Fun twist on Charles dickens characters. This title shows the strength of the women behind the main character. Charming wonderful historical novel

When I found out this book was part of a series I knew reading only the fourth one wouldn't have done the book justice, therefore I started binge-reading all the books in the "a Dickens of a crime" series. I couldn't put the books down, especially this one. The Pickwick Murders is just the right mix of murder mystery and romance, with lots of neo-victorian age details and an incredible atmosphere. Charles and Kate's relationship, chemistry, and love were just a tale for centuries. Beautifully written with great character development.

It's definitely obvious that it is past of a series. However it can be read without reading the others. You get more mystery when you do not know the background. The only reason I rated it as a 4 was because I haven't read the others

Unfortunately I did not like this book. It took me a really long time to get into it but I have to say that my opinion might not be as reliable as I would like it to be because I didn't realise thah it was part of a serie. I might give it a second chance after I read the first books.
Nonetheless the writting was quite good and it didn't discourage me to try the serie in the future.

I had trouble with the unlikely situational dialogue in the midst of crime and imprisonment. Dickens writes a profiles on a man who just got a seat in parliament for the newspaper. This results in a plot against Dickens as well as the death of another and torture of a young woman. The young woman Dickens is soon to marry is put in the role of crusader during a period that it would be impossible for a young woman to have that level of freedom. I haven’t read the earlier books in the series but look forward to checking them out.

This is the fourth book on the series, which I’ve overall enjoyed reading. These books follow Charles Dickens and his fiancée Kate Hogarth.

This one starts in early 1836 with Charles Dickens in Newgate, arrested for the murder of Samuel Pickwick. Kate certainly wants to clear his name, and to do so she tries to find out who the real killer is.

I’ve always liked this series for their mysteries and the inclusion of so many real life historical figures (which obviously there’s a lot since Dickens and Kate were real people). The characters have actually seemed a bit secondary to me since there have been many times where I haven’t necessarily liked either of our main characters, but I think that’s more because the real life Charles Dickens always kind of sounded like a jerk. For the most part, I do like Kate’s character even if she finds herself in some unrealistic situations sometimes. I do give credit to Heather Redmond though for creating layers to her characters so they aren't one dimensional. That being said, the early Victorian atmosphere comes across very well and I think the mystery aspect was interesting.

I had trouble accepting both features of the extreme plot in this book as well as unlikely situational dialogue in the midst of crime and Newgate imprisonment. A particularly odious man achieves a seat in Parliament, and Dickens profiles him in the newspaper. This results in the most insidious plot against Dickens as well as the death of another and torture of a young woman. The young woman Dickens is soon to marry is put in the role of crusader and combatant during a period that it would be inconceivable for a young woman to have that level of freedom. I did enjoy an earlier book in this series, and the next one should prove to be more enjoyable.
2.5 stars

Cerebral mystery that placed me firmly in 1836 England and forced me to use a dictionary a plethora of times. The author stayed true to a Dickens’ rhetoric, including somewhat obscure British literary references which the heroine had to use as clues to solve the mystery. The only reason I did not give this book more stars was: when I got through 50% of the book, I found that I didn’t care about the main characters. I was perfectly happy to leave poor Dickens rotting in Newgate because I as the reader had not developed any emotional attachment to him or his fiancé. At that point, the reading grew cumbersome, although I do think this book would make a fantastic read for others who are either 1)more fully seeped in Brit lit than I am and 2) are really thrilled to solve a good mystery.