A review by biblioventurer
The Masque of a Murderer by Susanna Calkins

3.0

I have mixed feelings about this mystery. Admittedly, this was the first book I've read in this series, so I may have missed a lot of character development that occurred in the first couple of books. While I've read a fair number of cozy mysteries, this was the first one I've read in a historical setting. I really enjoyed that aspect of it, but I quickly grew annoyed with the stilted style of speech used by the Quaker characters (who play major roles in this book). I didn't solve the murder before the murderer was revealed, but at the same time I didn't have that sense of suspense and action at the end. So while it was a good read, it wasn't a great one.