Beatrice: An Alarming Tale of British Murder and Woe

by Tedd Hawks

Young lawyer, Crockett Cook, arrives at the decrepit Hawsfeffer Estate in rural England where he’s stunned to discover the family patriarch vanished and foul play suspected. A carnival of characters is lusting over the family fortune – a fallen nun, a truculent huntsman, an aloof arsonist, and the overly pretentious, bejeweled matriarch. With his tendency to shriek like a drunken bird in the face of danger, Crockett enlists the help of his master, Petrarch, and the family’s daughter, Brontë, to follow a trail of clues from the uncertain present through the family’s murderous and mysterious past. Combining multiple genres, Beatrice is more than a cozy mystery - it's a laugh-filled, sleuthing extravaganza.

291 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 19, 2021

Reviews

[Mary · Rating 5 out of 5]

With this, his third novel, Hawks has proven his incredible versatility as a writer. He follows the deeply literary Burn with a playful mystery whose erudition is just visible behind its self-aware humor. Beatrice has something for everyone, from fans familiar with the history of the genre to casual readers who enjoy wordplay, outlandish characters, and just a good cozy mystery.

[Emilio Camacho · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really entertaining and fun

I enjoyed all the turns and twist in the story, throughout the book all the characters have some stake in the game and you really don’t know who did it until the end!