Deryn Lake

I question the authors research,yet it is a timetravel so on my list it goes.

Very readable, somewhat predictable. I may well read more in the series, if for no other reason than nostalgia for Bruce Alexander mysteries, which have unfortunately ended with his death. I am delighted to discover that Sir John Fielding, the Blind Beak of Bow Street was a real person.

1754, John Rawlings (apothecary) and his friend Samuel Swann (goldsmith) have both finished their indentures. So to celebrate they off to the famous Vauxhall Gardens. Unfortunately for Rawlings he literally stumbles over a body. Thankfully John Fielding, Principal Justice of the Peace, believes him to be innocent and recruits him to investigate the crime.
An enjoyable mystery, with the added bonus of likeable characters. A good solid start to this series.

1754 John Rawlings with three of his friends are visiting the theatre in Drury Lane watching 'The Beggar’s Opera’. Unfortunately for the leading actor, a famous womaniser, Jasper Harcross dies on stage. It is Rawlings who proclaims that he has been murdered. Once again John Fielding recruits Rawlings into the investigation.
An entertaining well-written mystery, another in this series, with its likeable characters.