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Stolen Remains (2014)

by Christine Trent(Favorite Author)

3.57 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0758293240 (ISBN13: 9780758293244)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Kensington

series

Lady of Ashes

review 1: Believe it or not, I had fun reading this book, and I rate it 4 1/2 stars. There is a twist at the end I did not expect, and with the subject being death with the main character being a female undertaker, one would think that it would not be fun, but it was for me. Being an avid Anglophile, I climbed right into the Victorian setting with the Queen involved in solving the first murder working with Mrs. Harper, the undertaker. The author shows the reader all aspects of London during Queen Victoria's reign even going into White Chapel before Jack the Ripper though which was fine by me. This series has great promise for Anglophiles and people who just like mysteries and London, of course. I heartily recommend Stolen Remains !
review 2: Very interesting historical... more mystery! Takes place after the Civil War and during the building of the Suez Canal. The characters are well developed and interesting. I liked the idea of a woman undertaker which would have been very unusual at that time. Lots of interesting little tidbits, like how she embalmed a body at the deceased's home, the invention of dynamite by Alfred Nobel, that embalming bodies started after the Civil War in the US but people in the UK still frowned on the practice, and Egyptology all seamlessly woven in the story. If you like historical fiction then you will love this series. less

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