Theft of Life | 
pickThis 5th and last in series was a sad and heartbreaking murder mystery with the victim a former West Indies planter. While revolving around the British slave trade, particularly in the West Indies (1785), there were some uplifting and hopeful moments as well. While I enjoyed this finale for the plot and characters, particularly the spotlight on a former slave who works as a bookseller, I found myself (on top of being sad that this great series 🔻
robinb ending) a little disappointed with the wrap up and ending. While the author did give some inkling of where some of the side characters were headed, the two mains, Harriet and Crowther were MIA…no mention of their futures at all. I was so surprised and disappointed by this. The epilogue felt very rushed and abrupt to me and unfortunately left me unsatisfied. Overall this was a wonderfully researched and well written historical 🔻 3w
robinb mystery series that I recommend. 4.25/5⭐️ 3w
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