If you loved Eddie Haskell on “Leave it to Beaver”, you will love this book!

Fascinating incorporation of native American history and small town Maine

Recommend!

This book was not my thing. There wasn’t a lot going on, it wasn’t very long, and it just wasn’t something I enjoyed.

Very disjointed story line

Fantastic book! The best I've read all year. Reid does such a good job making you care about the characters.

I don't give away spoilers in my reviews. I stumbled upon this book while searching my library's mystery shelves. I am a big fan of the Gilded Age and this sounded like a good read. Pamela Thompson is used to living richly and spending her time volunteering at charities. Unfortunately, her husband has foolishly spent their fortune in a scam. Pamela and her husband lose everything. Then Pamela loses her husband, Jack. She then takes over a boardinghouse that is one of her investments since she and her ward Brenda can live there. Pamela becomes a store detective at Macy's. This was my favorite part of the book. I loved reading about her training with Harry, the store setting, all of the items for sale back then. Pamela goes on to become a compation to Lydia Jennings, a rich woman who thinks there is something amiss with her household finances, staff, etc. I also loved the friendship that forms with Pamela's attorney boss, Prescott. I struggled to figure out who the murderer was - which is always a fun thing for a reader. I love the constant guessing game while reading a good mystery book. I plan on reading the other books in this series because I really liked how strong Pamela became while remaining a lady in those times. (from my Goodreads review)

I simply cannnot explain how good this book is!! The way that Susanne Collin’s ties in parts from the other 4 books is amazing!!! It kind of made me want to cry. Is that bad? The way that president snow killed Lenore dove is horrible in a twisted intelligent way. Again is it bad that I understand that? The rest of the book I fell immune to but what really got me was the epilogue. The way that he saw Kathi’s grow up and how she was really the one that stopped the sunrise on the reaping. But what really got me was the last line was when he remembered his now dead brother saying happy birthday on the reaping day. I can not even explain how this made me feel.

Solid story, but not her best. Still a fun read.

I don't give away spoilers in my reviews. I love historical novels and knew I would love this book as well. I can't wait to read additional upcoming books in this An Emma Knightley Mystery series. Emma Knightley is married to George Knightley and is very happy. It's a new marriage full of romance, love and most of all - humor. My favorite thing in this book is how funny Emma is. George is the local magistrate and is called upon when the local vicar's wife is found murdered in the church. Emma gets involved from the very beginning through to the end - much to George's dismay. Emma's involvement also drives her father crazy too. I had a fairly good idea who the murderer was by the last 1/3 of the book and appreciated how hard it was to figure it out. I loved all of the Knightley's friends and neighbors. The societal norms of that time are always interesting to me as well. Wonderful, historical, romantic, funny novel. I'm excited for the next book to come out! (from my Goodreads review)