Sparks and Bainbridge Mystery Series Archives

Book Review: A Royal Affair by Allison Montclair

By Janet Webb

July 23, 2020

Miss Iris Sparks (Cambridge grad and serial fiancée) and Mrs. Gwendolyn Bainbridge (former debutante, widow, related to the Royals) opened The Right Sort Marriage Bureau, in 1946. They hit it off at the wedding of George and Emily Bascombe, where Gwen was the “match-maker,” for the seemingly mismatched couple and Iris, at the behest of…

Book Series Binge: Introduction from The Right Sort of Man by Allison Montclair

By Crime HQ

March 20, 2020

There is a technique that will supposedly trigger creativity in a writer. It is a list of words and phrases used as random prompts. Take the next one on the list, and use it like an electric cattle prod to goad your muse into action. (I can speak from personal experience that the word tequila…