Deanna Raybourn
Hardcover | Pages: 509 pages Rating: 3.92 | 19679 Users | 2231 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Silent in the Grave |
| ISBN: | 0778324109 (ISBN13: 9780778324102) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Lady Julia Grey #1 |
| Characters: | Lady Julia Grey, Nicholas Brisbane, Portia, Lady Bettiscombe, Valerius March, Lord March, Morag, Aquinas, Theophilus Monk, Dr. Mordecai Bent, Sir Simon Grey, Magda, Aunt Hermia, Hortense de Bellefleur |
| Setting: | London, England,1886(United Kingdom) |
| Literary Awards: | RITA Award by Romance Writers of America for Best Novel with Strong Romantic Elements & Nominee for First Book (2008), Dilys Award Nominee (2008), Agatha Award Nominee for Best First Novel (2007) |
Commentary To Books Silent in the Grave (Lady Julia Grey #1)
"LET THE WICKED BE ASHAMED, AND LET THEM BE SILENT IN THE GRAVE."These ominous words, slashed from the pages of a book of Psalms, are the last threat that the darling of London society, Sir Edward Grey, receives from his killer. Before he can show them to Nicholas Brisbane, the private inquiry agent he has retained for his protection, Sir Edward collapses and dies at his London home, in the presence of his wife, Julia, and a roomful of dinner guests.
Prepared to accept that Edward's death was due to a long-standing physical infirmity, Julia is outraged when Brisbane visits and suggests that Sir Edward has been murdered. It is a reaction she comes to regret when she discovers the damning paper for herself, and realizes the truth.
Determined to bring her husband's murderer to justice, Julia engages the enigmatic Brisbane to help her investigate Edward's demise. Dismissing his warnings that the investigation will be difficult, if not impossible, Julia presses forward, following a trail of clues that lead her to even more unpleasant truths, and ever closer to a killer who waits expectantly for her arrival.
Itemize Of Books Silent in the Grave (Lady Julia Grey #1)
| Title | : | Silent in the Grave (Lady Julia Grey #1) |
| Author | : | Deanna Raybourn |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 509 pages |
| Published | : | March 1st 2007 by Mira (first published December 19th 2006) |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Historical. Historical Fiction. Romance. Fiction. Historical Mystery |
Rating Of Books Silent in the Grave (Lady Julia Grey #1)
Ratings: 3.92 From 19679 Users | 2231 ReviewsEvaluation Of Books Silent in the Grave (Lady Julia Grey #1)
Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn is the first book of one of the best series I have ever read. Ive reviewed other books of the series and talked about the characters on the blog before, but I recently started at the beginning for a reread and couldnt resist writing a review! Sonow I take on the challenge of reviewing one of my favorite books of all timeI owned Silent in the Grave for a long time before I finally got around to picking it up. I dont remember why I finally did start readingObviously this book has far more admirers then detractors, (if the ratings are any indication), but I'm damned if I know why. As far as I can analyse, you might like this book if you enjoy:1. A surly and charmless hero masquerading as a grade C Sherlock Holmes clone.2. Forced chemistry (or rather no chemistry) between said surly/charmless hero and an equally vapid "oh-I'm-so-stupid-but-I'm-so-adorable-because-the-writer-tells-you-so" heroine.3. A 435 page mystery where the actual detection takes
Victorian-era murder mystery: Lady Julia Grey is the young widow of Sir Edward, who collapses at a dinner party and soon dies, despite the best efforts of the doctor and Nicholas Brisbane, a dark and mysterious private investigator who had been hired by Edward because of some threats he'd received. Lady JuliaBrisbane informs Julia that her husband was likely murdered rather than passing away of a lifelong heart condition, but Julia angrily dismisses him. Nearly a year later, however, Julia
Rather enjoyed this! I often go into romance somewhat unwillingly because very few authors hit the right combination for me so that the cringe-factor will be held at a minimum. So far, those books by Georgette Heyer I've read have been enjoyable. I like spunky heroines who defy convention, and I guess that's pretty much the going thing nowadays. This first story in the series focuses almost exclusively on the mystery, which is finding out who could have been out to murder Lady Julia's husband,
4/2/20 $1.99 for Kindle.Highly recommend to fans of historical murder mysteries with a strong romantic aspect.
Meh. DNF-ed. It just went on and on and on without anything happening. And when we got to the part about the two-week long personality-altering migraine, I had had enough. The main characters had about as much chemistry as two wet crackers.
Apparently it's now necessary to pre-emptively address holier than thou trolls who conveniently leave out important words in quoting my own text back at me as they're scolding me for my apparent lack of judgment, or those who leave criticisms in their own reviews of this one.I don't know whether it's a lack of comprehension skills or just willful misreading of words, but let me spell this out very clearly:Feminism = GOOD.Hammering points exhaustively into a narrative = BAD.Or at least not to my
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