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martydah's review
2.0
This is another of those books that I expected to like a lot and ended up being rather ambivalent about. I was hoping for more about Egypt in the plot and really, it seemed to be less of a integral part of the plot, more like a stage backdrop. The characters lacked depth. Supposedly it is set in 1830, but I really had a hard time identifying the time period as such. Mostly, the historical details were like a tease - all promise and no delivery. I pretty much figured out who the villians were from the outset. The human-trafficking subplot wasn't that surprising either. I'll pass on reading the rest of the series.
vesper1931's review
4.0
1831. Lilian Westmoreland having suffered a riding accident is bedridden. Her guardian and uncle, Micah Overbury decides to send her for her health to Egypt, in the care of his business man, Casterman.
But Lord Ambrose, neighbour and friend to her dead father is determined to protect her life, and follows her to Cairo, especially after the discovery of the body of a maid working at Westmoreland Park.
Can he save her from her fate.
An enjoyable though slow-paced mystery story, with its very likeable main characters.
But Lord Ambrose, neighbour and friend to her dead father is determined to protect her life, and follows her to Cairo, especially after the discovery of the body of a maid working at Westmoreland Park.
Can he save her from her fate.
An enjoyable though slow-paced mystery story, with its very likeable main characters.
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