jjares reviewed on 9/19/2019 + 3413 more book reviews

What am I going to do when this series is over?  Now, this is a crazy thing to be worrying about when I've just finished the second of the six novels in this series.  This author is offering something unique in the world of reading -- an intelligent, resourceful, likable heroine who avoids the common problems of lots of heroines (immaturity, clinginess or other irritating character flaws).

Nell has a difficult past that she is hiding in order to keep her job as a governess in a wealthy Boston home.  She's not proud of what she's done but she tries to learn from her previous mistakes and soldier on with life.  Her Achilles heel is Will Hewitt.  She doesn't realize how much he means to her and what a wonderful fit they are together.  When they are together, they are magic.  They don't do much but their interactions are significant to them both.

All the characters seem to be well-rounded so that the reader understands why they have acted in a certain way.  In this story, Duncan Sweeny makes an appearance and we learn more about Nell's previous life.  The fact that the author is parceling Nell's information out slowly only adds to the reader's fascination with Nell and the Hewitts. 

Gilded Age Mystery
1. Still Life with Murder (2003)
**2. Murder in a Mill Town (2004)
3.Death on Beacon Hill (2005)
4. Murder on Black Friday (2005) 
5.Murder in the North End (2006)
6. A Bucket of Ashes (2007)

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