City Of Mystery (2 books in series)

City of Darkness (2012)
language
English
author
3.75 of 5 Votes: 2
review 1: This is a very solid and entertaining Victorian mystery set around a fictional but plausible Jack the Ripper scenario. The sociological tensions of English class and gender inequality of the period dresses the story with some depth and authenticity without too much editorializing...
City of Silence (2013)
language
English
author
3.73 of 5 Votes: 3
review 1: I liked the murder mystery aspect of this book, along with the history of the Romanovs and the Winter Palace. My biggest problem with it was the depiction of Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna. The author makes her out to be an abrupt and unhappy person who is ignored by her hu...