1926 Mrs Jane Wunderly and her Aunt Millie Stanley are staying at the home of Lord Edward Hughes, of Wedgefield Manor. Millie is an old lover of Lord Edward and are parents to Lillian. Not long into their stay an accident occurs resulting in a death. Jane and friend Redvers help in the investigation of Inspector Gregson.
An entertaining historical cozy mystery, with not too many suspects which makes it fairly easy to solve the identity of the killer
An ARC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I very much appreciated that Jane got to expand as a detective. This definitely wasn't one of those "the detective only solves it when the murderer tries to kill them" stories. It was nice to see her grow as a detective. It was sort of interesting that more than one person actually looked to her to fix everything when a mechanic from the Wedgefield Manor is murdered. After the events of the last book, that does make some sense - she's part of the family (in a sense) so she can be trusted to keep a secret and she does have some experience.
Her experience isn't especially vast though so it helps that her beau from the last book, Mr. Redvers, also mysteriously appears on the scene and is able to stay long enough to help solve not only the murder but some other mysteries as well.
Maybe everything doesn't hang together perfectly but it was overall an enjoyable read and I am looking forward to the next book in the series.

Four stars
This book comes out March 30th
Follows Murder at the Mena House
ARC kindly provided by Kensington Books and NetGalley
Opinions are my own

This is the second of Neubauer's mysteries featuring young widow Jane and her interfering aunt Millie. I enjoyed it, particularly the period details of the post World War I era in Britain. I enjoyed her Mena House book more, most likely because the setting in Cairo was so unique.

This is a standard country house mystery-- a young veteran has died while driving a motorcar at speed, and then various other attempts are made on people at the house. Aunt Millie encourages Jane to solve the crime, while still trying to get her married off for the second time to Redvers, a handsome, resourceful guy who works for some unnamed government agency.

Highly recommended for fans of Rhys Bowen's Lady Georgiana mysteries -- similar feel and background.

3.5 stars

American widow Jane Wunderly and her Aunt Millie are having a classic British manor house party experience before returning to the States. Lord Hughes, their host, makes it a habit to employ WWI veterans who might have difficulty in readjusting to society. One of them stomps out in a fit of pique and roars off in one of the manor's cars -- only to be found dead later after a car accident. But the discovery of cut brake lines makes this death a murder. Jane and her investigating partner from the previous book get to work trying to figure it out. As usual, old secrets, family relationships and greed make for plenty of motive and suspects.

Jane is a strong heroine and the romantic suspense adds atmosphere. Thanks to the publisher and to Net Galley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I love a country house murder mystery. Add a dash of romance, some family secrets, interesting secondary characters, and a wonderful protagonist like Jane Wunderly and you have all the ingredients for an enjoyable read. I highly recommend Murder at Wedgefield Manor and am looking forward to the next installment!

Who doesn't like a murder mystery that is set in a manor in beautiful Essex. Enter Jane and her matchmaking Aunt Millie who stop at Wedgefield Manor before returning to America. Of course their visit is not uneventful, there is a murder, and Simon Marshall is the victim, Why would someone want to kill this Air Force Veteran. Jane notices the cut cables and again asks herself why him? There are many suspects since the staff would rather protect the Hughes family and not destroy the Wedgefield Manor. Enter Mr. Redver who has helped Jane solve a murder in Egypt. Will he be able to help her solve this one? You will have to read this to find out. I love cozy mysteries. They are fun to read and they usually have more stories to tell. Will author Erica Ruth Neubauer do just that? Have Jane and Mrs. Redver move on from this mystery to solve others? I hope so. Thank you Kensington Press and Ms. Neubauer for a very enjoyable read. I loved the characters and how they developed within the story. My favorite mysteries are always centered around an area in England. Totally would tell my reader and bookclub friends about this one.

"In the wake of World War I, Jane Wunderly - a thoroughly modern young American widow - is traveling abroad, enjoying the hospitality of an English lord and a perfectly proper manor house, until murder makes an unwelcome appearance...

England, 1926: Wedgefield Manor, deep in the tranquil Essex countryside, provides a welcome rest stop for Jane and her matchmaking Aunt Millie before their return to America. While Millie spends time with her long-lost daughter, Lillian, and their host, Lord Hughes, Jane fills the hours devouring mystery novels and taking flying lessons--much to Millie's disapproval. But any danger in the air is eclipsed by tragedy on the ground when one of the estate's mechanics, Air Force veteran Simon Marshall, is killed in a motorcar collision.

The sliced brake cables prove this was no accident, yet was the intended victim someone other than Simon? The house is full of suspects - visiting relations, secretive servants, strangers prowling the grounds at night - and also full of targets. The enigmatic Mr. Redvers, who helped Jane solve a murder in Egypt, arrives on the scene to once more offer his assistance. It seems that everyone at Wedgefield wants Jane to help protect the Hughes family. But while she searches for answers, is she overlooking a killer hiding in plain sight?"

It's not JUST that this book ticks all the right boxes, it's also that some of my FAVORITE people have recommended and blurbed it! John McDougall, Tasha Alexander, and Daniel Goldin to name a few!

Loved this continuation of Jane Wunderly’s adventures! The characters, by far, are the best part of these novels. Instead of Egypt, this story finds us in a stately English manor when an “accident” appears to be more sinister than accidental– and the stakes get higher and higher as other things start to go awry.

I love Jane as a protagonist, and I think the story between her and Redvers is SUPER fun and compelling– my only complaint is that it is a bit too slow of a burn in this installment and feels like it barely moved along. The other piece that didn’t quite capture me as much as book one was the setting– I totally lost myself in the sense of place in Egypt in book one, and was a little less captivated by the English setting here, or rather– it just felt very familiar and less exciting.

ALL of that said– I thought the dynamics between touchstone characters (Millie, Lillian, Jane) were really captivating and I can’t wait to see where this goes next. And I love the sparks of modernity to be found throughout the novel– these stories aren’t content to fall into the same old tropes, and I LOVE that.

Thanks to Netgalley, the publisher, and the author (local to me!) for a chance to read an early copy!

This i the second book in the new series by Erica Ruth Neubauer and featuring Jane Wonderly, an American widow visiting England in the years after World War One. This novel stands alone, with the story complete within the book. There are some relationships that began in the first book of the series and which continue on in this book. While Neubauer does a good job of giving enough information that the reader doesn’t feel confused about relationships, some readers may prefer to read the books in order so as to experience the development of the relationship.

In this novel, Jane, along with her Aunt Millie, is visiting Lord Hughes and his daughter, Lillian. In the last novel Lord Hughes' relationship to Lillian and to Milie was revealed. To say more would be to provide a spoiler for the first book, so this review will not share more about their relationship. Also visiting the house is Jane’s love interest, Redvers, continuing a relationship that was begun in the first novel.

Lord Hughes makes it a point to hire wounded veterans from WWI and one of them shows an interest in Lillian. He also has an anger problem, alluded to as being a result of the war and, when he gets upset one evening he takes a car from Lord Hughes’ garage, tears out of the driveway, and ultimately crashes and dies. The initial investigation reveals the possibility of murder, and the investigation begins.

The police are called in; but play a small part in the book. Jane is determined to investigate with the help of Redvers. There are other happenings that look as though murder is being attempted and someone is trying to frame Lord Hughes. While the murder investigation is taking place, Jane is also taking flying lessons, a discovery is made that someone has been living in a room above the garage, several areas of difficulties crop up for the young people in the book including Lillian, her friend Marie, and her cousins Poppy and Allistair.

It is easy to follow the plot of this book and keep all the characters straight. The plot is fairly straightforward and, although there is a plot twist, the solution may also be discerned by many regular readers of mystery fiction. This is a good book to have as a beach or plane/train ride book. It can easily be interrupted and started again without the reader becoming confused or loosing track of the current events.

My thanks to Kensington Books and NetGalley for providing me with an advanced copy of this novel for review. The opinions stated here are entirely my own.

The second in the series, Murder at Wedgefield is a delightful story set in Essex in 1926. What a fun era to read about! Intrepid Jane Wunderly (cute name!) and her aunt are visiting relatives before returning home to America. They encounter murder, mayhem and misadventures but aren't really daunted. Jane plows ahead and begins her own investigation as she did in the first book. She is a fearless almost pilot, too, which is slightly disconcerting to some, especially as she is female.

In addition to mysteries secrets are unraveled and we glimpse bits and pieces of romances. Mr. Redvers makes an appearance once again. We see servants on edge. All families have secrets, right? However, anyone can deceive or be deceived...

Cozy mystery readers will most likely enjoy this light escapist read. Book 1 in my opinion was a tiny bit more exciting but this is definitely a charming and engaging series, well worth biting into. I love the historical information and descriptions.

My sincere thank you to Kensington Books and NetGalley! I look forward to the next in the series.

Set in England in the mid-1920s, Jane an American sleuth is a guest staying at Wedgefield Hall,..Lord Hughes

country pile.. The site is atmospheric and from the outset is a page-turner.

A member of staff, Simon took out the Lamda for a drive and was killed in a fatal car crash.. Was it an accident

or murder? We find several possible suspects and motives as we try to find more clues.

This book has all the essential ingredients for a jolly good read, A dysfunctional family, many servants,

secret backgrounds; money and a host of surprises, There's a lot of snooping around and many red herrings to

sort through.. I enjoyed this book immensely.

This is an enjoyable excursion in the sage of young widow Jane and her matchmaking aunt Millie. While the setting is less exotic than the previous story (which was set in Egypt), the English countryside and fine manor house provide a fun background for this mystery. A bit of romance is included, as the strange and compelling Mr. Redvers appears again. The plot is well developed, the characters are interesting, and the setting is perfect for fans of romantic period mysteries. Recommended!

historical-fiction, historical-research, family-dynamics, friendship, relationships, relationship-issues, England, amateur-sleuth, murder, murder-investigation, law-enforcement, cosy-mystery, aviation*****

If you haven't read the first in series, you still won't have any trouble filling in the blanks (but you'll want to read it anyway!). It's 1926 in an English country house with a collection of friends, relatives, displaced war veterans, and a flight instructor. The interesting man from the foreign office turns up again just in time to help Jane and the too helpful police inspector with the murder investigation and other mysteries. The humor is understated, the characters vivid, the plot complex, and the whole thing entertaining! The publisher's blurb is a good hook so there's no need to repeat that. Loved it!
I requested and received a free temporary ebook copy from Kensington Books via NetGalley. Thank you!

This was an enjoyable read. Jane is a delightful lead and is surrounded by an intriguing and varied ensemble of supporting characters. The historical aspects, in particular the impact the war had on the circumstances of many of the characters added depth and was most enlightening.

In this instance I had managed to work out who was behind the murder, it was not too hard to deduce, yet it did not spoil the read at all.

Perhaps in this instance, reading book 1 would have been helpful The adventure in Egypt sounded quite an exciting one and, understandably, formed the basis for a number of the relationships.

With thanks to Kensington Books, Netgalley and the author for my advance reader copy in exchange for an honest review.

I loved the second book in this series. Such a great sophomore outing. The mystery is very clever, the characters a ton of fun ton read about, and I loved the flight portions of the story. It is such a fun series, and I will be recommending it to everyone I know.

I received this ARC via Netgalley and Kensington Books, in return for an honest review. While the second book in this series, it is readable as a standalone. Set in 1926, the world is definitely changing for the younger generation who survived WWI. American Widow Jane Wunderly accompanies her acerbic aunt, Millie, to the country home of Lord Hughes, the father of Millie’s daughter. The book starts with an evening of dinner, games and music but ends in the death of one of the many former servicemen whom Lord Hughes employs around his estate. While it seemed to be a car crash, it’s actually murdered. Jane is both delighted and challenged when the intriguing man she met in book one, Redvers, shows up at the car crash site. Together, they make a formidable crime solving duo.
This is a traditional English drawing room cozy setup, with the addition of an American protagonist and a dashing man of mystery/fellow sleuth. Not having read the first book in the series, the author does a good job of setting the stage with the various characters. Jane’s aunt is very unappealing but probably very realistic in her social perspectives for a person born in the Victorian era and now living in the Flapper Age.

Thanks to Net Galley and Kensington Books for this ARC. I was really looking forward to the second book in this series but was a little disappointed. The murder happens within a few pages - there is no intro - no reason why they are all at Wedgefield, no intro the the other characters. It felt very strange for the first dozen chapters wondering if i had missed something. It does get a bit better but there is no character development and the culprit is easily worked out. There is hardly any reference to the first book in the early chapters so if you are gong to read this one you need to have read book one just before. I will look out for book 3 and hope it gets back to more like book one.

Another great book by this author. While I didn't enjoy this one as much as the first one in this series, the mystery was still fresh and the characters were very well written. It felt like it could be one of those old PBS British Mysteries, which was super fun. Plus, tying everything in with the veterans of WWI was a nice touch.
I look forward to more.

"Murder at Wedgefield Manor" is the sequel to "Murder at the Mena House," by Erica Ruth Neubauer and takes us. Jane and her aunt, Millie, are in England, at the country house of Millie's former (and possibly current) lover, Lord Hughes. Tragedy strikes when one of the estate's workers is killed in an auto accident that turns out to be murder. Redvers shows up, and he and Jane must solve the case.

The series is off to a great start. Jane is a likeable heroine, and Aunt Millie isn't quite as intolerable and overbearing in this book. Jane picks up another potential love interest, and shows that she isn't bound by her abusive past or by all the conventions society placed upon women of that time. Jane is taking flying lessons in addition to her sleuthing.

While there are lots of suspects and potential motives, the mystery is not terribly complex, and readers may guess the culprit well before the end of the book. Don't let that deter you. This is an engaging cozy mystery and I recommend this series.

I received an advance copy from Kensington Books and NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion.

I enjoyed the fast pacing of the mystery and the conflict between characters was well done, pulling the reader into their world. The romantic tension between Jane and Redvers added an interesting zing to the plot. However, the first book in the series benefited by placing the characters out of their comfort zone, in Egypt, which I enjoyed rather more. This book, set amongst the gentry at a manor house, felt like it had less to offer in the way of surprises and fresh perspectives. It was a run-of-the-mill cozy murder mystery. Still quite readable! I look forward to the author's future endeavors.