Deadly Curious by Cindy Anstey (Twitter, Facebook, Goodreads)Also by this author: Love, Lies and Spies, Duels & Deception
Published by Feiwel & Friends on June 23rd 2020
Genres: Clean & Wholesome, Historical, Mysteries & Detective Stories, Romance, Young Adult Fiction
Pages: 304
1834. Sophia Thompson wants nothing more than to be one of the famed Bow Street Runners, London's most elite corps of detectives. Never mind that a woman has never before joined their ranks--and certainly never mind that her reclusive family has forbidden her from pursuing such an unladylike goal.
She gets the chance to prove her capabilities when an urgent letter arrives from her frantic cousin Daphne, begging Sophia to come look into the suspicious death of Daphne's brother.
As Sophia begins to unravel the tangled threads of the case--with the help of a charming young policeman--she soon realizes that the murderer may be even closer to her family than she ever suspected.
Deadly Curious is a book I’ve had my eye on for a while. I have loved every book I’ve read by Cindy Anstey and this one is no different. Not only does she do a great job with the YA historical genre but with the added mystery, this book had me turning the pages to find out the real story.
This book opens with a murder and picks up from there. Sophia Thompson wants to be a bow street runner but a woman has never joined their ranks yet. Despite that, and the fact that her mother doesn’t support her doing anything that will reflect poorly on the family, Sophia is determined. When she receives a letter from her cousin Daphne begging her to look into the murder of her brother, she knows she has to go so Sophia talks her father into going for a visit and that’s when things start to pick up.
When Sophia arrives, it is clear there is something more going on surrounding her cousin Andrew’s death and now Daphne is worried that she is being targeted. When her uncle finally gets the support of the Bow Street Runners, it’s with a young, new policeman and her uncle isn’t impressed.
I love how the relationship between Sophia and Jeremy progresses. Not only do they bounce ideas off of each other but they begin to see how they balance each other’s strengths and weaknesses. Sometimes Sophia comes off as a bit thoughtless and makes some questionable decisions. Despite that, she is smart…she just doesn’t make the smartest choices.
The mystery itself was solid. I think the motivation behind the murder made the mystery more interesting than the who done it portion but that’s just my opinion. Overall, I enjoyed this book and if you haven’t read any of Anstey’s books, you should definitely go check out her backlist now. I enjoy them and will continue to buy her books.
Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the early copy in exchange for an honest review.
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