A Mirror Murder (Jan Christopher Mystery #1) by Helen Hollick

From Goodreads

Eighteen-year-old library assistant Jan Christopher’s life is to change on a rainy Friday evening in July 1971, when her legal guardian and uncle, DCI Toby Christopher, gives her a lift home after work. Driving the car, is her uncle’s new Detective Constable, Laurie Walker – and it is love at first sight for the young couple.

But romance is soon to take a back seat when a baby boy is taken from his pram, a naked man is scaring young ladies in nearby Epping Forest, and an elderly lady is found, brutally murdered...

Are the events related? How will they affect the staff and public of the local library where Jan works – and will a blossoming romance survive a police investigation into murder?

The first in a new series of quick-read, cosy mysteries set in the 1970s ... Will romance blossom between library assistant Jan Christopher and DC Laurie Walker – or will a brutal murder intervene?

My thoughts

My thanks to Emma of Damppebbles Blog Tours for the opportunity to take part in the Blog Tour of this book.  I received a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review and in order to be able to take part in the Blog Tour.  I think this is the first story that I have read by Helen Hollick and it won't be the last as I am looking forward to reading others in this series.

I gave this gentle cosy mystery a 4 stars or 8/10.

In A Mirror Murder we are introduced to Jan Christopher a young lady of 18 years of age who works as a library assistant.  With my love of books working in a library would be a dream job for me, however I don't think I would like to have been caught up in some of the things that happened to Jan.

I enjoyed this gentle story and feel that it sets the scene nicely for the rest of the series.  I want to know more about the characters.  It's a short read that if you have the time could so easily be read in one sitting or read in several parts over the period of a few hours throughout the day.