Destroying Angel
A Rose McQuinn Mystery, Book V
by Alanna Knight
After establishing herself as a lady detective and attracting the
attentions of the handsome Jack Macmerry, Rose McQuinn’s luck seemed
to be on the up. But fiancé Jack has decided that he doesn’t want
to marry her, and as if that isn’t bad enough, her treasured deerhound
Thane’s true owner has been found. It seems that he truly belongs
to a wealthy Northumberland landowner called Hubert Staines, whose
dying daughter wants her beloved pet back. So Rose travels down to
the Staines home to do her good deed, only to discover that nothing
is quite what it seems.
It
does seem that gothic novels are alive and well even in the new
Millennium, and as usual Ms Knight’s work is highly enjoyable for
many reasons. Rose makes for a sensible and interesting protagonist,
a world away from the type of heroines normally associated with
this type of fiction. Ms Knight knows how to pace her work, which
is laced with plenty of surprises and a teasing plot as well as
the usual excellent sense of location. As this is a Victorian novel,
Rose’s voice seemed suitable for the period, as did the over-sentimentality
of the suspected spectral dog Thane. 19th century readers would
have loved this Lassie of the 1890s as he tirelessly performs good
deeds, but I can’t say that I do! It is perhaps a true sign of
how good these books are that I eagerly read them, dog and all.
An
Orkney Murder #3
Ghost
Walk #4
Destroying
Walk #5
Murder
Lies Waiting
#9
|
The Book |
Allison
& Busby |
26
September 2008 |
Paperback |
0749079371
/ 9780749079376 |
Historical
Mystery / 1892 Northumberland, England |
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The Reviewer |
Rachel
A Hyde |
Reviewed
2008 |
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