jjares reviewed on 9/21/2019 + 3413 more book reviews

What a wonderful series.  Each of the books is less than the usual 300+ pages of a standard novel.  My only disappointment in this story is the quickness of closure (at the end).  Mr. Mead was doing some work for Nell and I thought it was rather quickly completed.  Nell's resolution of the "Duncan problem" seemed to be quickly settled too.

For the entire series, Nell has been a governess of Gracie, living in an upscale (highest echelon) of Boston society.  In this last book, Nell is able to discover the truth behind her ne'er-do-well brother, Jamie's death.  Dr. Greaves, introduced in the first book as Nell's savior, returns in this book to be of service to Nell again.

After serving at President Ulysses S. Grant's request in the French-Prussian War, Will returned to the Cape Cod area during the summer vacation of the Hewitt's, to find Nell and Dr. Greaves close friends again.  Will he step back and let Nell and Greaves marry or will he plead his case to Nell?

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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