
by Jennifer Ashley
Series: Kat Holloway Mysteries #1
Publisher: Berkley Books
Publication Date: January 2, 2018
Genres: Mystery
Pages: 336
Source: First to Read
I received an advance review copy of this book from First to Read. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
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Victorian class lines are crossed when cook Kat Holloway is drawn into a murder that reaches all the way to the throne.
Highly sought-after young cook Kat Holloway takes a position in a Mayfair mansion and soon finds herself immersed in the odd household of Lord Rankin. Kat is unbothered by the family’s eccentricities as long as they stay away from her kitchen, but trouble finds its way below stairs when her young Irish assistant is murdered.
Intent on discovering who killed the helpless kitchen maid, Kat turns to the ever-capable Daniel McAdam, who is certainly much more than the charming delivery man he pretends to be. Along with the assistance of Lord Rankin’s unconventional sister-in-law and a mathematical genius, Kat and Daniel discover that the household murder was the barest tip of a plot rife with danger and treason—one that’s a threat to Queen Victoria herself.





A mystery starring a Victorian cook? Please, ma’am, can I have some more?
“You are in the middle of things, ensconced in your kitchen like a goddess on her throne. You see all, hear all, speak to everyone. People bring their troubles to you.”
“What I do know, Daniel, is what you are. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a gent in a posh suit who can purchase first-class railway tickets on the spur of the moment, or a deliveryman who talks like a South London villain. I’ve seen you.”
Daniel continued to regard me in vexation; then he put his hands on my shoulders and gave me a swift kiss on the lips before he released me and strode out of the room without another word.I lifted my cup again, my hand shaking. “Daft man,” I muttered as I tried to catch my breath. “He nearly spilled my tea.”
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