2021/072: The Queer Principles of Kit Webb -- Cat Sebastian

2021/072: The Queer Principles of Kit Webb -- Cat Sebastian

“I used to think that revenge was about defending one’s honor, but it turns out that honor is just spite dressed up for Sunday.” [loc. 2120]

London, 1751. Former highwayman Kit Webb, crippled by a gunshot wound that prevents him from resuming his previous career, runs a successful coffee house in Covent Garden, and dreams of vengeance against the man who he blames for the death of his family. Edward Percy, exquisite fop, conspires with his stepmother Marian -- with whom he's been friends since childhood -- against his bigamous and abusive father, the Duke of Clare. Percy's sure that if he can steal the small green book his father carries everywhere, he'll be able to gain the upper hand. Time to enlist a dashing highwayman for one last heist!

( no spoilers )

2021/073: Castle Shade -- Laurie R King

2021/073: Castle Shade -- Laurie R King

"Holmes, I absolutely refuse to believe that the dead are walking in Eastern Europe."
"Of course not. This agency stands flat-footed --"
"On the ground. Yes, I read Dr Watson's story. 'The Sussex Vampire' turns out not to be a vampire ..." [loc. 201]

I'd rather lost track of the Mary Russell series: the last one I read was The Pirate King back in 2012. I've dipped into subsequent novels and not been hooked, which may simply be 'right book, wrong time'. So when this instalment appeared on NetGalley I thought I'd give it a try: and I have to say it was the perfect beach read for my first (and so far only) beach trip this year.

( no spoilers )