Published by Severn House, February 2012. ISBN: 978-1-78029-020-1
It is London
1840 and Liberty Lane Private Ivestigator is sipping champagne at a diplomatic
gathering. But Liberty
is not there in a purely social sense, but to carry out an assignment on behalf
of Mr Disraeli. All is going according
to plan until the appearance of her brother Tom Fraternity Lane.
Tom works
for the East India Company and has returned to England
unexpectedly, as he has been called to give evidence in the enquiry into the
murder of a wealthy merchant’s assistant, whose throat was cut on route to Bombay carrying a
consignment of jewels. Whilst Tom
disapproves of Liberty’s career as a Private
Investigator and seeks either to take her back to India or marry her-off to a
socially acceptable man – both actually, his discomfort in his position between
the East India Company and his friend Mr Griffiths, has him confiding in her.
When another murder takes place, against his better judgement Tom finds himself
embroiled in Liberty’s
determination to seek the truth of the situation. There is much political intrigue and dubious
dealings and in the course of her investigations Liberty finds herself crossing swords with an
old and most unpleasant enemy.
I liked Liberty enormously, also
her prickly independent friend and assistant Tabby. The methods employed by a
lady of her social standing to extract information I found fascinating. Like all good mysteries no one is quite what
they seem, and there is an unexpected twist at the end.
This is the fifth in the series featuring Liberty Lane, and I will now make a point of reading the earlier books. Highly recommended.
This is the fifth in the series featuring Liberty Lane, and I will now make a point of reading the earlier books. Highly recommended.
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Lizzie
Hayes
Caro lives near the Welsh Borders
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