Funny, entertaining and quite gripping

I love period pieces, both books and films. I am thrilled by the strange language, the unusual customs, the historic background. But even if you don’t apply Jane Austen standards and are quite happy with Georgette Heyer, you will be disappointed with most authors of the genre. Often they are neither convincing nor authentic. More silly than funny. Imitations rather than original plots.
Not so with Ashley Weaver. Her books are gripping, the background is well researched, the amateur sleuth and her husband develop over all the 5 books I have read/listened to so far. The couple is rich and moves in the corresponding social circles, whose antics are part of the fun and interest the stories hold. The style is a self-ironic, first person account of the heroine in the tradition of the Hollywood comedies of the 30s. It is easy-going, entertaining, amusing and thus true to the genre. So far it has not become repetitive, as so many book series do. If, like me, you morn Dorothy Sayers, you might be happy to know that Ashley Weaver is young enough to go on writing for decades. I will certainly read/listen to all her future books.

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