Cut to the Quick

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Summary: Regency?
Review: I really enjoyed this book and am sorry the author has died. My one question is why is this described as a "Regency" mystery when it is set circa 1824? The Regency was 1811-1820.

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Summary: Worthy Addition to the Genre
Review: Interesting characters and plot. Can't wait to read the rest of the series

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Summary: Worthy Addition to the Genre
Review: Interesting characters and plot. Can't wait to read the rest of the series

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Summary: A Gem To Curl-Up With During A Rainy Weekend
Review: It's devastating to know that I'm left with only three more Ross mysteries given her death earlier this year. Ross had an amazing gift for detail, and "Cut To The Quick" was a perfect example. The story involved three separate mysteries, and I found myself unable to stop reading with the hope that maybe one would be solved in the next chapter. How happy I was last Sunday morning when I awoke with the knowledge that in a matter of hours I would finish the book and all would be revealed. Do not miss this book!

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Summary: A mindboggling mystery that will keep you turning the pages!
Review: Julian Kestrel is a gentleman women love and men want to be. Kate Ross cleverly created a character that is smart, charming and quick witted. I enjoyed this mystery because it challenges the reader's mind and does not subject the reader to frivolous gore. Ms. Ross' attention to historical detail created not just an entertaining story, but a learning experience for this reader of England's society of the early 1800's. A definite MUST for the avid mystery reader! If you like this series, may I suggest Laurie King's series starting with "The Beekeeper's Apprentice".

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Summary: A brilliant beginning to an engrossing mystery series.
Review: Julian Kestrel is outwardly an idle man of Society in the late Regency period of England. On a visit to a grand estate he is suddenly thrown into a world of mystery and murder... and perhaps finds a calling. Great depiction of the period and its society. Intriguing mystery. And even more intriguing is the mystery surrounding this amateur sleuth, which gradually begins to unravel in the succeeding books. I highly recommend this book and this series.

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Summary: Classic Debut Detective Story With A Classy Detective
Review: Julian Kestrel is, to outward appearances, a Regency Dandy. In reality, his is a keen and logical mind, well suited to solving mysteries. Invited to be groomsman (best man) at the wedding of a young man, Hugh Fontclair, whom he barely knows, Kestrel becomes involved in that proud and arrogant family's worst secrets, secrets that come to the fore when a young woman is found murdered. In Kestrel's bed. Who is she? And why was she murdered? And, by whom? Initial suspicion falls on Dipper, Kestrel's valet, formerly a London pickpocket. Kestrel must redouble his efforts to find the answer to the mystery -- and the murderer -- before his manservant is led away to be hanged. Meanwhile, the relationship between Hugh and his bride-to-be, the daughter of a cit of low origins (he used to work in the Fontclair stables)becomes problematic when Hugh is convinced Julian Kestrel is a rival for Miss Craddock's affections. Lots of twists and turns in this ingenious plot, and I defy anyone to come up with the murderer before Kestrel does! An auspicious beginning to a very fine series. Kate Ross's prose is elegant and her descriptions exquisite. She's in a class by herself.

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Summary: A Fascinating and Entertaining Mystery
Review: Ross is a master at creating real and interesting characters, and making you think they mean one thing when they actually mean something else. This entertaining and clever deception, plus the fascinating setting of 1820s London and an appealing protagonist in Julian Kestrel, makes Cut To The Quick one of the best mysteries in years. Don't miss it!

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Summary: Another fine historical mystery
Review: This is my second Kate Ross novel and I was not disappointed. Not only is the story a great mystery, but it is quite a history lesson as well. Smooth character development, great interaction among the characters, and baffling mysteries simply explained make this one of the better series that I have read lately. The protagonist Julian Kestrel is something out of a Dumas novel (and that's a good thing!) and the ending actually follows the plot. I will read the other novels in the series too.

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Summary: Another fine historical mystery
Review: This is my second Kate Ross novel and I was not disappointed. Not only is the story a great mystery, but it is quite a history lesson as well. Smooth character development, great interaction among the characters, and baffling mysteries simply explained make this one of the better series that I have read lately. The protagonist Julian Kestrel is something out of a Dumas novel (and that's a good thing!) and the ending actually follows the plot. I will read the other novels in the series too.