India Black was so much more than I expected, I absolutely adored this book. India is a wonderful, sassy, hilarious & brilliant character, plus she has this devil may care attitude which is perfect being that she's a madam. I'll admit I did a little happy dance when I discovered that there is more...
A very fast paced and entertaining read with a rather unique heroine in the form of India Black. A no nonsense, practical and rather unsentimental madam who is unwillingly pulled into the spy game when important government papers go missing after a government official turns up his toes in her estab...
Best thing about this book - the coverThe worst thing - the heroine, India Black. I had no problems with the main character being a Madam (running a brothel) what I did have a problem with is her unfounded superiority complex. She constantly refers to her working girls as 'bints' - which is the eq...
How nice! An action/adventure spy book that is likely to appeal strongly to women! India Black is a tough-as-nails madam who is the proprietor of a whorehouse that serves gentlemen of position and quality in Victorian London. Through some misadventure India finds herself enlisted in Her Majesty's...
This book totally hinges on whether or not you like India as a narrator. She's an unapologetic madam & whore, cynical about her customers, employees and the politicians she becomes entangled with. She's a hard hearted pragmatist and if you need narrators more sympathetic and nice, then look elsew...
Read This Review & More Like It On My Blog!Excuse me if I am extremely a little fangirly right now. I just finished this whirlwind novel of adventure, humor and mystery just minutes ago, and friends, I am impressed. And in dire need of a reread, just for fun. And, now, I am a stalwart fan of both In...
Excellent first novel. I was amused and enthused from the first chapter. The book is categorised as an "historical mystery" but there really isn't much mystery involved. A lot of the story reads a bit like keystone cops play spy, but truly, I found the book entertaining and the characters interest...
The humor ranks a strong four; the "mystery/espionage" aspect barely three. I definitely will try more of these books, when available. India is delightfully snarky. :-)
What I liked:The main character of the story is Miss India Black, an intelligent whore with lots of dry humor and a fairly cynical view on life. I loved her narrative voice (as the book is told from her perspective) because it was brutally honest, outspoken and wickedly entertaining. However, the fa...
Right. This is what my love of spy novels does to me. :)India Black could have been a fantastic book. I loved the wry humour and typical British arrogance of it, I chuckled at Madam Black's observations and at her amusing associates, the descriptions were so vivid I could easily see what was happeni...
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