About the book:
Jane Austen meets Sherlock Holmes in this new Regency mystery series
Newly returned from finishing school, Lady Juliette Thorndike is ready to debut in London society. Due to her years away, she hasn’t spent much time with her parents, and sees them only as the flighty, dilettante couple the other nobles love.But when they disappear, she discovers she never really knew them at all. They’ve been living double lives as government spies–and they’re only the latest in a long history of espionage that is the family’s legacy.
Now Lady Juliette is determined to continue their work. Mentored by her uncle, she plunges into the dangerous world of spies. From the glittering ballrooms of London to the fox hunts, regattas, and soirees of country high society, she must chase down hidden clues, solve the mysterious code her parents left behind, and stay out of danger. All the while, she has to keep her endeavors a secret from her best friend and her suitors–not to mention the nosy, irritatingly handsome Bow Street runner, who suspects her of a daring theft.
Can Lady Juliette outwit her enemies and complete her parents’ last mission?
Best-selling author Erica Vetsch is back with a rollicking, exciting new series destined to be a hit with Regency readers who enjoy a touch of mystery in their love stories. Fans of Julie Klassen, Sarah Ladd, and Anne Perry will love the wit, action, and romance.
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My Review:
I love reading a good English mystery with details that keep me guessing as to what’s going to happen next. I love reading well written, clean Regency fiction in which the details and dialogue match the time period. I love reading a story with great characters that I can get to know and that draw me into their lives. I love reading a book that has a thread of faith and makes me think on how God works in my own life. This book has all of this and more. I’ve honestly tried to come up with a weak point in this book or flaw in the story, but I can’t seem to find anything I’d want the author to change. It’s a terrific story with many twists and turns that kept me reading “just one more chapter”.
Lady Juliette Thorndike is an intelligent, beautiful young woman who is entering her first season in London society. In addition to mysterious disappearance of her parents, she finds herself caught up in a series of unexpected events. She also keeps crossing paths with Daniel Swann, the handsome and well educated Bow Street Runner who is investigating a string of art robberies in London, and in the process, both make discoveries about their families that greatly surprise them. Their story continues in the next book, and I am very much looking forward to reading this series.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions are my own.
About the author:
Erica Vetsch is a New York Times best-selling and ACFW Carol Award–winning author. She is a transplanted Kansan now living in Minnesota with her husband, who she claims is both her total opposite and soul mate.
Vetsch is the author of many novellas and novels, including the popular Serendipity & Secrets Regency series and the new Thorndike & Swann Regency Mystery series
Vetsch loves Jesus, history, romance, and sports. When she’s not writing fiction, she’s planning her next trip to a history museum and cheering on her Kansas Jayhawks and New Zealand All Blacks.
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