Review: Murder at the Merton Library

Murder at the Merton Library by Andrea Penrose
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This series is so engrossing. In addition to a murder mystery the books always have historical information about the advances in science and engineering that took place in the 19th century and the development of commerce and business that was coupled with it.

Here there are engineers in all the major Western countries attempting to develop a steam engine that would be capable of driving vessels across the wide and wild waters of the oceans. Steam engines in rivers were well known and used in America and parts of Europe. The complexity of an engine sturdy enough to withstand the strength of turbulence during storms and the need for huge amounts of fuel for such long voyages were daunting challenges to those trying to design such an engine. As the competition in the labs progressed the need for funds, ever a need in such endeavors, led in some instances to fraudulent schemes to wrest money from investors knowing there would be no payoff to them.

So, with the murder of a friend of his deceased brother, Wrex and Charlotte, the Weasels and the rest of the inner circle find themselves not only on the trail of his murderer but also embroiled in the larger events surrounding the advances in the age of Steam

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