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Reviewed by: Brenda
Weeaks, MyShelf.Com Tracy Grant has created one of those rare books in which a wide audience will take interest. Daughter of the Game is a multifaceted tale that will have readers turning the last page with a sense of sadness at the outcome, yet contentment at being satisfactorily entertained throughout 483 pages of history, drama, cloak-and-dagger mystery, complete with spies, and love in its truest form. Readers will discover that the layers of historical detail add life to the intriguing plot. The tale begins in 1819 and includes flashbacks to 1812 and the Napoleonic war. (It takes place in London, but does drift over to the Peninsular in the flashbacks.) Unable to sleep, young Colin Fraser heads for the kitchen in the middle of the night, thinking it will help him with the guilt he suffers from hurting his little sister in a pretend battle. On the way, he runs into a couple intruders, but instead of wanting the silver, they want him. Charles Fraser is the grandson of a duke. He was once an intelligence officer and is now a member of the Parliament. When his son Colin is kidnapped, Charles assumes it's because of money or politics. He is ready to pay, no matter the cost. Little does he know that the past, which brought him and his beloved wife Mélanie together, would hold all the answers to this devastating predicament and endanger all that he holds sacred. Thanks to an intricately-woven plot, readers can expect a nonstop story as Charles and Melanie go in search of the kidnappers and come face to face with one eyebrow-raising revelation after another. Definitely recommended for fans of historical fiction, mystery or romance.
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