England, cosy-mystery, murder-investigation, private-investigators, theft, 1920s, friendship

Edwina is a fibre addict and avid knitter in addition to having a rather British reserve much of the time and owning a rather large home and gardens. Beryl has traveled the the world and has little sense of propriety as she is an American. The women had been at finishing school together and now, years later, are Private Enquiry Agents and have some financial backing from their elderly gardener. There have been burglaries in the village, a burglary with a death probably included in it, and a somewhat contentious constable inclined to listen to local gossip and blame Edwina's new undergardener simply because he is Irish and new to the village. And then there is the rather unusual circumstance surrounding the theft of the census documents. I think that it is a dandy cosy (or is that just because I share Edwina's addictions?). This is the first I have read in the series and I think that it stands alone, but I am curious about non-mystery goings on before this one. I loved it!
I requested and received a free ebook copy from Kensington Books via NetGalley. Thank you!

I really loved the previous 3 books of this series, but this one was just ok for me. I felt like a lot was repetitive and there wasn’t much interaction between characters. More monologues than actual conversations. Of course, I love Beryl and Edwina so I still look forward to more adventures.

When well-known adventuress Beryl Helliwell finds herself in court because of a speeding ticket, she uses her charm to wiggle out of the fine. The brash American has joined forces with demure Brit Edwina Davenport to investigate crimes. When a series of burglaries takes place in Walmsley Parva, they leap at the chance to solve the cases, but local Constable Gibbs has other ideas. It's not until someone is dead that she allows them to join the investigation. The contrasting characters add so much to this series. I enjoy it immensely.

Murder Comes to Call is the fourth book in the Beryl and Edwina historical cozy mystery series.The story takes place in the English Village of Walmsley Parva where the two friends, Beryl the American Adventuress and Edwinda the conventional English woman have opened an Inquiry Agency.

A murder of the Village's Magistrate and town burglaries, the biggest of which is the Consensus Schedules, call Beryl and Edwina "on the case". There is a plot twist at the end you don't see coming..in a good way.

I enjoyed being back with the two friends. With each book their characters grow and you know them even better. I love that they compliment each other so well and that they are loving doing things that they never thought they would be doing in life.

Thanks to Net Galley and Kensington Publishing Corporations for this ARC and the opportunity to read and review.

Beryl and Edwina come together to set up their own private investigations agency in the small village of Warmsley Parva. They really don't have much in common beyond their shared school background, but they complement each other. A number of burglaries have been happening in the village and they are curious. When the local magistrate ends up dead, they want to find out what happened. When the local census taker reports that all of his schedules with villager's private information is missing, they take action. They are hired to find the census schedules and find all three mysteries tied together in the end.

This is the first book I have read in the series and I enjoyed it. It was light weight, just what I needed right now. I didn't feel like I missed much from not reading the previous books in the series, but I would like to eventually. And while Beryl and Edwina call themselves private investigators, the book definitely has a cozy feel to it.

I received this book as an advanced reading copy from NetGalley and I want to say thank you for that. I will be glad to recommend this book to anyone.

Love this series and loved this latest installment. This series is just plain fun. It’s very well written and highly entertaining. I love the characters and their easy banter with each other. The plot and storyline is both interesting and well developed that the reader just wants to keep reading to find out what happens next. I highly recommend this novel. I can’t praise it enough!