Book Review: ‘The Lady From Burma: A Sparks & Bainbridge Mystery’ By Allison Montclair

The fifth novel in the series is another great story, and we finally get resolution to a few of the long-running stories, dating back to the first novel. Their business, The Right Sort Marriage Bureau, is doing okay, and on this day two women come in looking for matches, for different reasons. One wants to get away from her father, the other is dying, and wants to find a new mate for her husband, when the time comes. Little do Iris and Gwen know that these two women will cause them problems. One is found dead, at first thought to be suicide, but looks like murder. Iris is also ready for her look awaited court hearing, so she can be found to be sane, and fends off a business takeover at the company she has shares in. As they investigate the murder, and other strange things, two more people end up dead, and puts Iris in a tough position. As the book ends, Iris gets her verdict, and Gwen makes a decision about her relationship with Archie, as long as they’re both alive to see things through. I love this series, and this almost seems like it is an end to the series, hopefully it’s not. Fans will love this next chapter, all the supporting favorites are back, including Sally. I hope there’s more to come.

You can pick up The Lady From Burma in stores on Tuesday, July 25th from Minotaur Books.