kcAnnnd another couple from the NZ pile:
Murder in the Devil's Half Acre by Rose Pascoe https://www.austcrimefiction.org/book/murder-devils-half-acre
Penrose and Pyke go together like fire and kerosene in this Victorian-era mystery with heart.
Trouble’s brewing in the Devil’s Half Acre. A death in an alleyway, a tragic accident in a factory, rumours of a murderer loose on the streets. It’s enough to give a genteel lady a fit of the vapours.
and
Murder on Milverton Square by G.B. Ralph https://www.austcrimefiction.org/book/murder-milverton-square
Addison Harper is abruptly summoned to Milverton at the behest of an abrasive lawyer. He plans to be in and out, back to the city lickety-split. Instead, he finds himself charmed by the small town with its delightful and eccentric residents, not to mention the rather easy-on-the-eye Sergeant Jake Murphy.
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