Setting: Victorian London, 1852
The what: A dead bride. A charlatan. A Gothic mystery. Secrets. Ghostly rumors. And a fake seance meant to find a murderer.
The who: Genevieve Timmons, a young woman not quite 19, who learned how to perform seances to swindle the rich from her mother; she's got the threat of the noose hanging over her head if she can't get this last seance right.
Gareth Pemberton, the new earl of Somerset Park; he wants justice for Audra Linton, the young woman he was supposed to marry. He's not sure he can trust Genevieve, but he needs her help to flush out a murderer.
The why: This is an entertaining mystery with atmosphere, a tangled web of secrets and suspects, interesting characters, and a few good twists. Genevieve was spunky, suspicious, stubborn, vulnerable and very alone in the world; I liked her and how she held her own even though everything was stacked against her. She and Pemberton made an interesting team. I would have liked a little more of them together at the end, but all in all I enjoyed this one.
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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This sounds like a book I'd love, especially the Victorian ghostly setting😁
ReplyDeleteThere was a time in my life when I devoured books like this. They were my favorite genre. I haven't actually read one in quite a while so maybe I'll add this one to my reading list.
ReplyDeleteI love this setting!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds fun - I love books about seances. I'm glad you enjoyed this one.
ReplyDeleteThis does sound like a fun one.
ReplyDeleteNow this sounds like fun. Seances in Victorian times, what's not to like?
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