{"id":27444,"date":"2021-07-16T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=27444"},"modified":"2022-10-17T03:35:12","modified_gmt":"2022-10-16T22:35:12","slug":"review-a-fatal-footnote-by-margaret-loudon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/16\/review-a-fatal-footnote-by-margaret-loudon\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \ud83d\udd0d A Fatal Footnote by Margaret Loudon"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-27444\" data-postid=\"27444\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-27444 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_bbbcac8 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner gutter-narrow col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_49667e8 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_7036296 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/a-fatal-footnote-margaret-loudon.jpg?resize=300%2C484&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-29514\" title=\"a-fatal-footnote-margaret-loudon\" alt=\"a-fatal-footnote-margaret-loudon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/a-fatal-footnote-margaret-loudon.jpg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/a-fatal-footnote-margaret-loudon.jpg?resize=186%2C300&amp;ssl=1 186w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/a-fatal-footnote-margaret-loudon.jpg?resize=400%2C645&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_a1982ef customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Writer-in-residence Penelope Parish will need to use every trick in her quaint British bookshop to unravel a murderous plot that threatens to ruin a ducal wedding.<\/strong><\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Upper Chumley-on Stoke has all the makings of a fairy tale, complete with a glowing bride and horse-drawn carriage. But it wouldn&#8217;t be much of a story without a villain, and as American Gothic novelist Penelope Parish is coming to learn, happy-ever-afters are as fraught in this charming British town as they are in her books.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">When the Duke&#8217;s former girlfriend is found murdered at the reception it&#8217;s up to Penelope and her newfound family at the Open Book bookshop to catch the killer before they strike again.<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_23787e9 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2d1ea91  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25879 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-top-pick-banner-1.png?resize=296%2C72\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong> Jul 6, 2021<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>The<\/em>\u00a0<em>Open Book Mysteries<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>2<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Berkley<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $7.99<\/p><hr \/><p><br \/><br \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fiction mirroring reality and everything we love about the royals and nobility, <strong>Margaret Loudon,<\/strong> really knows how to capture the excitement of the mystery in this intricate multiple-murder mystery novel.\u00a0 This is the second book by Margaret Loudon in The <em>Open Book Mysteries<\/em> Series.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Penelope Parish<\/strong>, author of American Gothic novels and currently working as a writer in residence at the Open Book Store in England, gets caught up in the excitement of the fairytale wedding between her friend and writer Charlotte Davenport and Arthur Worthington, the Duke of Upper Chumley-on-Stoke.\u00a0 A multiple day celebration will have Penelope, along with her friend, Lady Fiona Innes-Goldthorpe (Figgy), staying on the grounds of Worthington House, a quite spectacular place. At the height of the festivities, among happiness and warm wishes for the newlyweds, a most disastrous murder occurs.\u00a0 The worst part, the one murdered was none other than the Duke\u2019s ex-girlfriend (gasp!)<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I loved the characters in this book.\u00a0 Penelope Parish is exactly the kind friend everyone wishes for, intelligent, diligent, caring and tenacious, (oh and tall too!).\u00a0 This character is an excellent protagonist and her supporting characters only add to her charm.\u00a0 I loved how all characters have something excellent to contribute and I especially loved the animation and excitement among them and how each one built on it with their own experiences.\u00a0 It really shows how genuine their character is and how expertly the author depicted their characterization.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The story had excellent flow and I found myself reading through it, quite readily and quickly.\u00a0 I loved that the author took her time introducing the characters participating as guests of the wedding. I loved reading about the festivities and the convoluted drama during the investigation circling this particular kind of celebrated tight circle.\u00a0 High amusing drama, intrigue and mystery with this group.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Overall, wonderfully written.\u00a0 Definitely, a different and refreshing take on a murder-mystery novel.\u00a0 I loved going along with Penelope and her sharp, smart mind.\u00a0 This was a mystery I couldn\u2019t wait to solve.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Patricia<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_eb0616c customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3xN4e2A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/a-fatal-footnote\/id1534506128?itsct=books_box_link&amp;itscg=30200&amp;at=11l88k&amp;ct=books_a_fatal_footnote&amp;ls=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/a-fatal-footnote-margaret-loudon\/1137831563?ean=9780593099285\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/a-fatal-footnote\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Margaret_Loudon_A_Fatal_Footnote?id=t80AEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Google Play<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Writer-in-residence Penelope Parish will need to use every trick in her quaint British bookshop to unravel a murderous plot that threatens to ruin a ducal [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29514,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[83,127,128,48],"tags":[153,223,367,404,405,485],"class_list":["post-27444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-berkley","category-patricia","category-penguin-group","category-reviews","tag-4-5-stars","tag-cozy-mystery","tag-mystery","tag-recommend","tag-recommended-reads","tag-top-picks"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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But it wouldn't be much of a story without a villain, and as American Gothic novelist Penelope Parish is coming to learn, happy-ever-afters are as fraught in this charming British town as they are in her books.<br \/><br \/>When the Duke's former girlfriend is found murdered at the reception it's up to Penelope and her newfound family at the Open Book bookshop to catch the killer before they strike again.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-top-pick-banner-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong> Jul 6, 2021<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>The<\/em>\u00a0<em>Open Book Mysteries<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>2<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Berkley<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $7.99<\/p><hr \/><p><br \/><br \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fiction mirroring reality and everything we love about the royals and nobility, <strong>Margaret Loudon,<\/strong> really knows how to capture the excitement of the mystery in this intricate multiple-murder mystery novel.\u00a0 This is the second book by Margaret Loudon in The <em>Open Book Mysteries<\/em> Series.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Penelope Parish<\/strong>, author of American Gothic novels and currently working as a writer in residence at the Open Book Store in England, gets caught up in the excitement of the fairytale wedding between her friend and writer Charlotte Davenport and Arthur Worthington, the Duke of Upper Chumley-on-Stoke.\u00a0 A multiple day celebration will have Penelope, along with her friend, Lady Fiona Innes-Goldthorpe (Figgy), staying on the grounds of Worthington House, a quite spectacular place. At the height of the festivities, among happiness and warm wishes for the newlyweds, a most disastrous murder occurs.\u00a0 The worst part, the one murdered was none other than the Duke\u2019s ex-girlfriend (gasp!)<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I loved the characters in this book.\u00a0 Penelope Parish is exactly the kind friend everyone wishes for, intelligent, diligent, caring and tenacious, (oh and tall too!).\u00a0 This character is an excellent protagonist and her supporting characters only add to her charm.\u00a0 I loved how all characters have something excellent to contribute and I especially loved the animation and excitement among them and how each one built on it with their own experiences.\u00a0 It really shows how genuine their character is and how expertly the author depicted their characterization.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The story had excellent flow and I found myself reading through it, quite readily and quickly.\u00a0 I loved that the author took her time introducing the characters participating as guests of the wedding. I loved reading about the festivities and the convoluted drama during the investigation circling this particular kind of celebrated tight circle.\u00a0 High amusing drama, intrigue and mystery with this group.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Overall, wonderfully written.\u00a0 Definitely, a different and refreshing take on a murder-mystery novel.\u00a0 I loved going along with Penelope and her sharp, smart mind.\u00a0 This was a mystery I couldn\u2019t wait to solve.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Patricia<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3xN4e2A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/a-fatal-footnote\/id1534506128?itsct=books_box_link&amp;itscg=30200&amp;at=11l88k&amp;ct=books_a_fatal_footnote&amp;ls=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/a-fatal-footnote-margaret-loudon\/1137831563?ean=9780593099285\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/a-fatal-footnote\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Margaret_Loudon_A_Fatal_Footnote?id=t80AEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27444","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27444"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27444\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29516,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27444\/revisions\/29516"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}