Anthony Hetheridge, ninth baron of Wellegrave, chief superintendent for New Scotland Yard, never married – no children, no pets, no hobbies, and not even an interesting vice – will turn 60 in three weeks. With the exception of his chosen career, too sordid for his blue-blooded family to condone, his life has been safe and predictable. But then he meets Detective Sergeant Kate Wakefield – beautiful, willful, and nearly half his age.
When Hetheridge saves the outspoken, impetuous young detective from getting the sack, siding with her against Scotland Yard’s powerful male hierarchy, his cold, elegantly balanced world spins out of control. Summoned to London’s fashionable Belgravia to investigate the brutal murder of a financier, Hetheridge must catch the killer while coping with his growing attraction to Kate, the reappearance of an old flame, and the secret that emerges from his own past.
Fall in love with Ice Blue, book one in the New York Times best-selling Lord & Lady Hetheridge mystery series.
Great series for fans of contemporary Brit mysteries I read this quite some time ago, but didn’t write a review. Since I suggested the series to a friend today, I thought I’d go ahead and put in my two-cents. I really enjoyed this book, and as a lover of series, am happy to say it’s one of four with another one on the way. Reading that it’s a Lord and Lady Hetheridge series may give you the impression that it’s a certain type of book. It probably isn’t what you expect. Yes, there’s a romance featuring a distinguished English lord, but he’s also a…
Nwver again… I’m embarrassed to say I downloaded the whole series, but haven’t the stomach to continue. The writing is amateurish (stereotyped characters and INcredible plots) and self-indulgent (The hero is godlike; the heroine raises her standing against all odds). The slapdash series is the product of co-authors more intent on rushing a mushy series to market than caring about quality. Hopefully there are readers more tolerant than I who don’t mind sloppiness and outright silliness.
Sloppy and cliched This book is a bit less than okay, for reasons to be explained below. According to the Amazon standards, a three star review denotes “it’s okay.” I think this is generous, but since I did finish it I can’t go down to two stars.Â