Home Feed
Home
Search
Search
Add Review, Blurb, Quote
Add
Activity
Activity
Profile
Profile
Deadly Scandal
Deadly Scandal | Kate Parker
4 posts | 6 read | 3 to read
A new widow in 1930s London tries to discover the identity of her husband's killer.She is followed and her flat is searched, but she is determined. She obtains a job in the society section of a large metropolitan daily, but the job comes with a secondary assignment...in a Europe stumbling toward war.
Amazon Indiebound Barnes and Noble WorldCat Goodreads LibraryThing
review
robinb
Deadly Scandal | Kate Parker
post image
Mehso-so

I had high hopes for this one, but it really didn't measure up for me.

Olivia Denis, a young, widowed woman is determined to prove that her husband was murdered rather than committing suicide. As she must support herself or return to her father's overbearing home, she becomes a society column reporter which aids her in her investigation. As she encounters another side to her husband's life (a big one) and his clandestine work-related affairs, 🔻

robinb she is aided along the way by a military captain with a bit of a murky undercover background.

Unfortunately, I did not connect with Olivia at all. As the book began with her identifying her husband's body, she failed to show much remorse even though she considered their marriage a happy one. Yes, she did work to prove her was murdered, but I didn't get the sense that there was much personal feeling involved, especially after she met the 🔻
12mo
robinb And to be honest, I wasn't very invested in the story itself. It felt too repetitious and heavy-handed in trying to cast as many characters in the role of villain as possible.

It really just didn't work for me. 2.5/5⭐️ Almost a pan.
(edited) 12mo
36 likes2 comments
review
kspenmoll
Deadly Scandal | Kate Parker
post image
Pickpick

London-the late 1930‘s,when England was trying to appease Hitler & avoid another war. Intrigue, intelligence,counterintelligence…A new widow whose husband‘s death is ruled a suicide,disputes this& sets out to solve his “murder”,finding herself in a quagmire where nothing is as it seems.Relentlessly pursued,she faces danger at every turn.Her job as a society reporter provides the perfect cover for her when recruited to be British spy.Fast paced.

Crazeedi Great review Katherine, sounds like a good one 3y
55 likes1 comment
blurb
kspenmoll
Deadly Scandal | Kate Parker
post image

#outstandingoctober #readathon
Finished Tell No Tales & Deadly Scandal. Different stages with the other books.

Andrew65 Doing great 👏👏👏 3y
49 likes1 stack add1 comment
review
Amie
Deadly Scandal | Kate Parker
post image
Pickpick

I wasn't sure what to expect, but this was a good cozy historical mystery! I think I first saw it on Amazon, but no one has posted about it here on Litsy and none of the libraries in my library system owns it, but I was able to get the audiobook on Hoopla.

emtobiasz I‘ve got this saved my hoopla wishlist too— glad to hear it‘s a good one! 6y
robinb Stacked! 😊 I noticed there‘s a second in the series as well. 👍 (edited) 6y
SaraRosett Hoopla is great! I just discovered it recently. (edited) 6y
56 likes3 stack adds3 comments