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If you're reading this, please say a little prayer for me for strength and direction in this new season. Thank you!!
To Disguise the Truth by Jen Turano – January 18, 2022
HISTORICAL ROMANTIC COMEDY/MYSTERY-DRAMA
1887, New York. "Considering she'd once shot the man
sitting across from her, Eunice Holbrook was beginning to get the sneaking
suspicion her past had finally caught up with her." Great opening line
and gorgeous cover! Arthur Livingston is a no-nonsense, black and white sort of
aristocrat; or at least he thinks so, until he reunites with the one woman who
tends to unhinge him. Eunice co-runs the
Bleaker Street Inquiry Agency and is rather headstrong and direct. These two have several wonderful arguments
and join forces to solve a long past murder.
The part of the book where she goes undercover had my gut
clenching. I was rather glad it was not the
major focus of the book because the conditions were abysmal. I enjoyed the twists and turns with her
family members and their reuniting. The
amount of money these people had was catastrophic even by today's standards! I was drawn to Chase Livingston, Arthur's
younger brother {"I've always been old for my years, and I spend
countless hours counseling men and women when I volunteer at a mission in Five
Points."}, as well as their
whimsical, eighty-two-year-old
grandfather {"I don't believe I've ever seen a lady flee from you
before. I suppose it's not very grandfatherly of me to admit that I found that
amusing, but that was very amusing indeed," Lloyd said, his eyes
twinkling}. I hope we hear more of
them in a future series. I also enjoyed the star Pinkerton, Agent Cooper who
has returned. I love that he trains the
girls in self-defense and that female agents are proficient in firearms. "The pistol was mine. It's a very
distinctive pistol, silver with an inlaid handle of mother of pearl and my
initials carved into it..." There's also a bit of society and a bit of
the old west in the book which was a fun change of scenery.
Very few faith or tea
moments this time. I could always do
with more of those! 😉
Very good read, 4 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐
I was gifted a copy of this
book for my honest opinion which is mine alone and without compensation or
further expectation.
Having fled from the scene of her grandfather's murder seven years before, Eunice is a lady with secrets--the most important that she is the missing heiress Arthur is seeking. She has no intention of allowing him to learn she's been disguising herself, especially when she has reason to believe Arthur could hold her responsible for her grandfather's death.
In order to avoid Arthur and conceal her real identity, Eunice takes on another case that requires her to go deep undercover. With secrets from the past--and Arthur--appearing wherever she looks, she wonders how she will ever uncover the truth behind her grandfather's murder.
Paperback, 352 pages / Expected publication: January 18th, 2022 by Bethany House Publishers
Series:
To Steal a Heart, To Write a Wrong, To Disguise the Truth
