Regency London’s detective duo is back on a new case–and this one is going to be a killer.
Caught in the explosion of the Hammersmith Mill in London, Bow Street Runner Daniel Swann rushes to help any survivors only to find the mill’s owner dead of an apparent gunshot.
Even though the owner’s daughter, Agatha Montgomery, mourns his death, it seems there are more than a few people with motive for murder. But Daniel can’t take this investigation slow and steady. Instead, he must dig through all the suspects as quickly as he can, because the clock is ticking until his mysterious patronage–and his job as a runner–comes to an abrupt and painful end. It seems to Daniel that, like his earthly father, his heavenly Father has abandoned him to the fates.
Lady Juliette Thorndike is Agatha’s bosom friend and has the inside knowledge of the wealthy London ton to be invaluable to Daniel. She should be in a perfect position to help with the case. Still, her instructor in the art of spy craft orders her to stay out of the investigation. But circumstances intervene, dropping her into the middle of the deadly pursuit.
When a dreadful accident ends in another death on the mill floor, Daniel discovers a connection to his murder case–and to his own secret past. Now he and Juliette are in a race to find the killer before his time runs out.
“Erica Vetsch once again weaves a classic tale of how the old affects the new. An artfully told story that will have you wondering at the outcome until the final pages are read.”– Ruth Logan Herne, USA TODAY best-selling author
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Summary
From: Rebecca Maney
Book Title: Millstone of Doubt
Book Author: Erica Vetsch
What do you like about this book:
"Something is off. After all I've done, can this betrayal be true? I shall have to take care. I wouldn't want to be wrong."
Murder and mayhem, there was no other way to describe the loss of life and explosive destruction that nearly leveled London's Hammersmith Mill. Happening upon the scene, Bow Street Runner Daniel Swann began to assess the sorts of details that were providing him with more questions than answers. Was it mere coincidence that the mill owner had been shot, or had the perpetrator hoped to cover his dastardly deed with fire and explosives. Rumors had been circling for days that industrial workers were threatening to exact revenge on owners who were insistent upon modernizing their plants with machinery instead of men. Was that what this was all about?
Lady Juliette Thorndike had been instructed to stay out of the Hammersmith case. After all, it was a police matter and her ongoing instruction in subterfuge on behalf of the crown was to be her sole focus. Naturally Juliette respectfully listened to her uncle's directive, but she couldn't just abandon one of her best friends, Agatha Montgomery, in her time of need. After all, Agatha's father was dead and her would-be suitor had mysteriously disappeared. Actually, Juliette had a suitor issue of her own to deal with; Duke Heinrich was just too perfect, and someone else kept taking up space in her head . . . . a certain Bow Runner. . . .. who made her feel alive, and safe, and many other things she was hesitant to define. "That kiss".
Not only did the author play a successful game of cat-and-mouse with her readers, but the entire process was so enjoyable that it was easy to forget how serious the case could become, and it did . . . become serious . . . and quite dangerous. Brilliantly layering Juliette and Daniel's back stories into the plot line, she pulled just enough rabbits out of the hat for her readers to begin clamoring for more Thorndike & Swann before the story even had a chance to deliver its most satisfying conclusion. Mission accomplished!
I received a copy of this book from the publisher. I also purchased a copy. The opinions stated above are entirely my own.
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