Ashley Weaver writes historical mysteries with glamorous interwar settings and recurring amateur investigators. Murder at the Brightwell introduces Amory Ames, a wealthy 1930s Englishwoman drawn into a seaside murder involving old friends and her unreliable husband Milo. Later books continue the Amory Ames series through country houses, travel and high-society intrigue. Weaver also writes the Electra McDonnell series, beginning with A Peculiar Combination, about a skilled safecracker recruited for wartime intelligence work. Her novels are elegant, accessible and puzzle-led. Her work fits historical cosy crime, 1930s mystery and wartime espionage. Read more Less