jjares reviewed on 8/3/2019 + 3489 more book reviews

This is the first time I've read a mystery by Emily Organ. I find her characters to be cardboard. The relationship between James and Penny is rather stilted. I cannot imagine why or how they are attracted to each other. Perhaps their relationship was more romantic or consuming in previous books, but this is rather boring.

I'm having a hard time seeing the police (James) and a newspaper reporter (Penny) on the same side, much less working together. The police are giving Penny leads -- and asking her help canvassing photography shops? Where is this happening? Not in any world I'm familiar with.

James tells Penny that he is going to marry Charlotte because he's promised, his father is ill and he can't do anything to upset him, etc. Why does Penny want such a clod?

The most interesting part of the novel was the endnotes from the author. She has a great sense of history and has done her research to make a great story. Now, she needs to work on character development.

Penny Green
1. Limelight (2017)
2. The Rookery (2017)
3. The Maid's Secret (2017)
4. The Inventor (2018)
5. Curse of the Poppy (2018)
** 6. The Bermondsey Poisoner (2018)

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