Julia Seales

Oct 6, 2023 | libraryjournal.com | Julia Seales

DEBUT The small community of Swampshire, England, is obsessed with perfect etiquette. While Beatrice Steele’s mother and beautiful sister Louisa fit in perfectly, Mr. Steele and Beatrice aren’t quite proper. After she reads a newspaper column about a dashing detective, Sir Huxley, and his disgraced partner, Vivek Drake, Beatrice becomes obsessed with reading about and solving murders.

Sep 15, 2023 | elespanol.com | Julia Seales

02:23 Siempre me gustaron los misterios, y la bibliotecaria de mi instituto me sugirió que leyera a Agatha Christie. Me pasé la noche en vela devorando su libro And Then There Were None, y aún recuerdo lo escalofriante que me resultó el final. Lo leí a la luz de la lámpara de mi mesilla de noche, aterrorizada, pero disfrutando cada momento.

Aug 26, 2023 | audiofilemagazine.com | Julia Seales

Narrator Fiona Hampton shines in this witty Regency mystery. A much-sought-after bachelor suddenly keels over dead at an elegant ball. Beatrice Steele becomes intrigued. Beatrice, who has secretly followed the tabloid exploits of a famous detective, even sending him clues to solve his cases, begins a sub-rosa investigation of her own. Hampton uses her extensive range of voices to create the period and characters.

Jun 27, 2023 | crimereads.com | Julia Seales |Elle Cosimano |Tana French |Jane Pek

Since they first appeared in fiction, women detectives have been a force to be reckoned with. Often underestimated, they use this to their advantage, eavesdropping on important conversations and drawing confessions out of the most unlikely suspects. Whether seen as coquettish or ignored for being matronly, our favorite fictional female sleuths know how to manipulate misconceptions for their own benefit.

Jun 10, 2023 | redcarpetcrash.com | Julia Seales

Home > Books > Book Review: ‘A Most Agreeable Murder: A Novel’ By Julia Seales June 10, 20232023-06-10T02:20:25-05:00 In the early 19th century, the Steele family lives in Swampshire, England. There are three girls, with Beatrice being the oldest at 25, and still not married. Women are expected to act a certain way, and she has a secret, she’s obsessed with murder, not committing, solving. She has to stop for the sake of her family. And if one of the daughters doesn’t find a husband soon, the...