As all of the books in this series, I loved it. Mary Anne is on vacation with the Pikes in Sea City. I think it would be so cool to go as a babysitter on vacation with a family.

Another great book from Taylor, always look forward to the next one coming out. He always makes you hate the bad guys like it’s personal. Plake Logan always manage to find trouble even on vacation

4 stars for a solid addition to this excellent historical mystery series. It is set in London, January, 1814. Alexi Sauvage has introduced Hero Devlin to a 8 months pregnant wife of a recently impressed cooper. Her husband was snatched of the street by a Royal Navy press gang. She is desperate need of food and coal. Hero and her friend Alexi assist her in the successful birth of her child. They are returning to Hero's carriage when they stumble upon the body of a woman. Hero recognizes her as Jane Ambrose, piano teacher to Princess Charlotte, the Regent's daughter. She sends word to her husband, Sebastian St Cyr, Viscount Devlin. Sauvage has told Hero that the body was moved after death, due to the lack of blood from the wound. Devlin decides to investigate what was either a murder or manslaughter. However, the Palace does not want this classed as a murder, because it would embarrass the Royal family. The authorities announce that she died as a result of a fall, hitting her head. Devlin angers some powerful people by investigating and is attacked. He does solve the murder. There are many suspects with twists and turns in the plot. I was not sure of who the killer was until near the end. I like that the author incorporates the use of terms in use in 1814 London: Footpad=robber cutpurse=thief Description of Hero's clothes: "Unable to use her carriage in the snow-filled streets and scorning sedan chairs, she pulled on demi-broquins of fine morocco lined with fur, wrapped herself in a fur trimmed pelisse with a matching Swedish hat fastened up on one side, and walked." The author discusses the plight of the poor, compared with the rich and the inequities of limited suffrage, and limitations placed upon talented women in Regency Britain. I recommend that you read this series in order, as there are developments in Devlin's personal life throughout the series. See my review of book 1 What Angels Fear: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... I read this library book in 3 days.

I like that the shark thought cartilage were boogers. My favorite part was when they scream when the star fish looses his arm.

I really enjoyed this book. It moved back and forth between turn of the century and more current day but ties the two stories together. A little mystery and a little history.

As a long-time fan of the anti-hero, I was hooked on this book by chapter 3. A heist gone both successful and wrong, morphs into the classic tale of young people challenging a more successful tyrant - all with the backdrop of a fantastic world.

This book was nothing like I was expecting, but a great surprise read. It was dark and twisted, and I couldn't wait to see what happened next.

4 stars for a fast moving mystery. Sharon McCone is a Private Investigator based in San Francisco, California. Ricky Savage is a popular country music star. He is married to Sharon's sister Charlene. Ricky comes to Sharon because he has received several cryptic threatening letters. She agrees to take on the case, and persuades him to hire RKI, a security company specializing in protecting high profile people. It is run by Hy Ripinsky. Hy and Sharon are in a relationship. Sharon does solve the case with help from her team. There are some twists and turns in the plot. I was not sure how it would end and who was behind the letters until the end. I read this library book in 3 days.

This book was beautifully written, and very fascinating, but just too weird and disconnected. I have no idea what actually happened in it, and no explanation was given for a lot of the events that occurred. Also, way too much sex. There was not that much sexual interaction needed for the plot of the story.

We loved this as a family read aloud. We liked the pictures throughout the book. The characters were very funny and made us laugh!