Flora and Busby’s First Christmas by Anna A Armstrong
Tour Dates: 11th – 17th November
Pages: 50
Genre: Cosy Crime – Mystery
BACK OF THE BOOK:
Snowed in at an isolated stately home in the Cotswolds with an assortment of eccentric characters, is not Inspector Busby’s idea of a fun way to spend the lead up to Christmas 1923.
Added to his troubles is the Honourable Flora Farrington who is insisting on posing as his wife.
It soon transpires that among the house guests is someone who will stop at nothing to steal some diplomatically sensitive papers.
Can Busby find the missing papers before the villain murders Flora?
REVIEW:
Flora And Busbys First Christmas by Anna A Armstrong is a a crime mystery novella which has the name suggests is set during Christmas.
Set in the 1920’s this story follows Inspector Busby who is attending a party at a stately home in the Cotswolds and Flora Farrington who has insisted she poses as Busbys wife. Busby has been tasked to pick up sensitive diplomatic papers but they soon go missing and it becomes a race to discover who has stolen them.
I would describe this as a cosy, fun crime mystery that would be enjoyed by lovers of the genre and for those who want to give the genre a try. The chemistry between Flora and Busby is just funny from the very start especially with how uncomfortable Busby is when he is forced to work with her. The other characters within the book are from different levels of society and give a good overview of what life was like for these people during the time. It shows how people are at times treated based on their position but also from their cultural backgrounds which added an element to the book which made you feel you were in that era. As a fan of Downton Abbey I enjoyed this element greatly. I don’t know if there are other books with Flora and Busby but I would love to read them.
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