12 Days of a Kensington Christmas ~ Death and the Courtesan

Title ~ Death and the Courtesan

Series ~ Name Unknown, #1

Author ~ Pamela Christie

Publisher ~ Kensington

Published ~ 28 May 2013

Genre ~ Historical/Mystery/Humor

*Book source ~ Many thanks to Kensington for providing a review in exchange for an honest review. 

My Rating ~ 4 bites and a nibble out of 5

Arabella Beaumont is London’s most infamous courtesan. When an old friend turned enemy ends up dead by Arabella’s monogrammed paper knife (letter opener) the law is ready to arrest her as a murderess. However, her rich and highly titled patron, the Duke of Glendeen, declares that Arabella will be remanded to his custody and therefore free to help with the investigation of her innocence (of the murder, that is) and she does just that. With help from two Bow Street Runners, her sister Belinda, a family friend and many others, Arabella has only 3 weeks to find the real killer or she will be hanged for a murder she didn’t commit.

The writing for this story is a bit different than I’m used to, but it’s not a bad different. It’s told mostly from Arabella’s POV, but there is a narrator at times. The plot is twisty, the characters are wonderful and there is humor aplenty. I quite enjoyed myself while I tried to figure out who killed poor Euphemia Ramsey. I would definitely read more about Arabella and her entourage.