Lady Julia Grey, Novella: Bonfire Night

by Deanna Raybourn

Ebook, 2014

Status

Available

Call number

813.6

Publication

MIRA (2014), Edition: 1, 55 pages

Description

Don't miss any of the Lady Julia Grey stories! Experience the mystery and romance of the fan-favorite series in this classic novella from New York Times bestselling author of Killers of a Certain Age, Deanna Raybourn. It's the autumn of 1890, and almost a year has passed since-much to their surprise-Lady Julia and her detective husband, Nicholas Brisbane, became parents. Just as the couple begins to adapt, a solicitor arrives with a strange bequest. Nicholas, it seems, has inherited a country house-but only if he and his family are in residence from All Hallows' Eve through Bonfire Night. Neither Lady Julia nor Nicholas is likely to be put off by local legends of ghosts and witches, and the eerie noises and strange lights that flit from room to room simply intrigue them. Until a new lady's maid disappears, igniting a caper that will have explosive results� Previously published. Don't miss the complete Lady Julia Grey mystery series by Deanna Raybourn! Book # 1: Silent in the Grave Book # 2: Silent in the Sanctuary Book # 3: Silent on the Moor Book # 3.5: Midsummer Night (novella) Book # 4: Dark Road to Darjeeling Book # 5: The Dark Enquiry Book # 5.5: Silent Night (novella) Book # 5.6: Twelfth Night (novella) Book # 5.7: Bonfire Night (novella.)… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member eyes.2c

Chaos, bananas and mystery. A treat indeed!

1890 near to All Hallows' Eve. Nicholas Brisbane of the 'witch black eyes' and Lady Julia with a heart of gold, an enquiring mind and a gleefully abandoned love for her husband are in the middle of house renovations which are creating havoc. Nicholas and

Julia are now parents to the lively Jack. Julia is questioning her mothering skills as she keeps forgetting about Jack and leaving Him behind. Fortunately Julia's maid Morag has taken charge of Jack. The chaos is added to by Plum and Perdita. Not to forget Perdita's baby Jane, just learning to talk.
So when Nicholas is mysteriously left a house in the country conditional on being there to collect the rents on All Hallows' Eve, Julia is more than ready to pack up the family and flee to a place that offers intrigue, a challenge, a refuge from the renovations and something other than bananas to eat.
The village of Narrow Wibberley and the crazily built house Thorncross,' the most haunted house in England,' are not disappointing. There are certainly things that go bump in the night. The game's a foot with a surprising ending. A fun novella with the sleuthing family we have come to enjoy in unexpected ways.

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LibraryThing member MickyFine

Lady Julia and Brisbane are surprised when a solicitor appears on their doorstep informing them that Brisbane has suddenly inherited an estate in the country. The catch is that they must be in residence from All Hallow's Eve until Guy Fawkes Day in order to keep the house. However, upon their

arrival Julia and Brisbane discover that the house is purportedly the most haunted in all of Britain. After their first restless night, Julia and Brisbane decide that all is not as it seems and investigate this seemingly haunted gift horse.

A trifle on the fluffy side, this novella is not quite as strong as other entries in the series but enjoyable nonetheless. Recommended for the completist and optional for other readers.

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LibraryThing member Jean_Sexton

This novella is pretty much fluff. Mind you, it was pleasant fluff where I got to visit with familiar and liked characters. There was a mystery of sorts, although the author made Lady Julia privy to information that was withheld from the reader. However, while that made me a tad miffed, I still

liked the story.

This novella is only for existing fans of the series. Without the background of the characters, less of it makes sense, although the author made a valiant effort at filling the reader in.

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LibraryThing member kmartin802

This novella takes place on All Hallows' Eve when Brisbane inherits a haunted manor from a man he has never met. Julia, Portia, and Plum accompany him and all of them investigate the many hauntings and happenings. They bring along Portia's daughter Jane the Younger and their child John Nicholas

Brisbane. It is all a complex plot orchestrated by Brisbane's very disreputable father which puts both Nicholas and Julia in danger but does finally cement the place of John Nicholas in their lives.

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LibraryThing member murderbydeath

About what you'd expect from a novella; too short to get into any character development or conflict, just short, happy little mysteries with tidy endings, but they're fun to read and one or two loose ends from the main body of the series are wrapped up.

LibraryThing member jamespurcell

A very good set of holiday-themed short stories.

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Language

English

Original publication date

2014-11-03

Local notes

It's the autumn of 1890, and almost a year has passed since—much to their surprise—Lady Julia and Nicholas became parents. Just as the couple begins to adapt, a solicitor arrives with a strange bequest. Nicholas, it seems, has inherited a country house—but only if he and his family are in residence from All Hallows' Eve through Bonfire Night.