Murder in Moscow by Kelly Oliver Book Review

About the Book

1918 Moscow

Will following her heart mean losing her head? It could mean losing her job.

Fiona Figg trails her nemesis Fredrick Fredricks to Moscow. But when she arrives at the grand Metropol Hotel, the bounder has vanished.

After Fiona doesn't show up for work at the War Office, Kitty Lane raises a red flag and tracks her to Russia. Seeking haven at the British Embassy, Kitty and Fiona become embroiled in a plot to overthrow the Bolshevik government.

But the plot turns deadly when Fiona goes undercover as a governess in the household of Iron Viktor, the Bolsheviks' Head of Secret Police. And when Viktor turns up dead in his study, Fiona finds herself wanted for murder and on the lam.

Can Fiona and Kitty find the real killer and escape the Kremlin before it's too late? Or will this dangerous game of Russian roulette be their last?

 

My Review

I have enjoyed this historical series. Although this one is down the line in the collection of novels, it reads rather well on its own. I like Oliver taking readers to different locations in this series, now to Moscow. We are immersed in the tension between the Bolsheviks and those still loyal to the Czar. Additional tension is added as some are trying to make peace between the Bolshevik government and the Germans.

I appreciate the possibility of British female spies during WW I. I like Kitty and her scientific abilities to investigate evidence. I was getting a bit tired of Fiona's inability to choose ultimate romance between Archie and Frederick but it seems she may have done so here. Or has she? It looks like there will be additional adventures for Kitty and Fiona so I will be watching for them.

My rating: 4/5 stars.

You can read my reviews of earlier books in this series: Chaos at Carnegie Hall, Covert in Cairo, Mayhem in the Mountains, and Arsenic at Ascot.

About the Author

Kelly Oliver is the award-winning and bestselling author of three mystery series: the seven-book suspense series, The Jessica James Mysteries; the three-book middle grade kids’ series, Pet Detective Mysteries; and the four-book historical cozy series, The Fiona Figg Mysteries, inspired by those trips to the Green Hills Library.

When she’s not writing novels, Kelly is a Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University.

Boldwood Books, 234 pages.

I received a complimentary egalley of this book from the publisher. My comments are an independent and honest review. 

(My star ratings: 5-I love it, 4-I like it, 3-It's OK, 2-I don't like it, 1-I hate it.)