Liberty Lane: a new heroine for fans of Maisie Dobbs and the Number One Ladies' Detective Agency. She should have remained at home with her sour aunt, but Liberty Lane was never one to obey instructions. Eager to be reunited with her beloved father, she headed for Dover, only to receive an anonymous note informing her that he has been killed in a duel at Calais. Thomas Jacques Lane -- radical, romantic, scholar, republican, gambler and devoted father -- had led an unconventional life but of one thing Liberty is certain. He would never have taken part in a duel, for it went against everything he believed in. And if the author of the anonymous note expects her to swallow this lie and meekly obey his command to stay put, he's severely underestimated Liberty Lane. With no resources bar her own wits, she immediately sets off in pursuit of the truth -- and her father's killer. And as the nation prepares to celebrate the coronation of young Queen Victoria, Liberty uncovers a treasonable plot which could lead to another vicious civil war!
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Caro Peacock grew up in a farmhouse that, for most of her childhood, contained half a dozen brothers, sisters and cousins, twice as many cats and dogs, no central heating and one bathroom that stopped working every time the spring that supplied it silted up. This possibly bred the habit of curling up in a quiet place with a book and, later, a passion for travel that led to a rather disrupted education. Somewhere along the line, she acquired a great interest in Victorian history -- which she considers a much misunderstood period -- and particularly the part played in it by independently-minded women. Caro rides horses, climbs, trampolines and spends some time every year studying wild flowers in the Alps.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
An okay debut,
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This review is from: Death at Dawn (Audio CD)
*** This is a review of the hardcover, UK edition ***
First Sentence: "Would you be kind enough to tell me where they keep people's bodies," I said. Liberty Lane has gone to Dover to meet her father. Instead, she received a note that he has been killed in a dual and she is to say there. Instead, she heads to France in order to uncover what really happened. Instead, she becomes a spy and involved in uncovering a political conspiracy. I had great hopes for this book. Unfortunately, it just didn't quite work for me. The plot seemed improbable, at best. I never really connected with the characters. It felt as though so much more could have been done with the story. There was some suspense, but there could have been more. There was one story line that felt extraneous. What I did find most interesting was the book being set just as young Queen Victoria was coming to the throne and the cameo role of a young Disraeli. It was an okay debut
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