The Best of Littleton Woods, by T.E. Kinsey

I live in hope of finally catching up on my reviews of this series, and this month’s TBR Challenge offers me a perfect opportunity to continue chipping at it: I tend to read these novels rather quickly, and the ‘mysterious beast haunting the woods’ in the blurb, coupled with the mystery solving element, means I can slide this one in nicely (if a bit belatedly) into “The Hunt” theme. Win-win! Beware: fatphobia; some on-page violence and blood (though not gore); drinking. The Beast of Littleton Woods, by T.E. Kinsey With this book, we have an even dozen Lady Hardcastle mysteries and, to my relieve, a return to more domestic storylines. After a summer in London, mostly busy foiling an assassination, I was happy to see our leading ladies back and cozy in the country, ready to spend a tranquil autumn among their local friends and other neighbors. Alas, it is not only the weather that is not cooperating, as some unexpected shenanigans in the woods, the fields, the post office, and even the…