book more simply because it wasn't the introduction book and got right down to things.
Kate's something of a Jane Austen buff and Anglophile so doing location work in the English countryside is her dream job. She's super organized, hardworking, and independent. She likes Alex and where things left off, but she's cautious and senses he's keeping something from her so she's kind of got one foot out the door back to LA just in case. As a reader, I was privy to Alex's secret since the last book, but I could see how his secrecy is wearing on Kate especially since she's the type who over-analyzes everything when it comes to relationships. I got impatient with him to just come clean about it.
The romance was there and advances some more, but the mysterious goings on in the village including the murder is where the main focus is at. Kate wasn't planning to get involved until Alex becomes the number one suspect. This wasn't really one the reader could get easily because some of the important clues don't come until later on and there are some extra mysterious activities that muddy the waters. I had a good time following along with Kate trying to solve it.
Sarah Mallo-Christensen did a fine job once again with the narration. She does a variety of English accents and American. Pretty good with the male and female voices. She strikes just the right tone for the story.
All in all, I'm really getting into this series and looking forward to each new installment. I wasn't sure about Kate as a heroine I'd like in the last book, but I definitely liked her in this one. The mystery was fun and light and the setting was abso-fab. I can heartily recommend it to cozy mystery fans.
My thanks to Tantor Audio for the opportunity to listen to this book in exchange for an honest review.
November 25, 2018
Death in an English Cottage by Sara Rosett is the second book in the Murder on Location series. Once again Kate has returned to Nether Woodsmoor this time to help Alex scout locations for a tv documentary on Jane Austen's life. Another swiftly paced plot with plenty of twists and turns to keep me guessing until the dramatic reveal. I really am enjoying this series and moving on to the next one.
September 6, 2019
Kate Sharp has left her life in San Francisco to return to England to work on a production of a documentary of Jane Austen that centers around some newly discovered, "juicy" letters written by Jane Austen. Katie is eager to learn more about these letters and also see what's happening with Alex Newell, if they have something going on or not. Kate arrives in the village of Nether Woodsmor in the rain and everything goes wrong after that. The pub has a leaky ceiling and she must seek alternative lodging at Honeysuckle Cottage in the village, a rash of vandalism has been sweeping the village and the locks barely work, her boss hates her, a fire next door threatens production and the police discover a dead body in the wreckage of the fire. It's up to Kate to find out if her neighbor, Rafe Farrady had something to do with the murder for he holds the Jane Austen letters Kate's job depends on!
3.5 stars rounded up
I enjoyed this novel but it has a few problems. The author seems to have superficial knowledge of Jane Austen and her life and times. I was hoping to actually see the filming of some of those scenes and learn just what is in those letters. I'm aware of Jane Austen, the Secret Radical and the "shadow story" rumors, both of which I consider rubbish. Where does Kate stand? She takes a neutral response but a scholar really should pick one side and not the silly side. I wanted more of the English country village. Where is it? The Cotswolds? Probably because of the honey colored stone. The village character is there a bit but Kate is busy snooping so we don't get much. The connection to Jane Austen is superficial and tentative. People should stop using her name to sell books or in this case, documentaries.
Anyway, the mystery plot was good because the clues are there but they don't add up. Many seem like red herrings and they might very well be. I was a bit perplexed at how I also want to know how Kate was able to get a job in the UK so fast and not jump through hoops. Perhaps because she is working for the production company? The mystery concluded with an exciting conclusion.
The cozy plot needed a little work. Alex doesn't appeal to me very much. If you have something to say to a woman be a man and say it. State your expectations clearly and don't jerk a woman around and keep her guessing. The same goes for Kate. She has questions so ask or say what you feel. I don't have patience for miscommunication. Otherwise I like Kate well enough. She's a Jane Austen scholar, super awesome, without a grad degree (it's hard don't miss it) struggling to turn her passion into a career. She's a bit too organized and anxious for me but I can relate to her love of literature. We meet Beatrice again. She is the owner of the cottages where Kate, Alex and Rafe are staying. She is a typical country squire's wife- energetic, bustling and involved in village life. Alex's dog returns to play a semi-important role. Slink is utterly adorable. Detective Quimby is more human and less suspicious this time around. He follows the clues even when Kate doesn't like it. He does take her seriously though and works hard to solve ALL the crimes.
Most of the characters are introduced in this novel. Rafe Farrady is an arrogant professor who claims to have discovered "juicy" letters written by Jane Austen, passed down to a niece, through the family and sold. Hogwash! Cassandra censored the good stuff out of the letters and the prudish Victorian nieces and nephews wouldn't have let those letters survive. Plus J.P. Morgan would have bought them if they existed. I think Rafe is lying and he's an arrogant, egotistical man. For the purposes of this novel I am willing to believe those letters exist though and I want to read them! Elise Dupont, the producer, hates Kate for some reason. I'm not sure what bug crawled up her butt but she seems to have preconceived ideas about Kate based on other women she's known and unfairly judges Kate before even meeting the American! Needless to say, I can't stand Elise and want her to be a murderer so she goes away! Felix Carrick, Cinematographer, is also rude. He's sarcastic, uninterested in dear Jane and probably will end up getting hammered in the #MeToo movement. I like him for murderer too. He seems to know important information before anyone else. I don't trust Melissa Millbank, Continuity. She seems flighty and loves to gossip. She is perceptive and she also knows important information very quickly. Personally, I think Kate should stay away from these people!
The murderer is an evil person with a devious mind. The victim did not deserve to die. The victim was quite clever and outsmarted the villain before she was killed.
I'm interested in reading the next book in the series, mainly for the village and for the budding romance between Kate and Alex.
3.5 stars rounded up
I enjoyed this novel but it has a few problems. The author seems to have superficial knowledge of Jane Austen and her life and times. I was hoping to actually see the filming of some of those scenes and learn just what is in those letters. I'm aware of Jane Austen, the Secret Radical and the "shadow story" rumors, both of which I consider rubbish. Where does Kate stand? She takes a neutral response but a scholar really should pick one side and not the silly side. I wanted more of the English country village. Where is it? The Cotswolds? Probably because of the honey colored stone. The village character is there a bit but Kate is busy snooping so we don't get much. The connection to Jane Austen is superficial and tentative. People should stop using her name to sell books or in this case, documentaries.
Anyway, the mystery plot was good because the clues are there but they don't add up. Many seem like red herrings and they might very well be. I was a bit perplexed at how I also want to know how Kate was able to get a job in the UK so fast and not jump through hoops. Perhaps because she is working for the production company? The mystery concluded with an exciting conclusion.
The cozy plot needed a little work. Alex doesn't appeal to me very much. If you have something to say to a woman be a man and say it. State your expectations clearly and don't jerk a woman around and keep her guessing. The same goes for Kate. She has questions so ask or say what you feel. I don't have patience for miscommunication. Otherwise I like Kate well enough. She's a Jane Austen scholar, super awesome, without a grad degree (it's hard don't miss it) struggling to turn her passion into a career. She's a bit too organized and anxious for me but I can relate to her love of literature. We meet Beatrice again. She is the owner of the cottages where Kate, Alex and Rafe are staying. She is a typical country squire's wife- energetic, bustling and involved in village life. Alex's dog returns to play a semi-important role. Slink is utterly adorable. Detective Quimby is more human and less suspicious this time around. He follows the clues even when Kate doesn't like it. He does take her seriously though and works hard to solve ALL the crimes.
Most of the characters are introduced in this novel. Rafe Farrady is an arrogant professor who claims to have discovered "juicy" letters written by Jane Austen, passed down to a niece, through the family and sold. Hogwash! Cassandra censored the good stuff out of the letters and the prudish Victorian nieces and nephews wouldn't have let those letters survive. Plus J.P. Morgan would have bought them if they existed. I think Rafe is lying and he's an arrogant, egotistical man. For the purposes of this novel I am willing to believe those letters exist though and I want to read them! Elise Dupont, the producer, hates Kate for some reason. I'm not sure what bug crawled up her butt but she seems to have preconceived ideas about Kate based on other women she's known and unfairly judges Kate before even meeting the American! Needless to say, I can't stand Elise and want her to be a murderer so she goes away! Felix Carrick, Cinematographer, is also rude. He's sarcastic, uninterested in dear Jane and probably will end up getting hammered in the #MeToo movement. I like him for murderer too. He seems to know important information before anyone else. I don't trust Melissa Millbank, Continuity. She seems flighty and loves to gossip. She is perceptive and she also knows important information very quickly. Personally, I think Kate should stay away from these people!
The murderer is an evil person with a devious mind. The victim did not deserve to die. The victim was quite clever and outsmarted the villain before she was killed.
I'm interested in reading the next book in the series, mainly for the village and for the budding romance between Kate and Alex.
March 11, 2024
This is the second book of the Death On Location series. I'm enjoying this series very much. It has all the things I like (mystery, sleuthing, well developed characters, great location, etc) and so far none of the things I avoid (bad language, sex scenes).
February 23, 2015
Kate and Alex are together again in Nether Woodsmoor, this time to film a documentary about Jane Austen. This story involves murder, arson, shooting, fraud, hostage-taking, and more, but there weren't enough decent clues to keep the reader guessing whodunit. I consider this an unfair mystery if the reader can't possibly solve it based on the clues. It's fine to keep the reader guessing, but you must play fair.
However, the story and characters were good, and the cover art on these books is fantastic. Again, I deducted a star for the many typos because the book was obviously "proofread" by Spellchecker.
However, the story and characters were good, and the cover art on these books is fantastic. Again, I deducted a star for the many typos because the book was obviously "proofread" by Spellchecker.
January 27, 2023
As the second entry in the Murder on Location cozy mystery series begins, film location scout Kate Sharp is in a taxi heading back to the small English village of Nether Woodsmoor. Kate’s there to take a one-month job with a documentary series about Jane Austen.
Kate’s first assignment is to deal with celebrity professor Rafe Farraday, whose online lectures have gone viral within academic circles. Kate’s new boss seems to take an instant dislike to Kate, which may cut her job short. After being in town just a few days, there’s a fire, with an unexpected dead body, in the cottage next to Kate’s. There’s been a rash of vandalism in the village, but is this more of it, or is it something more sinister? I loved the reason why Kate investigates another murder. It’s not because she’s just nosy, she’s ordered to investigate by her boss, as one of the potential suspects is affiliated with the documentary.
The solution to the murder was rather convoluted, but I found it interesting. I especially liked the characters in the book. We get to meet many of the characters from Nether Woodsmoor who were introduced in the first book. Chief among the local residents is photographer/location scout Alex Norcutt, with whom Kate detects a mutual spark of interest. I like both Kate and Alex. While they both do the same job, they’re opposites in so many ways.
I will definitely pick up the next book in this series. I look forward to reading more about Kate and Alex and the rest of the residents of Nether Woodsmoor. This is a B for me, so four stars here.
Kate’s first assignment is to deal with celebrity professor Rafe Farraday, whose online lectures have gone viral within academic circles. Kate’s new boss seems to take an instant dislike to Kate, which may cut her job short. After being in town just a few days, there’s a fire, with an unexpected dead body, in the cottage next to Kate’s. There’s been a rash of vandalism in the village, but is this more of it, or is it something more sinister? I loved the reason why Kate investigates another murder. It’s not because she’s just nosy, she’s ordered to investigate by her boss, as one of the potential suspects is affiliated with the documentary.
The solution to the murder was rather convoluted, but I found it interesting. I especially liked the characters in the book. We get to meet many of the characters from Nether Woodsmoor who were introduced in the first book. Chief among the local residents is photographer/location scout Alex Norcutt, with whom Kate detects a mutual spark of interest. I like both Kate and Alex. While they both do the same job, they’re opposites in so many ways.
I will definitely pick up the next book in this series. I look forward to reading more about Kate and Alex and the rest of the residents of Nether Woodsmoor. This is a B for me, so four stars here.
September 22, 2018
again 3.5 / 5 stars - I found the plot even better than in the first instalment of this nice series - I like it and plan to follow it up - it's a little like being on holidays in the english countryside, although i would prefer it without a murder, except in books
March 11, 2021
A twisty and intriguing cozy mystery. This second book in the series is just as wonderful as the first. Kate is back in England and working with Alex. A documentary looking at the life of Jane Austen is hinting at the discovery of Jane Austen letters. Then, an unknown young woman is murdered. I loved the mystery in this book. There are enough twists and turns that I couldn't put it down. Many of my favourite characters from the first book returned and the descriptions of the town and area were wonderful. I am looking forward to the next one!
February 17, 2023
Was a moderately paced cozy mystery. During the turn of this century, I was a cozy mystery fan, but later I somehow transformed into a hard-core psychological thriller fan..and nowadays I find myself devouring genres of different kinds. It's a long time since i read a cozy mystery , and tarated this one at random , just based on the title , while surfing through the next reads in Storytel audio.
Was a moderately paced, enjoyable tale worth listening to, while doing my repetitive spinal level chores.
May or may not pursue with the series. ( this is book 2, haven't read book 1)
Was a moderately paced, enjoyable tale worth listening to, while doing my repetitive spinal level chores.
May or may not pursue with the series. ( this is book 2, haven't read book 1)
July 16, 2016
Another winner in this charming series
I loved the first one, and this second entry proves that the unusual premise - an American film location scout who is an Austen fan and almost-academic Austen scholar - absolutely keeps on working. The setting is again the English countryside, the Austen angle is enough to maintain interest but not boring for those of us who are not fanatics, and the murder is plausible but complex. The author's easy writing style makes it thoroughly enjoyable. Highly recommended series.
I loved the first one, and this second entry proves that the unusual premise - an American film location scout who is an Austen fan and almost-academic Austen scholar - absolutely keeps on working. The setting is again the English countryside, the Austen angle is enough to maintain interest but not boring for those of us who are not fanatics, and the murder is plausible but complex. The author's easy writing style makes it thoroughly enjoyable. Highly recommended series.
November 10, 2015
Lots of fun!
I had a great time reading this book. I like the premise about location scouts and the quaint English village setting. I read the first one and already preordered the third.
I had a great time reading this book. I like the premise about location scouts and the quaint English village setting. I read the first one and already preordered the third.
September 23, 2020
This story is not a JAFF tale but has to do with a company working on a documentary about a man who claims to have found some lost letters written by Jane Austen in modern times. No one has seen those other than the man himself. This is the second in a series and I have not read the first one but did not find I was really lacking for not knowing the background of that first book. There are some small hints as to what happened before.
As the blurb informs us "location scout Kate Sharp has returned to the quaint village of Nether Woodsmoor" from her home in southern California. The attraction is not only a new assignment as a location scout for this crew but also that of Alex, with whom she has formed an attraction previously.
Being as there is no room at the site where most of the crew is staying Kate finds herself residing in one of cottages, each named after a flower, i.e. Honeysuckle Cottage. She finds herself living next to Rafe Farraday, the man with the letters. Alex also lives in one of the cottages and Kate finds herself accepting rides with him as no arrangements have been made for her to have a rental car of her own. (Somehow, it seems, she has not earned any "points" with the producer, Elise DuPont.)
This story then progresses with more than one "strange" or mysterious happening. First, there is the matter of the Jane Austen letters. Rafe Farraday is building his career and a successful documentary interviewing him and learning about what these letters concern will be a big step up for him. However fate intervenes as to the existence of those letters...I cannot say what as it would SPOIL it for other readers. But interconnected with that is a fire in Rafe's cottage and the discovery of a woman's body.
The identity of that woman and why she would have been in his cottage is a focus as Kate realizes she was one of the last people to see the woman as she walked the bike path behind the cottages. Alex comes under suspicion as his whereabouts during the time of the fire and murder is without any alibi. He had just enough time away from dinner with Kate "answering a phone call" to have returned to the cottages and commit both crimes.
We find Kate having to juggle time and plans. While she works to locate a new setting for the interview of Rafe (His cottage now being out of the running.) she suddenly finds herself out of a job. Then there are those locks on the cottage doors. Kate finds them difficult to work and as time progresses she learns that not only does she have a problem with her lock but the other cottages are the same and can easily be broken into. And suddenly she finds herself dodging bullets while on one location.
The romance with Alex has just a bit of progress as events take up both characters' time and focus. So readers will need to follow this series to find out what happens there. And also to learn if Kate decides to stay in England or ever returns home to her "matchmaking mother".
As the blurb informs us "location scout Kate Sharp has returned to the quaint village of Nether Woodsmoor" from her home in southern California. The attraction is not only a new assignment as a location scout for this crew but also that of Alex, with whom she has formed an attraction previously.
Being as there is no room at the site where most of the crew is staying Kate finds herself residing in one of cottages, each named after a flower, i.e. Honeysuckle Cottage. She finds herself living next to Rafe Farraday, the man with the letters. Alex also lives in one of the cottages and Kate finds herself accepting rides with him as no arrangements have been made for her to have a rental car of her own. (Somehow, it seems, she has not earned any "points" with the producer, Elise DuPont.)
This story then progresses with more than one "strange" or mysterious happening. First, there is the matter of the Jane Austen letters. Rafe Farraday is building his career and a successful documentary interviewing him and learning about what these letters concern will be a big step up for him. However fate intervenes as to the existence of those letters...I cannot say what as it would SPOIL it for other readers. But interconnected with that is a fire in Rafe's cottage and the discovery of a woman's body.
The identity of that woman and why she would have been in his cottage is a focus as Kate realizes she was one of the last people to see the woman as she walked the bike path behind the cottages. Alex comes under suspicion as his whereabouts during the time of the fire and murder is without any alibi. He had just enough time away from dinner with Kate "answering a phone call" to have returned to the cottages and commit both crimes.
We find Kate having to juggle time and plans. While she works to locate a new setting for the interview of Rafe (His cottage now being out of the running.) she suddenly finds herself out of a job. Then there are those locks on the cottage doors. Kate finds them difficult to work and as time progresses she learns that not only does she have a problem with her lock but the other cottages are the same and can easily be broken into. And suddenly she finds herself dodging bullets while on one location.
The romance with Alex has just a bit of progress as events take up both characters' time and focus. So readers will need to follow this series to find out what happens there. And also to learn if Kate decides to stay in England or ever returns home to her "matchmaking mother".
April 29, 2021
Back in England and on set as a location scout, Kate Sharp is horrified when her neighbour's cottage goes up in flames. Even worse, a dead body is located once the fire is put out. Kate races to prove that neither she nor her new romantic interest is involved in the homicidal event.
This story is deliciously cosy! It checks off all the boxes in a most enjoyable way. Sara Rosett excels at this type of writing with its meticulous plotting - red herrings abound. Once you think you've solved it, yet another solution rears its head.
Sight unseen, I'd recommend any book in this series. It's that good.
This story is deliciously cosy! It checks off all the boxes in a most enjoyable way. Sara Rosett excels at this type of writing with its meticulous plotting - red herrings abound. Once you think you've solved it, yet another solution rears its head.
Sight unseen, I'd recommend any book in this series. It's that good.
November 3, 2018
A great second book in the Murder on Location series by Sara Rosett. More intrigue and mystery for Kate and Alex, and a good character arc for each of them. The setting is contemporary and well described, the characters refreshingly unique, the plot interesting enough to grab my attention. My favorite aspect of this story is that it's a clean read, no unnecessary language or actions to take away from a good mystery. I look forward to reading the rest of the series and taking a sample of her other series as well. Lots of good reading ahead.
August 22, 2019
My first Sara Rosett read....I couldn't get book 1 so went on to book 2 since we're reading book 3 in my book club. There was just enough back story of book 1 to pick up what happened in book 2. I like the main characters -- and wouldn't mind having them for friends. The setting was very appealing and Rosett paints a wonderful picture of the town with her words. I'm looking forward to the discussion of book 3 in my book club.
February 15, 2022
The second installment of the Murder on Location series. This book was better than I thought it would be, and also better than the first installment. I enjoyed the original, creative story, and was engrossed until I finished. Well worth the time to read.
March 24, 2023
I enjoyed this sequel in the murder on location series! It was fun watching Kate and Alex’s relationship evolve and the mystery had enough twists to not be predictable! Can’t wait to delve into book 3
January 22, 2025
How many times is too many to read the words "moleskine notebook"?
Similar to the first one in terms of story structure. This one expands on secondary characters a tiny bit more, not by a lot, which I feel is needed.
To me, this is enjoyable enough to keep going with the series
Similar to the first one in terms of story structure. This one expands on secondary characters a tiny bit more, not by a lot, which I feel is needed.
To me, this is enjoyable enough to keep going with the series
May 7, 2017
Cute and quick little book. I am enjoying this series.
July 19, 2020
I am loving this series! This author is 🔥!
July 25, 2020
Thoughts: Immediately got #2 so I could read more. As good as any Midsummer Murder! Recommended
March 17, 2021
The English cottage had no cottage pie and that made everyone sad. They decided a trip to London would be in order so they could get more. So post-covid the parents will look into it!
June 19, 2024
I’m really liking this cozy mystery series.
November 7, 2024
Loved the idea of this book, and it was very easy to read but it was also a bit of a meh ended. Anyway, I would maybe read another of this author.
March 17, 2018
This is book two of a 3-book series called Murder on Location. Location scout Kate Sharp has been called back to England to work on a Jane Austen documentary. She jumps at the chance, since her previous job has disappeared after the company folded when the boss was killed (Book 1 in this series.) Alex Norcutt apparently got her this new job, and she is interested in seeing whether there is really a possibility of a romance with him. Since there is no room at the local Inn, she is put up in a small cottage in the village. When her neighbor's cottage catches fire amid a spate of local vandalism, a woman's body is discovered in the aftermath. The neighbor claims to have some lost letters of Jane Austen, which were presumably destroyed in the fire. Suspicion is cast on the crew doing the documentary, and Kate decides to search for the identity of the woman and what she was doing in the neighbor's house. Alex, of course, joins in the search as their relationship grows, although when Kate discovers a woman's bathrobe in his cottage she becomes suspicious of him, too. Later, when someone takes a shot at her while on one of the locations and the producer of the documentary fires her, Kate realizes that she may have poked her nose in too far. After a kidnapping attempt, she escapes and the police finally move in. She is on the verge of buying a plane ticket home to Los Angeles when the producer rehires her so she can stay in England.
Pretty much the same as the first book - enjoyable cozy with interesting characters and a couple plot twists - an easy light read.
Pretty much the same as the first book - enjoyable cozy with interesting characters and a couple plot twists - an easy light read.
January 2, 2015
In this, the second in the Murder on Location series, Kate heads back to a small village in England to work on a television documentary. She is looking forward to working with Alex Norcutt and thinking things might go beyond friendship. But things quickly change when she is suddenly fired and Alex becomes a suspect in a murder. Kate stays on in England to try and help clear Alex and in the process discovers more than one surprise.
February 21, 2019
I am wondering how much money Moleskine is paying this author to repeat their name over and over. Great, we get it, you love your Moleskine note book. Every time you refer to the notebook, call it notebook. You do not need to preface it with the manufacturer, it is freakin' annoying to hear over and over in an audiobook.
In general, I liked the story. It is what I expect when I read a cozy mystery.
In general, I liked the story. It is what I expect when I read a cozy mystery.
August 26, 2019
I love that this book does not fit the cookie cutter plan that most cozy mysteries have. Kate isn't forced to return to her small home town because of some tragedy in her life in the big city. She is smart and independent and can put clues together to figure out who and why. I love the characters, setting, and plot in this book, especially her growing relationship with Alex. I plan on reading the rest of the series.
July 9, 2018
I am so glad that somebody finally figured out that some of us Jane Austen fans are on the lookout for cozy, clean summer vacation reading.=) I don't know that this series will have rereadability, but I am enjoying it more than the Miss Silver mystery series that I'm also trying out this summer. Cute. Enjoying the slow burn romance and still loving the minor characters, too!
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