This thrilling and satisfying period mystery series has another winner! Readers will thoroughly enjoy the new story (fifth in the series) and the deepening character development of our favorite team - the "Museum Detectives" - former Scotland Yard detective Daniel and the intrepid archaeologist Abigail. What an ingenious idea for a series, and how well written it is! The research for the time period and the wonderful array of real life museums is excellent. The series will make the reader want to go directly to these famous museums, as well as dig into the mysteries.

In this new entry, the Museum Detectives have a mystery to solve at the Natural History Museum in London, with interesting detail on the fossil "Bone Wars," the fascinating addition of several famous characters from the period - Bram Stoker of "Dracula" fame, actor Henry Irving, actress Ellen Terry, and even references to the infamous Oscar Wilde trial. Readers will benefit from all of the fascinating information about the museum, the history behind fossil discoveries, as well as the delightful connections to the London theater. Throw in a puzzling mystery or two, and the result is perfectly satisfying!

This reader certainly hopes author Jim Eldridge will not run out of museums anytime soon! Every new story is a cause for celebration! A winning series! A must-have series for fiction collections and mystery collections.

An enjoyable addition to the series, a good plot, plenty of interesting characters, some well known figures from the period even make an appearance, flows easily with lots of action and set in a museum, what more could you ask for.
A thoroughly good read!

This is the second book of the series I have read and it won't be the last.

Daniel Wilson and his partner Abigail Fenton are private investigators, known to the public as the Museum Detectives. They are called to the Natural History Museum to investigate the vandalism of a new dinosaur skeleton. Whilst they are investigating the vandalism, a body is discovered tied to another dinosaur found by no other than Bram Stoker.

This is a classic murder mystery set in the late 1800's, it has some great characters and this story features some special appearances! I was kept guessing all the way through and until the killer was revealed! I absolutely loved it and I will be looking out for more work from Jim Elridge!

Thank you to Netgalley and Allison & Busby for the advanced copy!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.
Jim Eldridge has done it again, another excellent murder mystery.
The infamous 'Museum Detectives' Daniel Wilson and Abigail Fenton are employed to investigate the destruction of a dinosaur fossil at the Natural History Museum but quickly become embroiled in a murder investigation that puts their own lives in jeopardy.
What I really enjoyed about this book is the weaving in of real historical characters and events.
Thoroughly enjoyed and hoping for many more.

Thank you Allison & Busby along with NetGalley for this free ARC in return for my review.
I loved this book! I think that author is spot on in his writing and I personally super enjoy stories set during this late 1800 time period, and since I am a museum nut this hits all the points for me. This continues the Daniel Wilson, Abigail McKenzie collaboration. The couple are now living together (in sin!) and together they are solving cases and have been dubbed "The Museum Detectives." Here we have lots going on. We have a new dinosaur exhibit at the Natural History Museum which is mysteriously vandalized one day. A day later we have the death of one of the Museum Attendants also by the dinosaur exhibit. Are these cases related, Daniel and Abigail are already investigating the vandalism and are now drawn into the murder. Also involved in the case are Oscar Wilde who is in prison serving his sodomy conviction, and Bram Stoker who is a theater manager. We have a bit of the illegal "gay" characters, along with blackmailers, multiple unexplained prior deaths and a host of issues that Scotland Yard wants solved ASAP. Good dialogue, very good plot and lots of action. This is the 2nd book of the series that I have read and I give it a hearty thumbs up to all mystery readers. Top Notch effort!!

This book was absolutely delightful! I am a fan of Arthur Conan Doyle, so reading the description was an immediate draw for me . Officer Dan Wilson , who worked on the Jack the Ripper case, and his work and life partner , archeologist Abigail Fenton are hired by the Museum of Natural History to find out who damaged a dinosaur bone exhibit. While there, a body is discovered wrapped up of a museum attendant by none other than Bram Stoker. Rest of story is basically a whodunnit . Even Oscar Wilde pops up. With the 1890 s setting any Conan Doyle fan will enjoy.

I really enjoyed this victorian crime caper. I've read the 2nd book in this series before and enjoyed this one just as much as that one. The writing was done well and it had a nice balance between quick-paced and enough detail. I thought the crime was not too far fetched or ridiculous that it wasn't believable. A solid and enjoyable mystery!

I received this ARC via Netgalley and Allison & Busby, in return for an honest review. While the fifth book in this series, it is easily read as a standalone. If you like solid stories with strong male & female protagonists, you should really like this historical series and its latest installment. Abigail is a leading archeologist and Daniel is a former Scotland Yard Inspector in 1896 London. They now are partners, both personal and professional, and have a private detective business. Somehow, they’ve ended up in the right (wrong?) place at the right time at various museums around England when a murder is committed. This time, they’re at the British Museum, Natural History, to investigate the smashing of a set of dinosaur bones when a body is discovered. Working with their friend, Inspector Feather, they investigate the vandalism, the murder and links to possible other murders. There’s a great cast of possible villains and the story is well paced and well written. Mr. Eldridge’s experience in writing is evident and his attention to details, including real people and interesting bits of history like the American ‘Bone Wars’, ensures this book moves the story and does it well. I’m looking forward to the next in this series!

This is the fifth book in the Museum Mystery series but it can be read as a stand alone. The book begins with Daniel and Abigail investigating the destruction of a dinosaur skeleton, possibly linked to the American "Bone Wars", soon there's a murdered man to investigate as well. The plot was fast paced with a variety of suspects. I appreciate that Danial and Abigail's relationship progresses in each book, I love that we learn more of Daniel's back story in this installment. I was kept on my toes trying to decide who the murderer was and I was definitely surprised in the end.
An excellent addition to this must read series for fans of historical mysteries!

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Murder at the Fitzwilliam by Jim Eldridge
Murder at the Fitzwilliam (Museum Mysteries, #1)
by Jim Eldridge
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Read in May 2018
I recently entered an historical detective phase and have devoured, among many others Imogen Robertson, Antonia Hodgson, A J Mackenzie and ES Thomson. All good reads. All featuring a him and her partnership, and drawn into a series of adventures. As such Jim Eldridge's Museum Murders series fits in perfectly. (Mostly) fast moving, not too complicated and enough clues for the reader to at least make a stab a whodunnit.

The slant here is that he hero worked on the Jack The Ripper case, and has moved on to try and distance himself from it and make his own name. The characters are lightly fleshed out and do develop as the series continues, which will probably keep me coming back for more.

In this latest episode, we see Daniel and Abigail investigate the vandalising of a dinosaur skeleton, and learning of the Bone Wars. On one level this book follows the same formulas and structure of the previous ones. So don't expect much new, but it's another rollicking ride, enjoyable and includes an appearance by Bram Stoker. The writing is well paced, the tone more or less of the period, and the repartee between Daniel and Abigail, while not on par with Imogen Robertson's Crowther and Westerman, carries on nicely.

Fans of the previous books (like me) will enjoy the latest adventure.

This series is a favourite and I throughly enjoyed this instalment that I think is one the best in this series.
The story is plotted and well crafted, the characters well thought and interesting, the solid mystery kept me guessing.
It's gripping and entertaining and I liked the main plot and the subplot. The end came as a surprise and was exciting and gripping.
Can't wait to read the next instalment.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.

The books in this series continue to impress. Mr. Wilson and Miss Fenton are such interesting and complex characters. At times I find myself a bit irritated with them proving just how engaging they are. The supporting characters and the setting are just as engaging and the action keeps you wondering what will happen next.

First time reading this author wont be the last. Reminded me a bit like Night of the Museum and Sherlock Holmes rolled into one