A Measure of Menace

A Measure of Menace (2024) Jennifer Ashley (Kat Holloway #7.5)

Set in London in 1883.

Kat Holloway is once again asked to assist in a mystery–this time by Lady Cynthia’s father, Lord Clifford, who is more than a bit of a cad.

Couldn’t you have used that to pay back the moneylender?”

Lord Clifford regarded me with exaggerated patience. “No, Mrs. Holloway. We gave the money I borrowed to Dougherty. We had to. To convince him that a larger investment would be sound.”

But Kat cares for Lady Cynthia, so she helps Lord Clifford–despite the trouble it causes her.

I admit I was keeping an eye out for a new Kat Holloway novella. There were two last winter, so I was hoping we’d get one this year. I love short stories and novellas, and I love these tales that let us spend a little more time with the characters.

Characters: Mr. Davis, Mrs. Bywater, Lady Cynthia, Mrs. Redfern, Elsie, Tess, Kat Holloway, Dougherty, Jacoby, Caleb Constable Greene, Inspector McGregor, James McAdam, Daniel McAdam, Detective Sergeant Scott, Mr. Thanos, Chief Inspector Ferguson, Detective Constable Wallace, Parkin, Hiram Mobley, a cabby called Lewis, Joanna, Grace, Mr. Ogden, Mrs. Williams

Cover design by Kim Killion

Rating: 8/10

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