Writing this review, two short days after finishing the novel, I had to wrack my brain to get some details, like the who and the dunnit. I don't think that's a particularly good sign and confines my review to the lower end of the main sequence of book rating.

The murder does happen in "Wee Nooke", a delightful nod to the country cottage in [b:Joy in the Morning|9928818|Joy in the Morning (Jeeves, #8)|P.G. Wodehouse|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1381744220s/9928818.jpg|768371], but that cottage was burned to the ground by an idiotic boy scout within moments of its introduction, and nothing nearly as exciting happens in this one. And while it was exotic to have pirates and an auriculectomy, and to see our protagonist pledge to go to the ends of the earth to rescue her lover, this particular thread disappoints a bit in its pat conclusion.

When I eventually reread this series, I will likely pass lightly over this entry, but the completist should have a go.