This novel definitely kept me reading from page one straight to the last word! Lucy Lawrence has no idea that her husband is getting into all sorts of trouble. She knows that their marriage isn't exactly going well--but figures she will just have to get used to it.
When a policeman shows up at her door and tells her her husband is dead--run over in the streets in a freak accident and she has to go and make sure it is him--As if that isn't bad enough some man is there as well--an insurance inspector--things really go from bad to worse!
A man comes to her door and insists that Lucy give him what her husband had? She has no idea--enter the insurance inspector again. Things keep getting worse and worse until Lucy decides to figure out what everyone is looking for and solve this mystery once and for all!!
But--who can she trust?
About the Book: (from Amazon)
A suspicious death, stolen gems and an unclaimed reward: who will be the victor in a deadly game of cat and mouse?
London October 1886: Trapped in a troubled marriage, Lucy Lawrence is ripe for an adventure. But when she meets the enigmatic Phineas Stone, over the body of her husband in the mortuary, her world begins to fall apart.
When her late husband’s secrets spill from the grave, and her life is threatened by the leader of London’s most notorious gang, Lucy must find the strength to rise to the challenge. But who can she trust and how is she to stay out of the murderous clutches of London’s most dangerous criminal?
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About the Author: (from Amazon)
Pam is an Irish historical fiction author with Avon Books UK/Harper Collins. Pam is represented by Therese Coen at the Hardman & Swainson Literary Agency, London.
Her Secret War, a WW2 thriller, will be released in October 2021. The second book in the series will be released in 2022.
The Bowes Inheritance, her debut novel, was awarded the B.R.A.G. Medallion; was shortlisted for the Carousel Aware Prize 2016; made 'Editor's Choice' by the Historical Novel Society; long-listed for the Historical Novel Society 2016 Indie Award; and chosen as a Discovered Diamond in February 2017.
June 2019, saw the release of No Stone Unturned, the first book in the Lucy Lawrence Mystery series, set in the late Victorian era. This was closely followed by the sequel, Footprints in the Sand, in March 2020, which is set in Victorian Egypt. Pam is currently working on the third book in the series.
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Thank you so much for the lovely review. Delighted you enjoyed Lucy's first adventure so much.
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