Publication Date: April 2008
Warning: Do not read this right before bed!
The year is 1837 and Liberty Lane, runs away from her overbearing aunt to meet up with her father in France. She receives an anonymous note telling her that her father was shot in a dual. She knows that this can’t be true, due to her father’s ethical belief against duels. He must have been murdered, but by whom?
Liberty does some investigating and gets herself caught up in some very close calls herself. She agrees to pose as a governess for a family that was said to be, somehow involved in her father’s death. To tell more of this riveting early Victorian Gothic mystery would give away too much.
The year is 1837 and Liberty Lane, runs away from her overbearing aunt to meet up with her father in France. She receives an anonymous note telling her that her father was shot in a dual. She knows that this can’t be true, due to her father’s ethical belief against duels. He must have been murdered, but by whom?
Liberty does some investigating and gets herself caught up in some very close calls herself. She agrees to pose as a governess for a family that was said to be, somehow involved in her father’s death. To tell more of this riveting early Victorian Gothic mystery would give away too much.
This is a compulsive read that I was unable to put down! Caro Peacock’s characters are well fleshed out and come to life. I felt like was inside the story myself. This book is very close to a five star rating for me, however, there is one little part towards the end that I think could have been set up better. I can’t mention it here without giving away a spoiler.
Don’t say I didn’t warn you, I was up until 3:00 in the morning with this wonderful heart-racing book!
Note: This book was also published with the title ‘Death at Dawn’
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This book was published here under the title Death at Dawn. Whilst I liked it, I didn’t like it as much as you did. I felt it was kind of pale in comparison to And Only to Deceive by Tasha Alexander which I read only a couple of weeks before. I also highly recommend Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn which was also excellent.
Oh, this sounds good!
Sounds good, Teddy. Thanks for the heads-up! 🙂
Going right at the top of my TBR!
Intriging. . . I may have to check this out!
Lezlie
Marg: I wondered if this was the same as Death at Dawn. Thanks for answering that question.
Thanks for the recomendations, I added them to my TBR.
Chris, Joy, Katknit, and Lezlie: Let me know if you do read it. I would love to know what you think.
I put this on my TBR–thanks!!
I hope you like it Samantha! Let me know.
I love and hate books that keep me up all night. LOL Sounds wonderful. Thanks for the review!
You summed up my relationship with books that keep me up all night well Bookfool! Love / Hate. LOL!
Sounds good! I like a mystery, and Victorian ones are often excellent.
I haven’t read a heart-racing book in a long time! I’ll have to keep this one in mind for the future.
Added to my list. Beautiful cover.
I have added her other books too.
Paris and 1800’s. A winning combination in my books.