A Foreign Affair by Caro Peacock
Publication Date: April 2008
Warning: Do not read this right before bed!
The year is 1837 and Liberty Lane, runs away from her overbearing aunt to meet up with her father in France. She receives an anonymous note telling her that her father was shot in a dual. She knows that this can’t be true, due to her father’s ethical belief against duels. He must have been murdered, but by whom?
Liberty does some investigating and gets herself caught up in some very close calls herself. She agrees to pose as a governess for a family that was said to be, somehow involved in her father’s death. To tell more of this riveting early Victorian Gothic mystery would give away too much.
This is a compulsive read that I was unable to put down! Caro Peacock’s characters are well fleshed out and come to life. I felt like was inside the story myself. This book is very close to a five star rating for me, however, there is one little part towards the end that I think could have been set up better. I can’t mention it here without giving away a spoiler.
Don’t say I didn’t warn you, I was up until 3:00 in the morning with this wonderful heart-racing book!
4.5/5
The year is 1837 and Liberty Lane, runs away from her overbearing aunt to meet up with her father in France. She receives an anonymous note telling her that her father was shot in a dual. She knows that this can’t be true, due to her father’s ethical belief against duels. He must have been murdered, but by whom?
Liberty does some investigating and gets herself caught up in some very close calls herself. She agrees to pose as a governess for a family that was said to be, somehow involved in her father’s death. To tell more of this riveting early Victorian Gothic mystery would give away too much.
This is a compulsive read that I was unable to put down! Caro Peacock’s characters are well fleshed out and come to life. I felt like was inside the story myself. This book is very close to a five star rating for me, however, there is one little part towards the end that I think could have been set up better. I can’t mention it here without giving away a spoiler.
Don’t say I didn’t warn you, I was up until 3:00 in the morning with this wonderful heart-racing book!
4.5/5
Note: This book was also published with the title 'Death at Dawn'
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This book was published here under the title Death at Dawn. Whilst I liked it, I didn't like it as much as you did. I felt it was kind of pale in comparison to And Only to Deceive by Tasha Alexander which I read only a couple of weeks before. I also highly recommend Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn which was also excellent.
Marg said... March 13, 2008 at 2:02 AM
Oh, this sounds good!
Chrisbookarama said... March 13, 2008 at 4:37 AM
Sounds good, Teddy. Thanks for the heads-up! :)
Joy said... March 13, 2008 at 5:50 AM
Going right at the top of my TBR!
Katknit said... March 13, 2008 at 7:17 AM
Intriging. . . I may have to check this out!
Lezlie
Lezlie said... March 13, 2008 at 8:09 AM
Marg: I wondered if this was the same as Death at Dawn. Thanks for answering that question.
Thanks for the recomendations, I added them to my TBR.
Chris, Joy, Katknit, and Lezlie: Let me know if you do read it. I would love to know what you think.
Teddy Rose said... March 13, 2008 at 6:33 PM
I put this on my TBR--thanks!!
samantha.1020 said... March 13, 2008 at 6:33 PM
I hope you like it Samantha! Let me know.
Teddy Rose said... March 13, 2008 at 6:53 PM
I love and hate books that keep me up all night. LOL Sounds wonderful. Thanks for the review!
Bookfool said... March 18, 2008 at 5:27 PM
You summed up my relationship with books that keep me up all night well Bookfool! Love / Hate. LOL!
Teddy Rose said... March 19, 2008 at 9:01 PM
Sounds good! I like a mystery, and Victorian ones are often excellent.
Alex Cull said... March 20, 2008 at 5:01 AM
I haven't read a heart-racing book in a long time! I'll have to keep this one in mind for the future.
Nyssaneala said... March 21, 2008 at 1:08 PM
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