Caroline

The Spirit Guide
~Bridget Walsh

This is the 3rd book in the Variety Palace Mystery series and it was another little gem of a read.

I can’t remember how I stumbled upon this detective series a few years back but it ticks all my bookish favourites, historical fiction + mystery. (No gore please)
Set in 1879 London, smart as whip Minnie Ward and the posh Albert Easterbrook return as our unlikely detective duo. Bridget Walsh has a great way of recreating the atmosphere of Victorian London. I have loved in her previous books going back stage in the Variety Palace but this book takes us away from the theatre. Instead Albert and Minnie are investigating the spirit medium circles, in particular one group who are into more than speaking to the dead. Minnie goes under cover in Suffolk to discover why young women keep going missing.

I’m hoping there will be a book 4 as it’s fast become one of my favourite mystery series. The ending could be the wrap up we all wanted but I feel the Variety Palace has loads more potential stories to come yet. 🤞🏻

A huge thank you to @pushkin_press for the gift of this book in exchange for an honest review.