A Veil Removed (A Henrietta and Inspector Howard Novel, 4)
Description A Veil Removed by Michelle Cox
Murder is never far from this sexy couple . . . even during the holidays!
Their honeymoon abruptly ended by the untimely death of Alcott Howard, Clive and Henrietta return to Highbury, where Clive discovers all is not as it should be. Increasingly convinced that his father’s death was not an accident, Clive launches his own investigation, despite his mother’s belief that he has become “mentally disturbed” with grief. Henrietta eventually joins forces with Clive on their first real case, which becomes darker—and deadlier—than they imagined as they get closer to the truth behind Alcott’s troubled affairs.
Meanwhile, Henrietta’s sister, Elsie, begins, at Henrietta’s orchestration, to take classes at a women’s college—an attempt to evade her troubles and prevent any further romantic temptations. When she meets a bookish German custodian at the school, however, he challenges her to think for herself . . . even as she discovers some shocking secrets about his past life.
My Thoughts A Veil Removed by Michelle Cox
Book 3 ended with Clive and Henrietta cutting their honeymoon short after finding out the Clive’s father died from a freak accident. When they arrive home, they attend to his grieving mother. However, the more Clive thinks about it, the more he convinces himself that his father must have been murdered. His mother tries to convince him that he is just crazy with grief but he knows he needs to listen to his gut. It takes awhile for Henrietta to believe him as well but she comes around to his thinking, especially after he question’s his father’s business executive.
At the same time, Henrietta is relived to learn that her sister, Elsie was saved from causing a scandal that would have ruined her life. Their Grandfather put’s their Aunt to work trying to make a lady out of Elsie and get her wed into a wealthy family fast, as to avoid rumors or a relapse into the near miss scandal. However, Elsie being so young doesn’t know what she wants but she sure knows she doesn’t want to be groomed and paraded in front of men at balls!
Henrietta gest the idea that Elise should go to an all-women’s college to help her from further problems. Finally, Elsie agrees and she enrolls and lives in the dorm. However, she meets a young German custodian, Gunther who encourages her to live the live she herself wants. She wants to do just that but is struggling to figure out how to get around her Aunt and Grandfather. Meanwhile, Gunther has secrets of his own.
I loved the introduction of Gunther in this book. He is was a teacher in Germany and he is very knowledgeable about literature which makes for nice conversation between him and Elsie. The mystery was especially nail biting in book 4 and we once again experience more of the seedier side of 1930’s Chicago. Michelle Cox’s writing really shined in ‘A Veil Removed’! I give it all 5 stars!
Stay tuned for my review of Book 5, A Child Lost’ on March 25th!
About Michelle Cox
Michelle Cox is the author of the multiple award-winning Henrietta and Inspector Howard series as well as Novel Notes of Local Lore, a weekly blog dedicated to Chicago’s forgotten residents. She suspects she may have once lived in the 1930s and, having yet to discover a handy time machine lying around, has resorted to writing about the era as a way of getting herself back there. (Her books have been praised by Kirkus, Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, and many others, so she might be on to something.)
Unbeknownst to most, Cox hoards board games she doesn’t have time to play and is, not surprisingly, addicted to period dramas and big band music. Also, marmalade.
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The women’s college sounds like a good outlet for Elsie, and I imagine our heroine Henrietta will definitely be able to help some people!
Sounds like an exciting mystery. Thanks.