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I always love when I‘m surprised by a book. And I‘ll be honest, I let the ho-hum cover put a preconceived notion in my brain. Even though the reviews on here are mixed, I enjoyed this first in series historical mystery set in 1897 San Francisco. Atticus Riot is a haunted and disillusioned PI returning to SF following his partner‘s murder 3 years before. He is tasked with finding a missing heiress before he can seek retirement. Isobel Kingston 🔻

Okay, at best. Too disjointed for my taste.

Great writing, slow plot. Atticus Riot & Isobel Kingston were bold & fun, & engaged me from start to finish. Lovely phrasing & some excellent descriptions brought turn-of-the-century San Francisco to life vividly. The mystery itself plodded slowly; I found my attention slipping as to who did what & when — so that when we got to the end, I was not totally sure as to how all the pieces fit. Still, I‘m interested to see where it goes next! ★★★☆☆.

#currentlyreading | honestly you had me at “Victorian San Francisco” 😍

A slow beginning and it took me a little while to settle in to the narrative but once in I was hooked. A feisty heroine and an intelligent hero who make a worthy team. I received this ebook from the author through Voracious Readers and I am very glad to have been introduced to this new detective series.

I‘m having a terrific time visiting friends in a Rockhampton and haven‘t had much time to read, I‘m mainly reading ebooks which are on my phone for ease of access. Loving spending time with my friends. 📚💚❤️💙

Another Voracious Readers freebie. Just started so I will keep you posted...

I talked myself out of a trip to B&N (I was having dinner across the street). I'm pouting now so I bought new books for my #kindle instead to comfort myself 🙈🤷‍♀️ #bookhoarder #idonthaveaproblem