Murder In the North End
When one of Boston's honest cops is wanted for killing a petty criminal, governess Nell Sweeney descends into the seedy and dangerous North End to prove his innocence. But her employer won't let her conduct this investigation alone.
When one of Boston's honest cops is wanted for killing a petty criminal, governess Nell Sweeney descends into the seedy and dangerous North End to prove his innocence. But her employer won't let her conduct this investigation alone.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780425212950 (0425212955)
Publish date: November 7th 2006
Publisher: Berkley
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
Literature,
American,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Mystery,
Historical Romance,
19th Century,
Historical Mystery,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Cozy Mystery
Series: Nell Sweeney Historical Mysteries (#5)
Penultimate book in the series. Suffers from the same strengths and weaknesses as the previous book. The detection piece and the finding out whodunit in the mystery didn't have the satisfying complexity of the first two books. Again a lot of conversations with people who were extremely forthcomin...
Quoted from my review @ http://misscz.wordpress.com The Hewitts have gone to the Cape for their annual summer retreat, but Nell has remained in Boston to clear Detective Cook’s name. The odious, and disgraced, ex-detective Charles Skinner is sure that Nell is conspiring to keep him hidden, and he ha...