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little slower than I like

While this is written in the's and behavior, even between a man and wife is slow, not necessarily honest, even when it comes to pregnancy, it becomes obnoxious.


Underwood and Verity started their marriage off with idiotic game playing, which, I blame, wholly on Verity,

The mystery was great though, That said, I am off to the next book in this series, Excellent follow up mystery with a return of some favorite characters and some notsofavorites Im looking at you C, W. . While I appreciate the development of the relationships, this mystery was overshadowed by personal drama that felt a little too much from such intelligent people.
That being said, I do like the main characters and will continue reading the series, Again, the free Kindle version has lots of errors, I enjoyed the mystery. I

found the toostubborntocommunicate VerityCadmus storyline to be tedious, Oh dear

Too much time spent on every one's domestic woes the story, plot gets lost and nearly forgotten in the mix.
Having set a high standard in A Noble Pair of Brothers, book two in the Underwood series was going to have a tough time topping it.
Fortunately, Food for the Gallows doesn't try to outdo its predecessor, however it does bring back our favourite characters from book one.
Underwood is less stiff in this one, and I like the charm of the scenes between him and wife Verity,

Verity's a more realistic woman compared to waiflike Charlotte who I also like but Verity just seems like a better fit for Underwood.


The plot this time centres on the death of Mrs Dunstable, a woman in hers, Now for the time period, living into yours would be like living into yours today, so at first her death is not treated with suspicion.
But she has a young husband, . . and she left a considerable estate, More than enough reason to do her in,

So the Food For The Gallows's set piece is off and running, Underwood does do some running around the truth, before the eventual culprit in a very intense and surprising scene is revealed, Being taken to the gallows back then would be the most horrendous method of execution in my view, but the setting, just as with book one is beautifully created.


This is one of the most enjoyable murder mysteries I have read in a while, I like the Latin introductions to each chapter, and the interplay between Underwood and his brother, still the Reverend Gil, are entertaining and believable.


Without graphic violence or gratuitous sex scenes, the author has created another solid mystery for readers to enjoy,.from me.
What a treat!

The writing was as good as the first book, The brothers Underwood are back and CH and his wife have joined Gil in Hanbury a spa town of some renown, Of course there is a murder to solve but that pales in comparison to what the brothers are personally dealing with, Gil has fallen in love with the perfect woman to be his wife, and her lovely little boy, Of course it is not easy as Gil and Catherine must weather one or two obstacles,

CH and Verity are still newly wed and all is not bliss, Misunderstandings and miscommunication plague the couple, The murder, as terrible as such things are, is a distraction from all the personal problems,

This is a great story and now I am looking forward to book, A fun addition to the series, I enjoy reading series where the characters and their relationships grow and develop over time, and Food for The Gallows doesn't disappoint in that respect.
Downes two Dickensian Underwood brothers create plenty of interest on the page: Underwood, who has strong Sherlock Holmes tendencies, has a droll humor liked the scene when he sees the house Gil has found for them as a school.
Other times I want to slap him upside the head, The Reverend is far too busy saving the world, while keeping himself to himself, but definitely the more humane of the two.
Verity is truly the longsuffering wife to tolerate Underwood, whom she loves deeply, but she has an excess of tricks up her sleeve.
The true hero in this story, whose untold intellect and cunning,
Downes uses the much aligned adjective to strong advantage, enabling her to bring history alive and place the reader in the scene.
Dickens would laud her work, Good for the Reader

What a treat, Glad I bought the second book in the series right away so I could move right along without hesitation, On to the next and the next, "ad infinitam" While this book had a decent plot line, it seemed the author finally grew tired of the story and simply ended it.
What looked like a promising mystery series became, to me, a tired romantic series where the two main characters can't seem to express their true feelings for each other.
I love Verity Underwood

She is a marvelous heroine, Happy to be married, she adores her husband and is not a doormat, The mystery is well written, too, but let's face it, if you don't like the detectives, you won't like the story, Gil Underwood is now the vicar at the spa town of Hanbury, Having lived at his mother's since their marriage Undewood and Verity decide to visit his brother, One of the many visiors is a Josephine Dunstableand her young husband Oliver, Unfortunately while visiting the spa Pumprooms Josephine Dunstable dies, The finger is pointed at her husband but Undwerwood believes him innocent and investigates, But trouble between Underwood, Verity and Charlotte Wynter dampen his progress,
An enjoyable wellwritten mystery with its varied characters, Food for the Gallows The Underwood Mysteries Book

This book was over the top for mental stress, . . the characters performed like a three ring circus, . .
It was hard to keep it all, straight Enjoyable mystery in the series of two Georgian era brothers, one a vicar and one a retired by marriage Cambridge professor, Gil Underwood has taken a new position as vicar and invites his brother and new wife to visit him, They are soon involved in a murder mystery as Underwood and his wife grapple with how to support themselves and the complications of a new marriage, especially when both spouses have difficulty communicating.
The Underwoods

Triumphant! I cannot wait to download the next installment amp do nothing with my day other than to immerse myself into the world of Verity, Cadmus amp Gil! I really don't know why it took me so long to decide to read this series!.