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Lies That Comfort and Betray

Gilded Age Mystery Series, Book 2
By: Rosemary Simpson
Narrated by: Sarah Zimmerman
Series: Gilded Age Mystery [Simpson], Book 2
Length: 12 hrs and 31 mins
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The murders in Whitechapel are shocking enough to make news worldwide, and in the autumn of 1888, Geoffrey and Prudence find the stories in the New York Herald quite unsettling. But London is not the only city to be terrorized by a mad butcher.

Nora Kenny makes the occasional journey on the Staten Island ferry to work in Prudence's Fifth Avenue house, just as her mother once served Prudence's mother. As little girls, they played freely together, before retreating into their respective social classes. Still, they remain fond of each other. But when Nora slips away to Saint Anselm's one chilly Saturday to confess her sins and never returns, Prudence is alarmed. And when Nora's body is discovered in a local park, Prudence is devastated.

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  • Pictorama
  • New York, NY United States
  • 03-15-19

Am addicted now!

I was so pleased to see that there was a second (and now a third) book in this series and it exceeded expectation. They are in fact better than "mystery series" generally leads me to believe but I do like the characters and the set up. The really nifty thing in this volume is her use of animals - without being over the top they are so well integrated into this story and become great characters in the book. It showed great skill - I even played a chapter for my husband specifically for this. I'm a fan and will be reading all to come.

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  • Kristina
  • Queensbury, NY, United States
  • 02-21-18

Book 1 was much better, but still decent

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

Probably not. I have read probably ten mystery books now that use a copy-cat Ripper as the basis of the story...seems lazy to me.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

I didn't guess the real murderer, but we weren't introduced to him until late in the story. The actual ending was just okay for me.

Any additional comments?

If more stories are written in this series, I will wait and see how it is reviewed before I download. Based on the first book, it's clear this author can write a good story with strong characters.

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