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vesper1931's review against another edition
4.0
In 1952 Brighton, Mirabelle Bevan and Vesta Churchill run a debt collections agency. When a chief suspect turns up at their office who is a childhood friend of Vesta they become involved in a case. The case of a eighteen-year-old Rose Bellamy Gore, who has goes missing outside of a jazz club in London.
I enjoyed the story and although I have not read the previous book in the series I didn't find that to be necessary. I liked the group of characters and looked forward to them all being in future books. A very easy style of writing to read.
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I enjoyed the story and although I have not read the previous book in the series I didn't find that to be necessary. I liked the group of characters and looked forward to them all being in future books. A very easy style of writing to read.
A NetGalley Book
td3's review against another edition
3.0
I read the first book of the Mirabelle Bevan series and enjoyed it, so I was happy to read the second one by Sara Sheridan. I’m pleased to say I think this one was even better than the debut novel.
This time, Sheridan takes Mirabelle and her sidekick Vesta into the smoky jazz bars of 1950’s London. An unexplained death and a missing young woman have them beating the pavement looking for answers.
In this novel, we get more of a peek into Mirabelle’s past life, which seems to be a story in itself. She’s got guts, that’s for sure! She’s also got some connections in high places.
Mirabelle’s collection agency is doing well, with two new additions to the office. (One of the additions is absolutely lovable!) It also seems possible there may be some romances blooming in the future. I’ll be looking forward to the third Mirabelle Bevan mystery!
Many thanks to NetGalley and Kensington Books for an advance read copy in exchange for an honest review.
This time, Sheridan takes Mirabelle and her sidekick Vesta into the smoky jazz bars of 1950’s London. An unexplained death and a missing young woman have them beating the pavement looking for answers.
In this novel, we get more of a peek into Mirabelle’s past life, which seems to be a story in itself. She’s got guts, that’s for sure! She’s also got some connections in high places.
Mirabelle’s collection agency is doing well, with two new additions to the office. (One of the additions is absolutely lovable!) It also seems possible there may be some romances blooming in the future. I’ll be looking forward to the third Mirabelle Bevan mystery!
Many thanks to NetGalley and Kensington Books for an advance read copy in exchange for an honest review.
veronica87's review against another edition
3.0
This is the second in the Mirabelle Bevans series and takes place about a year after the events of the last book. The intricacies of the mystery, this time involving a missing socialite, are not the strongest and Mirabelle does some rather unbelievable things, but there is a certain charm to the books and the early 1950s setting. I will say though that I am more than ready for Jack's ghost to be laid to rest. It's been three years, Mirabelle, move ON already.
tearainread's review
4.0
I really enjoyed book one in the series, so I settled into the world of 1952 Brighton and Mirabelle's social circle pretty quickly, like I was rejoining a group of friends. This installment deals with more people from Mirabelle's time in the British Secret Service and with Vesta's childhood pals. I actually liked this book better than the last, which was also good. The friendship between Mirabelle and Vesta has deepened since their first investigation (about a year in the timeline of the series). The plot was revealed as a jigsaw puzzle, with all the pieces there and the ladies having to just put them in order. Forewarning: Brits in 1952 were not as PC as we are today and so a few racial and religious slurs are said by characters (not the main characters) in rather a casual way in the dialogue. For each time, Mirabelle acknowledges the slur then verbally reads said characters the riot act. Still those slurs are there.
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