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A Death Along the River Fleet by Susanna Calkins

bbingham's review

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mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

mg_in_md_'s review

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4.0

I selected this for the 2017 PopSugar Ultimate Reading Challenge prompt "a book you bought on a trip." I picked this one up at a mystery conference I attended the previous year and hadn't had a chance to read it. This was the second book in the series that I've read and certainly won't be my last. The two that I've read so far worked well as stand-alones, but I look forward to reading the earlier offerings in the series to see how it all began and hope that additional books are planned. The books are set after the great fire in London in the 1600s. I've enjoyed the setting, historical elements, and the protagonist, Lucy Campion, who uses the opportunity presented by the fire to redefine her role in society. I like the fact she is not confined to a traditional role and am eager to find out if her next career move is what I think it might be based on the events of this novel.

abookishtype's review

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3.0

Lucy Campion is a very lucky girl for her day and age. Less than a year after the Great Fire of London, Lucy has a comfortable home and a position as a printer’s apprentice. Two men are vying for her heart. And she’s allowed to exercise her mind when mysteries come across her path. In A Death Along the River Fleet, the fourth Lucy Campion mystery, a puzzle arrives in the form of a woman in white who has lost her memory...

Read the rest of my review at A Bookish Type. I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley for review consideration.

vesper1931's review

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4.0

In April 1667 London Lucy Campion is working as a printer's apprentice. On an errand she comes across a disturbed young woman in bloodied clothing who she helps to a Dr. Larimer. Unfortunately the young women has lost her memory but she is soon recognised but can Lucy determine what has happened to her.
An enjoyable read/ Although this is the 4th in the series I didn't find it necessary to have read the previous 3, though I shall do so.
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