Asking for Trouble

This series of Ann Granger's books is quite different in many ways from her better-known Meredith and Markby series. Fran Varady lives in London -- and in this first book, she is basically homeless. She's quite a bit younger than retired diplomat Meredith. But they have in common their strength of character, their wariness of close relationships, and their propensity to get involved - particularly when there's a crime. I happened on this book by chance and have been slowly managing to acquire and read the rest. Not just a good mystery, but a look at a side of London we usually don't hear much about.