Hardy Haul at Hardy Hall by PJ Fitzsimmons

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Hardy Haul at Hardy Hall

by P.J. Fitzsimmons

Series: Teddy Quillfeather Mysteries #1
Series Rating:
Published by Phillip Fitzsimmons on May 24, 2024
Setting: 1920s Kent, England
Genres: Traditional Mystery
Pages: 201
Format: Kindle, Paperback
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Also in this series: Frauds On Favourite

Fast-living, fast-thinking, and faster-acting flapper Teddy Quillfeather gets her own golden-age mystery series.

The theft of an immensely valuable, immensely ugly necklace is only the beginning of the intrigues and idiosyncrasies of a country weekend at Hardy Hall where Teddy Quillfeather’s mother has sent her with strict instructions to select an eligible bachelor from a shortlist of aristocrats, plutocrats, and copycats.

But when Teddy sets out to discourage the suitors and discover the looters with her natural knack for applied shenanigans she instead uncovers countless conspiracies, complicated by country house courtesies. It’s a comedy of manners and caper of manors and the only solution, if you’re Teddy Quillfeather, is obviously another heist…

This series starter is a clean, clever cosy that will appeal, obviously, to readers of Anty Boisjoly but also PG Wodehouse, Agatha Christie, and Dorothy L Sayers, and above all to those who like a little or, ideally, a lot of comedy in their cosies.

Hardy Haul at Hardy Hall by PJ Fitzsimmons is the first book in a new series with a young, twenty-something flapper woman solving mysteries.

Will Teddy get back the necklace while dodging eligible suitors?

Theodosia “Teddy” Quillfeather

Teddy Quillfeather is a young aristocratic lady who likes to have some hijinks in her life. She loves her young, single life as it helps not to have someone ruin her fun. Well, until her mom decides that it is high time for Teddy to get married, she sends her off to find a husband on a country weekend trip.

I like Teddy a lot as she is a lot of fun. She can think on her toes to keep not only her eligible suitors jumping through hoops but to outwit a thief.

The Theft

The first night of the country weekend stay in Kent, the owners of the estate had their necklace stolen from their safe. The owners of the estate have tasked Teddy, who they both know has a knack for thinking like a thief, to bring back the necklace. Teddy, of course, does this while not letting anyone know that she is looking into the theft. I have to say that the way Teddy handled this investigation had me in awe, as I wouldn’t have been able to do it.

Five Stars

My rating for Hardy Haul at Hardy Hall by PJ Fitzsimmons is five stars. Mr. Fitzsimmons had me laughing while writing down suspects and what they could gain while reading this book. I felt like I was on that estate helping Teddy solve the mystery while dodging the bachelors. Mr. Fitzsimmons did an excellent job of writing this mystery, and having it in the third person definitely helped the story, as it gave him leeway to shy away from Teddy to enhance the story better.

Teddy Quillfeather Mysteries

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