{"id":11825,"date":"2019-04-05T07:30:32","date_gmt":"2019-04-05T11:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=11825"},"modified":"2024-01-21T10:43:42","modified_gmt":"2024-01-21T15:43:42","slug":"an-artless-demise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/11825","title":{"rendered":"An Artless Demise"},"content":{"rendered":"

An Artless Demise<\/a><\/em> (2019) Anna Lee Huber<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Set in London in November 1831<\/p>\n

Kiera and Sebastian are in London, trying to settle into married life, but murder and body snatchers are reminding people who Kiera left in the first place, and Lord Gage is reminding Sebastian that his marriage to Kiera would bring this down upon them.<\/p>\n

What a delight, that Lord Gage.<\/p>\n

The investigation into the murder discovers a young lord who nobody seems to miss.<\/p>\n

\u201cWait.\u201d Redditch glanced between us in startlement. \u201cYou think someone deliberately murdered my heir?\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cThe evidence does seem to point in that direction,\u201d Gage said. <\/p>\n

Redditch sank back into the sofa as if he\u2019d had the wind knocked out of him. <\/p>\n

\u201cDoes that surprise you?\u201d <\/p>\n

He lifted a hand to rub his forehead. \u201cActually . . . no.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I thoroughly enjoyed this, even if there were a few things I took issue with.<\/p>\n

First, I’m not certain I believe Lord Gage’s softening towards Kiera. I’m not sure that seeing her flinch when he raises his hand would really make him start to see things differently. <\/p>\n

Second, I’m still unsure about the rationale for the second murder. <\/p>\n

The burking and body snatching bits were fascinating (and true) but they weren’t truly involved in that investigation–the primary mystery was the murder of the young lords, and I have qualms, as I said, about that second murder.<\/p>\n

BUT<\/p>\n

It was still an enjoyable story and an interesting mystery, and I do recommend this series.<\/p>\n

Publisher: Berkley
\nRating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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