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               Also sometimes referred to as Inspector Lewis , I found the show Lewis on PBS one night.   I only saw a piece of one episode, but the storyline intrigued me enough (it was about Lewis’s sergeant) that I decided to give the show a try.                                 Detective Inspector Robert Lewis (Kevin Whately) is returning to England and the police force after being away following the hit and run death of his wife.   He must work with the very deadpan Detective Sergeant James Hathaway (Laurence Fox), as well as near constant references to his former boss, Detective Inspector Endeavour Morse ( Lewis is a spinoff of the show Inspector Morse ).   Working in Oxford, Lewis continuously encounters the educated elite who like to hold over him that they are extre...

Image provided by Acorn TV.              For the longest time I thought I would never watch the show George Gently .   The only scenes I had ever seen were a gruff man announcing who he was, and another of a dark and grim interview room.   Then I saw an actual full preview of George Gently and I became intrigued.   Deciding to give the show a try, I found exactly what I had in the beginning: a gruff man and a grim interview room.   What I also found was behind all that gruffness, there was a good, caring man, along with a good set of mysteries. Image provided by Acorn TV.    Chief Inspector George Gently’s (Martin Shaw) wife has been killed.   To get out of London, Gently takes a job in the north of England, where he must work with a young sergeant by the name of John Bacchus (Lee Ingleby).   From the very start it is clear the John and Gently do not see eye to eye on how to conduct an investiga...

              Julian Kestrel is back again investing.   Although, this time, I think it’s quite reluctantly.   Julian is asked by Sir Malcolm Falkland, the father of the deceased Alexander Falkland, to look into his son’s murder.   Alexander was a well-loved and highly respected man.   When he was found murdered, it came as a great shock to everyone.   With so many admiring Alexander, no one has any idea as to who could possibly want him dead.                                Despite Julian’s concerns at being hired by Sir Malcolm, who may himself be the culprit, he decides to take the case.   Working in tandem with Peter Vance of the Bow Street Runners, Julian is happy to have another investigative source at his disposal.   Despite this, Julian warns Sir Malcolm, he w...

And the series goes on…                 This time, witch Lily Ivory is asked by the police to help with an investigation.   A dead body has been found in an apartment filled with all sorts of superstitions.   Knowing Lily’s talents, Inspector Carlos Romero wants her thoughts on the situation, but nothing much further than that.   Lily, on the other hand, ends up with other ideas.                 When Lily’s friend Bronwyn starts to become distant, Lily finds it very strange.   New to having friends, and not sure what to do, Lily goes to Bronwyn’s apartment to find out what is the matter.   What she discovers is that Bronwyn’s son-in-law is in trouble, and that trouble may have to do with the body that was found.                 Wa...

Image provided by Sourcebooks.                  I stayed up far too late reading this book.   Found on the Bas Bleu website, at one point I reached a lull in the story where all I wanted was for something to finally happen.   Then all of a sudden, the story changed and all I wanted was to see what was going to happen next.                 Kate Warne is a widow looking to become the very first female agent of the Pinkerton Agency.   Answering a newspaper ad, Kate is not at all what Allan Pinkerton was expecting to walk through his door.   His instinct is to turn Kate away, but Kate won’t have that.   Instead, she convinces Pinkerton to give her a chance.   She takes on a case to prove she can get results.   That she does, and Pinkerton is impressed, despite another agent, Tim Bellamy, tryin...

             When I first watched season four of The Doctor Blake Mysteries , I really didn’t think I would be writing about it.   The storylines felt rushed and scattered.   One of the main characters was missing for half the season.   Other characters left and ones I’m not so sure about came in.   The overdone ploy of a spouse long-thought to be dead turning up alive was used.   Plus, once again, two people who should be together ended up separated.   All in all, I was not happy with season four.                       With all that said, you are probably wondering why I am writing about season four of The Doctor Blake Mysteries .   That credit needs to go to my local PBS stations.   For awhile PBS had two different seasons of The Doctor Blake Mysteries airing on two different station...

               Usually I suck up every word of the Meg Langslow Mystery books pretty much the moment I get them.   With Gone Gull I had a bit of a hard time getting into the story.   I blame that on tennis , though.   Because the moment I put it on mute, I did not want to put this book down.                       Blacksmith Meg Langslow is helping her grandmother, Cordelia, run an arts and crafts center she has just opened.   Teaching one of the classes herself, Meg has convinced other artists she knows to become teachers as well.   Members of her extensive family are also on site, helping out in various capacities, as they always do.                 Despite the close connection of many of those working at the ...