{"id":5683,"date":"2016-02-23T20:34:17","date_gmt":"2016-02-24T01:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=5683"},"modified":"2026-09-13T10:14:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T14:14:58","slug":"a-study-in-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/5683","title":{"rendered":"A Study in Death"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Study in Death<\/a><\/em> (2015) Anna Lee Huber<\/p>\n

\"A-Study-in-Death\"<\/a>When Lady Drummond dies in front of Lady Darby, Kiera immediately believes the death not due to be apoplexy, but to poison. Unfortunately, Lord Drummond all but throws Lady Darby out, and so she cannot–even with the help of Gage–openly investigate the death.<\/p>\n

Additionally, Lady Darby and Gage are finally engaged, however, it appears that Lord Gage is opposed to the match.<\/p>\n

Normally, I hate it when obstacle after obstacle is thrown up between a couple, but in this case, the obstacles were not surprises but set in places much earlier (Gage’s conflict with his father appears in the second book, but we are not given the reason for it until now) which made the obstacles understandable and even expected.<\/p>\n

Again, Lady Darby’s relationship with her siblings is very well done and appreciated. Pregnancy was a very dangerous even, with death in childbirth being quite common, and these books have done a very good job of showing that, with Alana’s confinement and the very real possibility of her death.<\/p>\n

I simply can\u2019t concentrate.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s understandable.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cYes, but not helpful.\u201d She tipped her head back and groaned. \u201cI\u2019ve only been confined to this bed for a day and a half and I\u2019m already restless. And yet I\u2019m terrified of moving about, lest the bleeding start again.\u201d Her face was drawn with fear and unhappiness.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I also appreciate how clear these books are about the place women had in the world at that time.<\/p>\n

Lord Drummond was little danger to me. For him to strike a woman outside of his protection would have been beyond the pale of gentlemanly conduct. My fianc\u00e9 or brother or even brother-in-law would have been quite within their rights to demand satisfaction for such a slight to their female relative. However, Lady Drummond had no such defense. Being Lord Drummond\u2019s wife, he could do as he wished to her, as Sir Anthony had done to me. Yes, society generally frowned upon physically harming one\u2019s wife, but they also expected that husbands should give their wives moderate correction, so spouses who went too far in their discipline were rarely prosecuted. Perhaps my standing up to Lord Drummond had been a personal triumph, but it had also potentially exposed Lady Drummond to harsher treatment.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The past IS a lovely place to visit, but I would most certainly NOT want to live there.<\/p>\n

I really like this series, and wait impatiently for the next book.
\nRating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Published by Berkley <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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