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The Killing at Kaldaire House (The Milliner Mysteries Book 1) by [Kate Parker]

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A dying man. The painting within her reach. What’s a thief to do?

In 1905, talented London milliner Emily Gates creates amazing hats for Society ladies, but to collect from those who don’t pay her bill, she burglarizes their homes. She needs every penny to send her deaf brother to school.

Late one night, she sneaks in to find Lord Kaldaire badly injured in his study. Unwilling to abandon him, she calls for help. When Kaldaire dies without revealing who attacked him, his widow agrees to keep Emily’s secrets ― if Emily will help find her husband’s killer.

A bigger danger is a Scotland Yard inspector who threatens to arrest Emily — unless she spies on her father’s family of swindlers and conmen. Worst of all are the attacks from an unknown assailant. What will Emily face first, jail or death?

This is a historical cozy mystery with no graphic violence, sex, or foul language. Just exciting action, mysterious events, and surprising endings.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B079ZBJ935
Publisher ‏ : ‎ JDP Press (April 2, 2018)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 2, 2018
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2587 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 321 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 0997663715

Best Sellers Rank: #58,574 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #443 in International Mystery & Crime (Kindle Store)
- #589 in Historical Mysteries (Kindle Store)
- #676 in International Mystery & Crime (Books)

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A USA Today Bestselling Author!

Growing up in a family of mystery readers, Kate Parker read Agatha Christie while her classmates read Dick and Jane. To this day, she can't see a routine place or event without cloaking it in mystery, complete with a dead body.

Kate is fascinated with brooding historic buildings in Great Britain and Europe and the people who once inhabited them. This led her to create characters from other times to live, commit crimes, and seek justice in these beautiful old towns. She began writing to allow the cozy thrillers lurking in her brain to have their own existence.

The Victorian Bookshop Mysteries are her first published novels, now joined by the Deadly series of pre-WWII mysteries and the Milliner Mysteries set in Edwardian London.

Follow Kate at www.KateParkerbooks.com for more information.

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Grandma Patsy

Plot twists

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 20, 2022

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We're never sure who murdered whom even at the end . The author leaves lots of questions unanswered. Peers of the realm act strikingly out of character. I'll read the series to see if other books are less murky

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Gabbee

Great fun. Lots of action.

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This is the first book that I have read lately that moved along and did get stuck in the library interviewing people. Too many of these novels spend too much verbiage on describing the room interviews are conducted in. Each interview goes on forever with nothing forthcoming. BORING!
This book moves along at a swift pace and has a romantic angle as well.

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Wild ride

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 10, 2022

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This was fun and engaging. Lots of moving pieces and a whole lot of angst but also a bit modern in feel. Emily and Inspector Russell are fun characters. Liked the family push pull struggle.

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Kay Hudson

A new Edwardian Era series from Kate Parker

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 15, 2018

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The Killing at Kaldaire House begins a new series from Kate Parker, this one set in Edwardian London and featuring Emily Gates, a young, talented, and reasonably successful milliner who inherited her shop from her mother. Unfortunately some of her aristocratic clients seem to see no need to actually pay their bills, and Emily is forced to take extreme measures, using the burglary skills she learned from her father’s disreputable (but highly successful) family to take their valuables (some of which turn out not to be!) hostage.

On a late night visit to Kaldaire House, Emily discovers the dying master of the mansion lying on the floor of his study. Unwilling to abandon anyone in that condition, she alerts the household. When Lady Kaldaire promises to vouch for her (and pay Emily’s bill herself) if Emily will help her solve the mystery of Lord Kaldaire’s murder, Emily has little choice.

She doesn’t have much choice when the attractive detective assigned to the case, James Russell, recognizes Emily as a member of the notorious Gates family and promises not to arrest her if she will help him keep an eye on her relatives. Needing her income to send the relative she cares most about, her younger brother Matthew, to a special school for the deaf, she finds herself juggling her investigating for Lady Kaldaire, her family, and her growing attraction to Detective Inspector Russell.

With a range of entertaining supporting characters, lots of period detail, and a good mystery, The Killing at Kaldaire House promises another fun series of cozy mysteries from Parker.

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Becs

I'd rate it a 3.5 but it's a rocky start to a series....

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 20, 2018

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To begin with I'd actually rate this 3.5 stars if allowed. Better than okay but a real mix of hits and misses. A rocky start to the series.
The main characters are appealing, for the most part, and the familial relationships complex and interesting. I expect those will be revealed layer by layer in future books - which is wonderful. The mystery was interesting though one part wasn't fully explored which is too bad since it was an excellent twist/addition to the original mystery.
The writing was not as polished as I'd expect from an established author. Several times while reading this I'd think "remember, this is just a first book" only to remember that it was a first book in a series, not the first book this author had written. It was jarring to notice this in the middle of a passage. I am a fan of her "Deadly" series and never noticed anything like this in any of those books so this puzzled me. I also felt as if things moved abruptly at times; some of the segues left something to be desired.
From a plot standpoint I found many of the demands made by Roberta, Lady Kaldaire, to be ridiculous and found it implausible that our protagonist would go along with them. Yes, I understand Lady Kaldaire's "hold" over Emily - even so it didn't ring true, especially as Emily is written as an intelligent, resourceful, spunky young woman. I also felt as if Emily's family was a little too good to be true, in terms of talent, their apparent ability to be anywhere and everywhere without any consequences and then, in their heroic moment they do little more than toss jewels around. ??
I will buy the next book in the series in part because I am a fan of the "Deadly" series and in part because I found enough to enjoy in it and look forward to a 4-5 star read - fingers crossed.

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linda monaco

Another great series

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 25, 2022

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Please see keep writing Kate! I love how you mix humor with good old crime fighting. I miss Georgia Fenchurch so this new seris is great

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Oh the wicked web we weave

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 3, 2018

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Usually one of Kate Market's cozy mysteries has me heading for the big easy chair with a cup of tea (English of course) . Dinner is always late because I am loathed to leave her characters. They are complex, unique and always leaves me diving in and becoming the main character's shadow!
She is a master researcher as anyone who has read her Victorian based series. Now, she begins this new series with an Edwardian setting, equally detailed and correct without letting the setting overwhelm.

The conflicts kept me guessing. The tenuous reconciliation between Emily and her family that lives on the other side of the law while at the same time time dealing with a very persistent inspector are only the tip of the very active iceberg. And of course, there are the murders and more murders to solve.
I'm sure there will be many reviews that will give you more details, but I won't. It's a MYSTERY after all. However, I will offer a warning. As you head for your comfy chair, order takeout for dinner. The Killing at Kaldaire House will grab you and not let you go. It kept me reading long into the night. Thank goodness this is the first in the series. Kate Parker, sharpen your pencil. I want more Emily.

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ARG

Excited for the series to continue.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 19, 2018

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Kate Parker has created another interesting female who is a bit out of her time, but believable in a richly created historical setting. Emily Gates is a milliner who due to an unconventional upbringing decides to take an unconventional approach to bill collecting. She arrives to take a painting hostage until her bills are paid, but finds a nearly dead man instead. The lady of the house enlists her to solve the crime or she will out her, the police suspect her and again enlist her help under threat of arrest, and of course there is a killer on the loose. No big deal. Emily is quite the character with an interesting back story and a sense of duty to her family. Excited for the series to continue.

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