This was a bit of a disappointment. Other than Jack the Ripper reference, the entire book could have been written in the modern times! The historical references seemed to miss the mark or weren't fully researched and took away from the great premise! If you can get past that, this is a fun look into a lady and her maid investigating a string of Ripper murders.

My thanks to Netgalley for giving me a free e-copy in exchange for my honest review.

Felicity Carrol and the Murderous Menace is the second novel in the Felicity Carrol mysteries series. I did not read the first novel, but this did not hinder my enjoyment or understanding of the novel. As a matter of fact, there were few references to the previous book that I believed that this was a standalone novel. In this particular novel, Felicity agrees to go to Placer, Montana for her friend Inspector Jackson Davies to pursue a killer who may or may not be the elusive Jack the Ripper. While there, Felicity joins forces with the local sheriff to bring justice and peace to the slain prostitutes.

I enjoy novels that revolve around Jack the Ripper merely for the hypothetical theories each novel provides. Patricia Marcantonio did not disappoint in that regards. She provided a theory that I have never seen written before, and has given a new perspective to the crime. For Felicity, the theory worked and provided a sufficient flow, making the novel a fast read.

I was worried about the possibility of the romance overwhelming the plotline, but Patricia keeps true to the nature of the novel. Felicity is such a strong and educated character that I enjoyed her development. Her love for her companion Helen, and her wish to put both her own mind and her friend Inspector Davies at ease, shows her compassion and empathy. I admire her bravery and determination to continue the pursuit no matter how dangerous and gruesome the situation becomes.

I will be reading the first book, and will follow Patricia Marcantonio in her authorly career. Fabulous novel rated 4 out of 5 stars.

When asking for the e-arc i didn't quite know the book was the second of the series, so i was a bit thrown off about it as I was reading, but i still quite enjoyed it. The writing and the pacings were a plus, and I quite enjoyed Felicity as she went along the murder mistery!

This book was given to me by the author and publisher via Netgalley. All opinions are my own.

I enjoyed the second book of this series a lot. In the vein of murder mysteries and Sherlock-esque sleuthing.
It kept me on my toes in reading and it paced well to be a swift read, Felicity is a fun character and I enjoyed the twists and turns that led to the ending.

Will not be giving feedback on this book.

I didn't realise that this was the second book in the series, and I do not own the first book at the moment. I will therefore not be giving feedback.

DNF @ 60%

After reading the first book in the Felicity Carrol Mystery series, and enjoying it, I was thrilled to be accepted to review an ARC of the second book. Unfortunately, I didn't enjoy it.

My biggest issue with this book was the way Felicity Carrol acted in certain points of the story. She seemed more to me like a woman living in the 21st century, rather than the 19th. I also didn't like the infodump at the begining of the book, and I skimmed through most of it. Even though I wanted to love it, it just wasn't the book for me.

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for the e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

It was unclear from the description and listing of this book that it was the second in a serious. So although it sounded interesting and the plot is fun I couldn't get into it not having read book one. I would still be interested in starting at the beginning of the series in the future as I love the character but I would request that when listing sequels they are clearly labeled in future.

A historical murder mystery with a heroine who is very ahead of her times, Felicity Carrol and the Murderous Menace is a fun read. This is the second installment and can be read alone. I plan on reading the first of this series since I liked the writing.

Felicity Carrol and the Murderous Menace is the second instalment in a Victorian historical murder mystery series following an amateur detective as she tries to unmask a murderer.

Felicity as a main character is capable, highly intelligent and quick witted. Unlike other women of her time, Felicity has no intention of marrying and instead uses her financial wealth to help solve crimes with Scotland Yard. She is certainly ambitious and is not one to be undermined by a man, who thinks he's better than her.

Felicity's connection to Scotland Yard soon finds her across the pond in America, where she befriends the Sheriff of a small town where numerous murders are taking place.. Using her sleuthing techniques and skills, she soon finds herself on the trail of a killer, who may find her before she finds them....

I just love Felicity!

Felicity Carrol is a thoroughly modern miss with a quick mind and an equally quick tongue! She verbally spars with all the men around her and the banter is a lot of fun.

She doesn't hesitate to travel to America to solve a Jack the Ripper type murder which shows how brave and adventurous she is.

In America, she meets the lovely town Sherrif and they engage in a little flirtation even though he does find her exasperating. Felicity gets into all kinds of scrapes and dangerous situations as she tries to find a maniacal killer. There weren't many suspects on her list and I was completely stumped as to who the killer would be right up to the moment it was all revealed.

This was a delightful mystery despite the gruesome crimes. Quick-paced and entertaining! I missed out on the first Felicity Carrol mystery but I have it preordered for audio! I can't wait.

Felicity Carroll is a financially independent woman with university degrees who works as a lady detective in London in the late 19th century.

At the beginning of this second book in a series -I haven't read the first book- there's a lot of information dumped on the reader to establish Felicity's background. This is where the story started to rankle me. From the start we get to see Felicity behaving like a 20th or 21st century woman. Actually, take away the very few references to the Victorian times and the story could take place right about now.

I had hoped to find a heroine similar to the ones in the lady detective books by Sherry Thomas or Deanna Raybourn, I found lots of tell with no show, and a pale main character that might only stick with me because I rolled my eyes and tutted at the book so often.

Thanks to Netgalley and Crooked Lane books for an Advance Copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, although it's the second one in the series and I had not read the first. The only thing I think I missed out on was the relationship between Felicity and the Inspector at Scotland Yard.
This time Felicity goes to the States and tries to track down a murderer that is killing prostitutes in the same way as Jack the Ripper. Along the way she meets some very interesting characters, including the very handsome sheriff of the town. It's madcap, a little gory and fast-paced - a great read. Can't wait to read the next one!

An easy read from start to finish. This is a second book in a series but did not feel like I missed out on anything in this story. Was mentions of things that had happened in the first book but were minor to the story line. Felicity Carrol starts out in England and end up in the state of Montana following a lead to the infamous Jack the Ripper, after agreeing to help out her ill Scotland Yard friend. Following the clues as they take her to a mining town where she meets many a character. Felicity is a strong independent woman who is ahead of her time in many aspects but that does not over shadow the story too much. A good old detective story who keeps you wondering on who did it.

I like detective fiction set in this time frame and when this particular detective story was set in two countries - worlds apart in many ways it added interest to the story.

Felicity is an aristocrat. She does not conform to the manner in which young women of her era are supposed to behave, though she is every inch a lady. She is very well educated, very well versed in the martial arts and how to defend herself and does not faint away at the sight of blood. She now sets herself the task of finding justice for all the prostitutes killed in London by Jack the Ripper. When the killings stop in London and then start off again in far off Montana, she sets off to the unknown to come to grips with this killer and uncover him.

The story from the manor in England to the hurly burly town of Placer in Montana are poles apart in character and style and the people who inhabit them. However, both towns are not used to a woman of Felicity's stature and style and she faces the same animosity in both towns by men who feel that their noses are put out of joint by a smart woman.

Detection aside, her getting the better of the men for me was a great enjoyment in the story.

Well written and very descriptive of Montana the story comes to a very unexpected conclusion.

The premise of this book was so promising, a female detective in Victorian London. However, I was left feeling unenthused and a bit bored. The language used did not feel congruent with the setting, and became increasingly hard to overlook as the story progressed.

I did not get into this at all. After reading the first book I hoped that maybe this second book would improve the series. It did not.

Felicity Carrol and the Murderous Menace is the second book in the Felicity Carrol series. Even though I haven't read the first book in the series, this book did not, in any way, make my understanding of the back story of the characters difficult. This particular book takes the character of Jack the Ripper and spins a fictional story around him where after his murderous rampage in London in 1888, he goes to Placer, Montana to continue with his grisly murders. Felicity Carrol is a British heiress, and an extremely bright mind when it comes to solving mysteries, who undertakes the task of going to Placer to capture Jack the Ripper on behalf of her friend Constable Jackson Davies. Although Felicity puts her trust and relies strictly on forensics and science to help her out, she does allow her own personal prejudice to almost mar her investigation during the course of the book which shows that she is not without faults when it comes to judging people.

I enjoyed this book a lot more than I expected to. It is well written with well defined characters. The description of the victims' butchered bodies has the desired effect to bring home the gruesomeness of the murders. The twist at the end (the revelation of who Jack the Ripper is) is unexpected and shocking.

My thanks to NetGalley, the publisher Crooked Lane Books and the author Patricia Marcantonio for providing me with an e-Arc of the book.

I liked the humor, I liked Felicity wit and sarcasm but I didn’t like the mystery aspect of this and in this case was the plot. I think was lacking of atmosphere for me, I couldn’t really feel the danger on my skin and so I wasn’t scared.

This book would make a great movie.

A great mystery that kept me guessing all the way to the last page. Fabulous imagination and I found the idea of Jack the Ripper going to another country quite fascinating. Recommended.

"Felicity Carrol and the Murderous Menace" had quite a lot of potential. Among other aspects, it has an interesting premise, a setting with a possible clash of cultures and a character with room to be innovative and inspiring. This is what drew me in. A victorian era murder mystery with a female main character in the field of forensic science? Yes, please!

Unfortunately, I was overall disappointed. I didn't love the main character, Felicity (in fact, I liked some side characters much more). The way the author describes her makes it look like she is perfect, not only in looks but also in brains. She's good at everything, she is gorgeous, brilliant, has a phenomenal photographic memory, remarkable powers of deduction, a vast scientific knowledge... However, I found that she fails more than once at using all her brilliance and knowledge in the story. Adding to that, she does a lot of illegal things to "get evidence".

The more scientific parts were not very good, in particular the optography scene. While I understand wanting to insert elements of the time into the story, this scene was not well done for me. I'm convinced it doesn't correspond to the scientific protocol and the results corresponding to the real experiments. While I know this is a work of fiction, that section read more like science fiction than historical fiction. I could go on an entire tirade about this particular aspect, but in the end, it all comes down to this: if the novel is based on a forensic sciences expert, at least that part and the lab work should have been as accurate as possible.

On the historical aspect of this novel, it didn't feel enough like victorian times. From the dialogue to some of the character's views, it read too modern. I'm sure that writing a story in a time that is far from your reality will be very difficult, as there is a lot of research and effort that needs to go into it to make it believable. Unfortunately, in this case, it didn't work for me.

I wasn't drawn to the writing either. I found some awkward or complicated words thrown into the text and weird expressions/descriptions that took me out of the story. Also, there were too many repetitive moments, the romance involving Felicity was unnecessary, the major plot twist, I liked it but figured it out very early in the story, and finally, the resolution was just too neat and fast, I didn't like the ending given to the antagonist.

To conclude, this is a novel with a good premise and an interesting twist on a real-life case that didn't work for me: 2/5 stars.

Thank you NetGalley and Crooked Lane Books for an e-arc copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!