The Right Sort of Man by Allison Sinclair
Post-World War II London is still in shock: many residents died fighting in the war and during the Blitz, and some parts of the city are in shambles, especially the neighborhoods around the docks, the airport, and the industrial areas. Both food and clothing are still rationed and in short supply. With so much loss, a number of single Londoners no longer know where or how to go about making connections with others.
Iris
Sparks and Gwen Bainbridge establish the Right Sort Marriage Bureau to assist
single Londoners looking for a life partner.
Their combined skills help them identify what a client is really looking
for and find a suitable match. Both
women also have secrets in their backgrounds.
The business has a promising start (seven marriages in three months!),
until one of their clients is found murdered shortly before she was to meet up
with her first potential match.
This was such an entertaining book, perfect in tone for vacation reading. Gwen’s frequent crying gets to be a little annoying (but she is working on it), but Iris and the witty dialogue more than make up for it. The Right Sort of Man almost a cozy, but the setting, atmosphere, and themes are darker. Readers who enjoyed the Lady Hardcastle mysteries by T. E. Kinsey will enjoy this first title in a new series, and I for one look forward to future Sparks & Bainbridge mysteries.
This was such an entertaining book, perfect in tone for vacation reading. Gwen’s frequent crying gets to be a little annoying (but she is working on it), but Iris and the witty dialogue more than make up for it. The Right Sort of Man almost a cozy, but the setting, atmosphere, and themes are darker. Readers who enjoyed the Lady Hardcastle mysteries by T. E. Kinsey will enjoy this first title in a new series, and I for one look forward to future Sparks & Bainbridge mysteries.
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