Still Life With Murder
Boston 1868: The wealthy are enjoying the height of the Gilded Age--but not all are wealthy. As governess to the Hewitt family, Irish immigrant Nell Sweeney is sent to discover the truth behind the rumor that their son--thought to be killed in the Civil War--is still alive and in prison.
Boston 1868: The wealthy are enjoying the height of the Gilded Age--but not all are wealthy. As governess to the Hewitt family, Irish immigrant Nell Sweeney is sent to discover the truth behind the rumor that their son--thought to be killed in the Civil War--is still alive and in prison.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780425191064 (0425191060)
Publish date: July 1st 2003
Publisher: Berkley
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
Series: Nell Sweeney Historical Mysteries (#1)
Book 1, in the Nell Sweeney Historical MysteriesThis is a murder mystery with an historical flavor to it is set in the post-Civil War era of the 1868, in the affluent society circles of Boston. This novel is wonderful combination of murder mystery, history and romance and one that transports us into...
The story moves with the pace of an arthritic snail. I am fed up. Nothing happens and Nell has to be the most uninteresting heroine I read in a long time. She is not even annoying. She is just so inconsequential. Maybe she would have worked better for me if there was an actual background story and...
Competent historical mystery novel, but just didn't grab me. Really fast read though. Set in Boston soon after the civil war, I found the historical aspect much more interesting than the characters or the mystery. And I'm not that much into historical fiction, so even that didn't really hold my at...
Well developed storyline with characters deserving of the readers time. If you enjoy the Victorian Era, well crafted characters, and a strong plot, you will enjoy this book. The author has a multifaceted cast of characters to intertwine in a full featured mystery in post civil war Boston.
Each book is a complete mystery that can stand on its own, but the characters are strong enough that you want to know more about them, which pulls you along into the next book, and the next.
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