By Kelly Bridgewater
Determined to make a life for herself, Reggie Van Buren bid goodbye to fine china and the man her parents expected her to marry and escaped to Boston. What she never expected to discover was that an unknown talent for sleuthing would develop into a business partnership with the handsome, yet shy, Hamish DeLuca.
Their latest case arrives when Errol Parker, the leading base stealer in the Boston farm leagues, hires Hamish and Reggie to investigate what the Boston police shove off as a series of harmless pranks. Errol believes these are hate crimes linked to the outbreak of war in Europe, and he’s afraid for his life. Hamish and Reggie quickly find themselves in the midst of an escalating series of crimes.
When Hamish has his careful constructed life disrupted by a figure from his past, he is driven to a decision that may sever him from Reggie forever . . . even more than her engagement to wealthy architect Vaughan Vanderlaan.
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My Thoughts:
Murder in the City of
Liberty by Rachel McMillan is a story filled with accurate details and a
nod to classic literature. The story does have a dead body in it and does move
the story along, but, I believe, the plot is more a cultural nod to the social
and racial tensions of the 1940's. America is on the brink of World War II,
even though majority of the citizens want to ignore the rising terror. McMillan
jumps into the plot and brings 1940's Boston to life. I really enjoy her
attention to historical detail with her settings and bringing the conflicts to
light. The romantic heat between Hamish and Reggie spark even hotter in this
addition of their story. McMillan does wonderfully at creating a story that
grips my attention and kept me glued to the page. I finished the whole novel in
under one day. Wonderful story. I can't wait to see what troubles and romance
come to Hamish and Reggie next.
I received a complimentary copy of Murder in the City of Liberty by Rachel McMillan from Thomas Nelson
publishing, but the opinions stated are all my own.
My Rating:
4.5 out of 5 stars
Purchase Murder in the City of Liberty
About the Author:
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| From Amazon |
Rachel McMillan is the author of the Herringford and Watts
mysteries, the Three Quarter Time series of contemporary romances set in
opulent Vienna, and the Van Buren and DeLuca mysteries praised for bringing an
authentic 1930's Boston world to life while normalizing the fictional
conversation surrounding mental illness. Her first work of non-fiction,
described as a romantic's guide to independent travel, releases in 2020. Rachel
lives in Toronto, Canada. (Taken from Amazon.)
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