These are my favorite types of mysteries to read! Historical, Victorian, Unexpected. This is the 8th book in the Museum Murders series, and still just as riveting as the first one. The story was a little slow to start, but soon picked up and you're taken on a whirlwind with an unexpected ending! I can't wait to see where Daniel and Abigail end up next!

Our heroes Abigail Fenton and Daniel Wilson have become part of the establishment.
But when they are summoned to Buckingham Palace they are more than a little overwhelmed.

A curator from the soon to be opened Victoria and Albert Museum has been found murdered and the queen wants to find out who did it in order to avoid any scandal attaching itself to her beloved husband.

As usual in this series, there are twists and turns and the plot is always believable and easy to follow.
Lots to learn about Anglo Boer relations at the turn of the century and the impact of different people on the influence of the queen.
Interesting and well written.

I found this story to be a well written, enjoyable murder mystery set in the latter part of the Victorian era.

Employed by Queen Victoria herself The Museum detectives married couple Abigal and Daniel Wilson set about trying to find the killer of a V&A curator, killed just as the Queen's beloved Museum is finally about to be completed.

Murder at the Victoria and Albert

Daniel and Abigail are on the case again and this time they have been summoned by Queen Victoria herself to discover who killed Andrew Page at the site of the new Victoria and Albert Museum.


Firstly I love Abigail and Daniel.. they to me are the perfect couple, loving and supportive of one another.. I heart them! And now they are married! So good news!

The story is good.. a body found at the V and A while they are putting the finishing touches before they open to the public which means that this crime is directly connected to the Queen and she needs this crime solving by the best, a tightly woven story that encompasses treason, the upcoming bore war, class war and adultery… its great!!

More Daniel and Abigail please..

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DNF - This wasn't for me. Maybe had I read the first book in the series & been a dedicated reader of each, I might have found myself really enthralled. As it stands, I don't think I'm the target audience.

The story is told from multiple points of view including Inspector John Feather of Scotland Yard and Daniel and Abigail Wilson, the museum detectives. When a curator is found murdered at the site of a new museum the Queen personally calls on the famous museum detectives to solve the mystery quickly. Sadly this doesn’t go to plan, fraud, adultery, spy rings and more murders follow. Victoria was a charming character and it was nice to have a strong, intelligent female in the book. There are lots of characters in this book but I never felt like I got to know any of them. I loved the historic, museum setting. The storyline had its interesting parts but I found it a little confusing in some parts. There are some really good, interesting parts to this plot and lots of things happen related to the murder. If you are a fan of spy/espionage stories then this might be the book for you.

Murder at the Victoria and Albert Museum is part of a series by Jim Eldridge. Abigail is one of the very first women to become an archaeologist at a time when most women received very little education. She is a force of nature, very determined to reach her goals. Her husband is a former Scotland Yard detective who worked on the Ripper case. He disagrees that the justice systems sometimes isn’t fair, he is upright and very ethical.

The newest book, Murder at the Victoria and Albert Museum isn’t as action packed as previous mysteries, but it still has a puzzling plot that will have you guessing at who the villain really is. After a murder of a curator of German pottery is murdered and left on the construction site of the newest wing of the Victoria and Albert museum, the Queen herself calls the Wilson’s to a meeting. The Queen does not want anything to taint the museum dedicated to her late beloved husband. She wants a thorough but quiet investigation.

Scotland Yard is upset that the Wilson’s have been called in. Does Her Majesty not have faith in her detectives? So the Yard sets out to compete with the detectives to find the culprit. Will they trip each other up or find a way to work together? After all what danger could really lurk in the halls of a museum.

Love these books. Always enjoy the mix of factual characters and events. This time the Wilsons are called in by Queen Victoria herself. Thanks to Netgalley.

Characters you actually care about. This book has a great plot and I enjoyed reading it because it was really engrossing. I liked the characterization and the plot progression and pacing was really good. In fact, I believe that the pacing and tension are the two things that made this book such a huge hit!

⭐⭐⭐⭐ -- Love the cover of this one!

This is truly one of the best series I have ever had the delight to read. I am honestly starting to sound like a broken record here, but again this installment was fantastic. Top notch writing. Brilliant and likable characters. An engaging and well laid out plot. I love how seamlessly this author ties in history with the fictional aspects of the story. The setting (as always) is a character unto itself. All wrapped up in a twisty and satisfying ending. Bring on book nine!

**ARC Via NetGalley**

Although this is the 8th book in the Museum Mysteries, it is the first book I have read in the series. It’s 1899 in London. There has been a murder at the future site of the Victoria and Albert Museum. Queen Victoria requests the help of museum detectives Daniel and Abigail Wilson. There are numerous twists and turns with various museum workers,, members of the Royal family, and the government. I enjoyed this mystery. It combined my love of museums, London, historical fiction, and cozy mysteries. Daniel and Abigail are likable and smart characters and I plan to read earlier installments of this series.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of this book.

Classic with a twist. I think this one certainly lived up to its cover! I can’t wait to read the others in the series

I absolutely loved reading this book, the eighth in the series. about Daniel and Abigail Wilson private detectives. Although this is part of a series it could easily be read without reading previous novels.. I loved the idea of them investigating on the request of Queen Victoria and was soon engrossed in the story..

I received a free ebook via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Murder at the Victoria and Albert Museum is the 8th book in the series. Daniel and Abigail are now married and enjoying life when they are called in by non other than the Queen to help solve a murder that has happened at her beloved future Victoria and Albert Museum. There are some twists and turns in this murder mystery and some areas I still have questions after the book ended but overall I enjoyed the story.

Princess Fuzzypants here: Daniel and Abigail are now married and living a comfortable life on Primrose Hill. Their reputation as capable Museum Detectives has travelled far. It has travelled to Buckingham Palace where Queen Victoria enlists their help to find who killed a man on the foundation stone she just laid for the new Victoria and Albert Museum. It was the dream of her late husband and she wants nothing to blemish the reputation of the place.

They have their work cut out as the Met still seethes with frustration at their successes. Special Branch threatens them. And the some of the people with whom they need to speak take great umbrage at their audacity. Good thing the Queen gave them a carte blanche letter to open any door. Some of the parties are willing to thwart them in any way they can. But someone, or someone’s, are prepared to get violent.

With all the hurdles our intrepid couple are still able to uncover the guilty. And what a dog’s breakfast it turns out to be. German Spies, illicit affairs, blackmail, larceny and fraud. And when they do get to the answer, they must keep it hush hush. The Queen demands it. And nobody would argue with Victoria.

I do like this series and find the two protagonists to be fascinating and endearing. The background of London at the end of the 19th Century adds so much and it was a cracking good mystery. I enjoyed it thoroughly. Five purrs and two paws up.

London, 1899. Queen Victoria lays the foundation stone on the site of a new museum being built, which she names as The Victoria and Albert Museum. Shortly after, Daniel Wilson and Abigail Fenton are called to the site because the dead body of a man, curator Andrew Page, has been found in one of the trenches. The Queen is determined that nothing will sully the new museum, and by association her beloved Albert’s legacy. But the more Wilson and Fenton dig, the more they discover other potential motives for Page’s murder, some with potentially explosive implications for the Royals and the Government. They will have to tread carefully as someone is determined that they will not uncover any more. I love everything by this author and have learned more about British history then anything else I have read. Interesting characters, a very well plotted mystery and believable dialog make this a wholly satisfying read. Thank you NetGalley for the advanced readers copy for review.

This is the first book by this author that I have read and found it a very easy and enjoyable read. I am not an author so I don’t understand different types of writing but this book was very nice to read. It flowed beautifully and was easy to follow. The characters were very well written and the story had so many twists and turns I didn’t guess who did it till nearly the end. I will look forward to reading my by this author. I received this as an ARC from Netgalley and freely give my review.

Poor Queen Victoria is 80 and really not amused this time. Just as work is beginning on the extension that will become the Victoria and Albert Musuem, a man is found dead at the construction site. Luckily for her, the museum detectives, Daniel and Abigail Wilson, are available to take the case. This is the 8th book in the "Museum Mysteries" series.
When the body of museum pottery curator Andrew Page is discovered at the museum construction site, Queen Victoria becomes concerned that the negative publicity and scandal will taint the memory of her beloved dead husband Albert. She calls in the Museum Detectives to investigate. As Daniel and Abigail begin to investigate the dead man's life, they discover many possible motives for murder: someone is stealing from the museum's budget; Andrew has many mistresses which his wife knows about but can't be too happy about; and Andrew's German brother-in-law has been staying with him and relations between Germany and England aren't too friendly at this point in time. There are many routes to investigate, all while the police chief remains incensed that these "amateurs" are stealing his limelight.

The story and setting were quite intriguing, but I thought the story got bogged down at times by all the history lessons. There were long passages about the history of the Victoria and Albert Museum, how museums are funded, the English/German/Boer conflict in South Africa, Queen Victoria's children, etc. It was also a bit annoying how smug Daniel was when he was waving around a letter from the palace instructing people to talk to him with regards to the murder case. The middle of the book got quite muddled and off-track, I thought, but the resolution was satisfying.

I have read a few of these books and they never fail to entertain, and this one is no different!

When the body of Andrew Page who was a curator at the soon-to-be-open Victoria and Albert Museum, the museum detectives are asked by Queen Victoria herself to investigate the crime. She wants nothing to tarnish the building that will open in honor of her late husband.

Daniel and Abigail are on top form as always, great story, well-paced and keeps you guessing.

Highly recommended and can't wait for the next one.

An Intricate Plot…
The eighth in the Museum Mystery series finds Wilson and Fenton called out to a mysterious death of a curator in a case where reputation being sullied seems more important than the truth. Perfectly woven threads, a good sense of time and place and a well crafted cast of characters populate an intricate plot with a solid mystery at heart. A worthy addition to the series.