by Lawrence H. Levy
If you want a mindless, name-dropping, romp through 1880's New York City, this book is perfect. If you want something to whittle away the hours while watching the snow fall, this book is perfect. Will this book get you through the two days you are stuck indoors with your children while they temperat...
I was intrigued when I saw this series was based on Mary Handley, the first woman detective in Brooklyn, New York and I thought, how can this not be good?? Unfortunately thought it wasn't. I couldn't even finish it and I ended up DNF'ing it at Chapter 11. It was so slow and boring. I also could not ...
Mary Hadley is hired by the Brooklyn police department to solve a murder, but they are expecting her to fail, but she is determent to prove them wrong. Charles Goodrich, the man that was killed used to work for Thomas Edison. Could Edison be involved with this murder or someone else as famous as him...
Choosing Second Street Station as my first mystery to review, was spot on. Set in the 19th Century this is a well paced account of murder, intrique and women’s rights. Ingrid appears to have researched the history for this book well, everything seems accurate and even taught me one or two things abo...
The odd computer-generated cover caused me pause when I saw it on Blogging For Books, but I’m a fan of some historical fiction, so I decided to give it a shot. Mary Handley would fit in just fine in today’s society, but in the 19th century, she would’ve been considered brash, abrupt, and definitely ...
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