The Curse of Arundel Hall

The eponymous curse is pretty implausible. But readers won’t care, as author J. New’s second novel in the Yellow Cottage series is just as charming as the first and with more suspense. And the ending is a complete shocker! Young widow Isobella “Ella” Bridges gets dragged to an engagement party for Si......more

This is the second book in the Yellow Cottage series. The first one was a light enjoyable read but this one was so much more. I read it straight through. This is also a light read but here we discover a bit more about Ella and how she came to live on the island of Linhay and more about her backgroun......more

4.5* The ghost residing in the secret dining room beyond the pantry was causing Ella some problems in that Mrs Shaw, the housekeeper-cum-cook, refused to enter the pantry. Ella’s temporary solution was to move the food stuff into the kitchen proper, but she was determined to try and solve the mystery......more

The Curse of Arundel Hall is a cozy, the second in the Yellow Cottage Vintage Mystery series. There is a lot to like about this book, but it does have its drawbacks. Ella, following the death of her husband is given the strong suggestion by his boss, the British Home Secretary, that she forget about......more

I am always on the lookout for something different and unusual to read, and The Curse of Arundel Hall was not disappointing. A well-written murder mystery set in the 1930s, transporting you back to another time with the old-fashioned language and way of life. The main character, Isobella Bridges, or......more