Barbara L. reviewed on 6/5/2011 + 988 more book reviews

For fans of Maisie Dobbs, a riveting new Edwardian mystery series featuring detective heiress Ursula Marlow Ursula Marlow, the star of this richly detailed, beautifully paced, deeply romantic mystery, is a strong female heroine with whom fans of Dorothy Sayers, Sarah Waters, Anne Perry, and Jacqueline Winspears Maisie Dobbs series will instantly fall in love. An Oxford graduate active in the battle for womens suffrage, Ursula is not your typical Edwardian heiress. Her once-charmed life takes a frightening turn when a fellow suffragette and friend is accused of murder. As Ursula digs deeper to discover the truth and clear her friends tarnished name, she is drawn into a mystery that raises troubling questions about her own fathers connection to the murder victim.

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