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The Northminster Mysteries #4-6
The Northminster Mysteries Books 4-6
Northminster, 1840: a once-picturesque cathedral city, where dirty smoke stacks now rival ancient spires. Here, young Scottish surgeon Felix Carswell and Chief Constable Major Giles Vernon are tasked to uncover the truth in three complex tales of murder and detection set in Early Victorian England.
The Hanging Cage
Summoned to the bleak market town of Whithorne in the midst of a winter storm, Major Giles Vernon and police surgeon Felix Carswell are embroiled in another challenging investigation.
A beautiful young heiress has been found dead in her bed, and although suicide seems the most likely cause, the circumstances soon point to a tangle of illicit relationships and painful secrets. As Major Vernon pursues the truth behind Annabella Barker's death, further shocking events soon unfold, including another suicide At the same time, called in to deliver a son and heir, Carswell is drawn into the affairs of the eccentric Yardley family at Whithorne Castle, but it is no distraction from his anxieties about his troubled relationship with Sukey Connolly. Major Vernon, for his part, unexpectedly encounters an old acquaintance and is forced to question both his past and his future.
When a partial skeleton is found in a culvert, events begin to take a still darker turn, and Vernon and Carswell must pursue an unimaginable evil. As November floods threaten the bridges of Northminster itself, dangerous enemies emerge close to home and the struggle for justice becomes a matter of life and death.
The Hanging Cage is the fourth Northminster Mystery, featuring early Victorian detectives Vernon and Carswell.
The Ghosts of Ardenthwaite
Something is amiss at Ardenthwaite. Ghostly apparitions have been seen, so terrifying that the mistress of the house and the servants have deserted the place. Colonel Parham, the tenant, asks his landlord Felix Carswell and Major Giles Vernon to determine what is going on. But their investigations soon takes an unexpected turn, leaving them in confusion and doubting their own sanity.
Shortly afterwards, a man dies in Northminster Infirmary, the victim of a brutal and systematic attack which seems to point to dangerous criminal forces hitherto unknown in the city. Vernon has his suspicions as to who is behind it, and with Carswell's assistance he begins to unpick a complex network of alliances and enemies. Yet, as their best witnesses meet brutal fates, they are forced to face the grim possibility of failure.
Having been forced into unpleasant compromises to gain access to the truth, Giles is further unsettled by the return of Emma Maitland to Northminster, now engaged to another man. As she assists him with the case, he begins to realise all that he has lost. For Felix Carswell, a bizarre and other-worldly encounter with a beautiful, spirited young woman throws up the possibility of an extremely advantageous marriage. Eleanor Blanchfort is an heiress and Lord Rothborough's ward. Has destiny brought them together as she suggests, and can Felix find the will to resist such a dazzling temptation?
The Echo at Rooke Court
Felix Carswell returns from his blissful wedding journey and is at once called to the bedside of a young man fighting for his life.
The Hanging Cage
Summoned to the bleak market town of Whithorne in the midst of a winter storm, Major Giles Vernon and police surgeon Felix Carswell are embroiled in another challenging investigation.
A beautiful young heiress has been found dead in her bed, and although suicide seems the most likely cause, the circumstances soon point to a tangle of illicit relationships and painful secrets. As Major Vernon pursues the truth behind Annabella Barker's death, further shocking events soon unfold, including another suicide At the same time, called in to deliver a son and heir, Carswell is drawn into the affairs of the eccentric Yardley family at Whithorne Castle, but it is no distraction from his anxieties about his troubled relationship with Sukey Connolly. Major Vernon, for his part, unexpectedly encounters an old acquaintance and is forced to question both his past and his future.
When a partial skeleton is found in a culvert, events begin to take a still darker turn, and Vernon and Carswell must pursue an unimaginable evil. As November floods threaten the bridges of Northminster itself, dangerous enemies emerge close to home and the struggle for justice becomes a matter of life and death.
The Hanging Cage is the fourth Northminster Mystery, featuring early Victorian detectives Vernon and Carswell.
The Ghosts of Ardenthwaite
Something is amiss at Ardenthwaite. Ghostly apparitions have been seen, so terrifying that the mistress of the house and the servants have deserted the place. Colonel Parham, the tenant, asks his landlord Felix Carswell and Major Giles Vernon to determine what is going on. But their investigations soon takes an unexpected turn, leaving them in confusion and doubting their own sanity.
Shortly afterwards, a man dies in Northminster Infirmary, the victim of a brutal and systematic attack which seems to point to dangerous criminal forces hitherto unknown in the city. Vernon has his suspicions as to who is behind it, and with Carswell's assistance he begins to unpick a complex network of alliances and enemies. Yet, as their best witnesses meet brutal fates, they are forced to face the grim possibility of failure.
Having been forced into unpleasant compromises to gain access to the truth, Giles is further unsettled by the return of Emma Maitland to Northminster, now engaged to another man. As she assists him with the case, he begins to realise all that he has lost. For Felix Carswell, a bizarre and other-worldly encounter with a beautiful, spirited young woman throws up the possibility of an extremely advantageous marriage. Eleanor Blanchfort is an heiress and Lord Rothborough's ward. Has destiny brought them together as she suggests, and can Felix find the will to resist such a dazzling temptation?
The Echo at Rooke Court
Felix Carswell returns from his blissful wedding journey and is at once called to the bedside of a young man fighting for his life.
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Published July 28, 2019
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November 23, 2020
Excellent mysteries
Set in the early 1800's it's full of "new" ideas in medicine that help solve crimes.
Ladies, even wealthy ones are treated like chattel. The characters are wonderful and grow on you. It's history and mystery at its finest!
Set in the early 1800's it's full of "new" ideas in medicine that help solve crimes.
Ladies, even wealthy ones are treated like chattel. The characters are wonderful and grow on you. It's history and mystery at its finest!
January 7, 2021
Books 4-6: Excellent!
Harriet continues to enthrall her readers with an equal dose of engrossing mystery and endearing personal drama in the ever evolving lives of Major Vernon and Dr. Carswell. Hurriedly, excitedly, I shall seek books 7-9 immediately!
Harriet continues to enthrall her readers with an equal dose of engrossing mystery and endearing personal drama in the ever evolving lives of Major Vernon and Dr. Carswell. Hurriedly, excitedly, I shall seek books 7-9 immediately!
December 27, 2022
DNF volume fout 60% for being rather unpalitably grim and even grizzly as well as over the top villains.
Then skimmed through volume five -- I don't consider the stories to have the realism the first three volumes possessed. DNF.
Then skimmed through volume five -- I don't consider the stories to have the realism the first three volumes possessed. DNF.
November 22, 2021
This was a compilation of mysteries I had already read...though they were written in the over they should have been read.
May 8, 2022
very good!
I’ve read 1-6 and much enjoyed! Thank you 😊 I did not want the last one to end! So mysterious!
I’ve read 1-6 and much enjoyed! Thank you 😊 I did not want the last one to end! So mysterious!
April 23, 2025
The Echo of Rooke Court
Previous two reviews written. Rooke Court - banns, amends, karma, forgiveness, family feuds. What will lie ahead? What new characters will me meet?
Previous two reviews written. Rooke Court - banns, amends, karma, forgiveness, family feuds. What will lie ahead? What new characters will me meet?
September 29, 2019
Absolutely love these books. The characters are brilliant and the interaction between all of them so well put together. I have read both box sets and am now starting on the last book (I hope there are more coming).
Well worth reading and highly enjoyable and entertaining.
Well worth reading and highly enjoyable and entertaining.
September 12, 2019
I absolutely love this series! A murder, mystery series with a Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson feel to it.
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