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Rating: Summary: mediocre but harmless Regency mystery Review: Orphaned Jessica has been "a poor relation" living on her Aunt Hettie's largesse at the isolated manor house, Downsview, for ten years. Irascible Auntie's only social visitors are her four nephews, who visit once a year during the holidays to ensure they'll still be recognized in the annual rewriting of her will. This year, however, is different. On the eve of the lawyer's coming Hettie is found murdered, and last year's will must stand -- naming Jessica the sole heir, but only if she marries one of the nephews. Jessica has always loved Otto, and thought Felix and Horatio harmless, but now she begins to suspect everyone as another death occurs and "accidents" begin to happen to her. Is it desperate libertine Gregory, or one of the others? Who will she choose and, more importantly, will she live to marry?This is not an evil book, even if the plot is rather contrived. Nor is it great literature. It is a Regency Romance, and as such it will provide a few hours' entertainment without taxing your brain. There are lots of typos, which makes you wonder how much even the author and editor care, but the heroine is sympathetic and the mystery is not transparent.
Rating: Summary: mediocre but harmless Regency mystery Review: Orphaned Jessica has been "a poor relation" living on her Aunt Hettie's largesse at the isolated manor house, Downsview, for ten years. Irascible Auntie's only social visitors are her four nephews, who visit once a year during the holidays to ensure they'll still be recognized in the annual rewriting of her will. This year, however, is different. On the eve of the lawyer's coming Hettie is found murdered, and last year's will must stand -- naming Jessica the sole heir, but only if she marries one of the nephews. Jessica has always loved Otto, and thought Felix and Horatio harmless, but now she begins to suspect everyone as another death occurs and "accidents" begin to happen to her. Is it desperate libertine Gregory, or one of the others? Who will she choose and, more importantly, will she live to marry? This is not an evil book, even if the plot is rather contrived. Nor is it great literature. It is a Regency Romance, and as such it will provide a few hours' entertainment without taxing your brain. There are lots of typos, which makes you wonder how much even the author and editor care, but the heroine is sympathetic and the mystery is not transparent.
Rating: Summary: It keeps you guessing Review: This is one of the best mysteries I have ever read. Not only is it a good romance but you really can't figure it out until the very end. Jessica lives with her Aunt Hetty in a QUIET community. The most exciting happening in her life is when the holidays bring every year Hetty's four nephews: Otto, Horatio, Gregory, and Felix. They are all completely different and all heirs to Hetty's fortune. Therefore, it isn't too surprising when Hetty is found dead. The big surprise is that Hetty leaves all her money to the nephew that marries Jessica. Soon Jessica is beset by suitors and one of them is a murderer! She doesn't find out till the end who the murderer or whom she loves. It is an EXTREMELY good read.
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