An Unfortunate End by Lisa Zumpano (Book Beginnings & Friday 56)

Title: An Unfortunate End

Author: Lisa Zumpano 

Publication: 27 May 2019

Format: Kindle eBook

Amazon Description: 

A poisoned aristocrat. A fledgling reporter. A scandal to die for.

New York City, 1919. Lillie Mead mourns the love she lost in the war. But when a wealthy British friend offers her a reporting job across the pond, she hopes accepting will help her rebuild her life. She barely has time to unpack before she’s assigned the scoop of a poisoned socialite’s death…

As the clues take a turn for the scandalous, Lillie unearths shocking skeletons in the victim’s closet. But she never expected the threads of the beloved woman’s life to weave with hers. Can Lillie expose the truth before her own death makes the front page?

An Unfortunate End is the first book in the Lillie Mead Historical Mystery Series. If you like captivating settings, cozy whodunits, and vivid glimpses into the past, then you’ll love Lisa Zumpano’s charming novel.

Ramble-y Teaserish Stuff

I realized that my only hope of finishing the Alphabet Soup challenge for the year would be to double-up. In the past (I think once) I managed to get A to Z titles and authors without overlapping. Maybe next year I'll be able to do so again. Still have a lot of spots to fill in on my lists, but this little darling is happily taking care of my Z author and U title. 

Even better? It wasn't awful.

Now, if you're horribly nitpicky about historical accuracy .... language usage matching the time period and whatnot .... you may have some issues. If you can put those aside, though, it's a fast and fun read and I dare you not to fall for Harry. Personally, I fell for Rumple and would love to know more about him but that might just be me. And his kilt. As long as they keep appearing, I'll keep reading.

As always, Friday 56 (share a blurb from the 56th page or 56% mark) is hosted at Freda's Voice & Book Beginnings (share the first few sentences) is at Rose City Reader.