L.B. Hathaway
Author of Murder Offstage
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- Other names
- Hathaway, Lily
- Gender
- female
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Short biography
- Cambridge-educated, British-born L.B. Hathaway writes historical fiction and contributes to a number of popular history magazines and websites. She worked as a lawyer at Lincoln's Inn in London for almost a decade before becoming a full-time writer. She brings her love of detective novels set in the Golden Age of Crime and an obsession with English history to her own writing. The Posie Parker series of cosy crime novels span the 1920s. They each combine a core central mystery, an exploration of the reckless glamour of the age and a feisty protagonist who you would love to have as your best friend. Her other interests, in no particular order, are: very fast downhill skiing, theatre-going, drinking strong tea, Tudor history, exploring castles and generally trying to cram as much into life as possible. For more visit: http://www.lbhathaway.com
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- United Kingdom
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- United Kingdom
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The Saltwater Murder: A Cozy Historical Murder Mystery (The Posie Parker Mystery Series Book 7) by L.B. Hathaway
This is another excellent addition to the Posie Parker canon. While complete in itself, it also seems to round out parts of the very long story arc. The book opens in the Olympic summer of 1924 with a gruesome murder by an unusual method. Posie is in good form here through the investigation, and the twists along the way were unexpected. There is a good deal of development in several relationships among the various characters in the book; and the ending quite satisfied me.
I'm fairly sure it's show more an indie publication like the previous volumes. As usual with Hathaway's novels, the prose is facile and the editing top-notch. I.e., I found no typographical errors or infelicities to speak of.
Oh, just by the way. This series is an example of me the reader totally taking the bait, hook, line, sinker, and so forth. I obtained the first of the series for zero money on a freebie day; and I've regularly purchased the rest of the series at retail price, and Posie is on my buy-on-sight list. So this was a big multi-year win for the author who gave away that free sample back in 2015. show less
I'm fairly sure it's show more an indie publication like the previous volumes. As usual with Hathaway's novels, the prose is facile and the editing top-notch. I.e., I found no typographical errors or infelicities to speak of.
Oh, just by the way. This series is an example of me the reader totally taking the bait, hook, line, sinker, and so forth. I obtained the first of the series for zero money on a freebie day; and I've regularly purchased the rest of the series at retail price, and Posie is on my buy-on-sight list. So this was a big multi-year win for the author who gave away that free sample back in 2015. show less
Murder at Maypole Manor: A Cozy Historical Murder Mystery (The Posie Parker Mystery Series Book 3) by L.B. Hathaway
The entire book (except the epilogue) takes places on New Year's Eve, December 31, 1921, and into the following day. Things get pretty hectic as the plot moves along. It's a fun book altogether, and features some of the characters we've met before in the previous volumes of the series.
Oh, the editing is very good. Didn't spot even one typo while reading, so that's golden.
There were some anachronistic idioms and phrases scattered through the book, and at one point I started looking up some show more things in the Google ngram viewer... And Wikipedia. Two specific anachronisms that bothered me while reading were (1) Fred Astaire, because I'm such a fan, and (2) nylons. But it's all in good fun, and I don't know how many readers would even notice without being told. The historical notes at the end also exposed some other things the author took liberty with, but which I didn't know or notice; and it's nothing earth-shaking anyway... show less
Oh, the editing is very good. Didn't spot even one typo while reading, so that's golden.
This was a fun book! I love the plucky detective Posie and her friends. The story has loads of plot points that might seem like clichés, but are all handled in a dashing and colorful way with a fair dose of humor, which is part of the fun... The pacing is fast, and the prose is quite smooth and easy to read. I found no typographical errors in the whole book, and that always makes me smile... This one I picked up as a freebie one day on Amazon, but I'll certainly be putting more of this show more series on my list. show less
The Tomb of the Honey Bee: A Cozy Historical Murder Mystery (The Posie Parker Mystery Series Book 2) by L.B. Hathaway
Lots of fun as Posie travels to exotic Sicily and Egypt, following the mystery of Alaric's disappearance. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The style is light and charming. Read the last third of the book in one sitting, and couldn't put it down. The climax was also amusingly melodramatic.
In the book I ran across a couple of small but obvious-to-me anachronisms in use of idioms, which I'd be happy to point out if Ms Hathaway contacts me. Also one rather larger technological gaff that made me roll my show more eyes while smiling. Oh! The Tutankhamen thing: yes, I read the footnotes so at least I know that's a known historical liberty. ;-) show less
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