In the Shadow of Vesuvius
A Lady Emily Mystery
by Tasha Alexander
Minotaur Books
Pub Date 07 Jan 2020
I am reviewing a copy of In the Shadow of Vesuvius through St Martin’s Press/Minotaur Books and Netgalley:
Some bodies remained undisturbed a lot longer than others. When Lady Emily uncovers a body in plain sight among the ruins of Pompeii. In doing so Lady Emily sets a deadly chain of events in motion a deadly chain of events that ties her to a woman who told her story two thousand years ago.
Emily as well as her husband Colin Hargreaves have accompanied Emily’s friend Ivy Brandon on a trip to Pompeii when they discover a corpse and the police dismiss the murder as the work of local gangsters, Emily launches an investigation of her own. She seems to be aided by the archaeologists excavating the ruins, including a moody painter, the enigmatic site director, and a free-thinking American capable of sparring with even the Duke of Bainbridge. But each of them has secrets hiding among the ruins.
The sudden appearance of a beautiful young woman who claims a shocking relationship to the Hargreaves throws the investigation off track, having her have to face the truth about her husband’s past. It begins to come clear though that someone other than Collin wants her off the case permanently and will stop at nothing to make sure she cannot investigate. Emily resolves to solve the mystery though, but at what cost?
I give In the Shadows of Vesuvius five out of five stars!
Happy Reading!
Emily as well as her husband Colin Hargreaves have accompanied Emily’s friend Ivy Brandon on a trip to Pompeii when they discover a corpse and the police dismiss the murder as the work of local gangsters, Emily launches an investigation of her own. She seems to be aided by the archaeologists excavating the ruins, including a moody painter, the enigmatic site director, and a free-thinking American capable of sparring with even the Duke of Bainbridge. But each of them has secrets hiding among the ruins.
The sudden appearance of a beautiful young woman who claims a shocking relationship to the Hargreaves throws the investigation off track, having her have to face the truth about her husband’s past. It begins to come clear though that someone other than Collin wants her off the case permanently and will stop at nothing to make sure she cannot investigate. Emily resolves to solve the mystery though, but at what cost?
I give In the Shadows of Vesuvius five out of five stars!
Happy Reading!
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