I came across the books of Tessa Harris at the library in my search for something new to read, and the description led me to believe the series would be along the same vein as the books by C.S. Harris. This is actually book 2 in the Dr. Thomas Silkstone Mysteries, but I didn’t have much trouble picking up the thread of the series. Dr. Silkstone is an American anatomist who traveled to 1780s London to study under one of the foremost surgeons there. He […]
Festive celebrations with the March family
After a year of marriage – and numerous adventures – Lady Julia and Brisbane hope for a quiet, intimate Christmas together – until they find themselves at her father’s ancestral estate, Bellmont Abbey, with her eccentric family and a menagerie of animals. Silent Night starts where Dark Enquiry left off, with Julia and Brisbane planning a trip to Italy. This plan is scuttled, however, when they receive a letter from her father who reminds them that it’s the year to perform the Twelfth Night play […]
More of Lady Julia’s (mis)adventures
This is book five in the Lady Julia Grey series, and apparently the last one since it was published in 2011 and nothing else full length is forthcoming. There are a few novellas that follow this but that’s it. It may not be a bad thing to end it, as the characters seemed to be stuck in a rut as far as growth. As usual, the book starts with Julia trying to persuade her now husband Brisbane that she is capable of joining him in […]
Finding Repentance
This is book three in the Sins of the City series, and it wraps up the thread of mystery that has been running through the previous books. I’m not sure if I can avoid revealing some spoilers from the first two books, and you really need to read the whole series to get full understanding of what is going on. In fact, this one backtracks somewhat to start with, to reveal some of the details from the end of book two. An investigation has been […]