pickThis is an intricately plotted read for historical mystery readers, especially those who like a heavy dose of the politics of the time (English attitudes towards the Irish and Irish Home Rule) with their stories, with a spot on sense of time and place and a sometimes troubling parallel to life, beliefs, and media today. Full review at http://booknaround.blogspot.com/2022/12/review-under-veiled-moon-by-karen-odden....
“In the tradition of C. S. Harris and Anne Perry, a fatal disaster on the Thames and a roiling political conflict set the stage for Karen Odden‘s second Inspector Corravan historical mystery.”
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“Karen's fourth novel, Down a Dark River, introduces readers to Michael Corravan, a former thief and bare-knuckles boxer from Irish Whitechapel who becomes a Scotland Yard Inspector.
Under a Veiled Moon, the second book in the series, will be released in hardback, e-book, and audio on October 11, 2022.”
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pickThis is a fascinating mystery that takes as its premise an historical event, a ship collision in the Thames in 1878 that claimed hundreds of lives. Was it a deliberate act? Were Irish activists involved? This author has again woven a clever, highly readable book around well researched history. This is the second in a series centered on a Scotland Yard detective, and I enjoyed this even more than the first. Releases 10/11. Highly recommended.
“…the industrialists especially don‘t like the sound of the Molly Maguires in America.”
This caught my eye, as my husband grew up in the hard coal region of Pennsylvania, and the Mollies were legend. In fact, we would pass the jail where those who were convicted were hung on our way to his family‘s home.
Anyone out there interested in reading an arc of this second in series historical mystery? I‘ve just heard from the author that they‘re looking for a few more folks to read and review before pub date (10/11).
The first in series is Down A Dark River (just FYI), and these are similar to the Sebastian St. Cyr series. I‘m loving so far. 😊
If interested, shoot me an email (robinb.litsy@gmail.com), and I‘ll put Karen Odden in touch with you. 🔻
pickThis is 2nd in the Inspector Corravan series set in 1878 London. Corravan is called upon to determine the cause of the horrific collision of the pleasure boat Princess Alice and the iron-hulled Bywell Castle in the Thames, leaving 600 in the river with only 130 surviving. Is it Irish gang-related? The Irish Republican Brotherhood? Or a frame conspiracy? I really enjoyed this one, actually more than the first one. The historical details 🔻
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