A review by thunguyen
Affair by Amanda Quick

3.0

As I read this book not long after reading Murder on Black Swan Lane by Andrea Penrose, I can't help but finding the similarities between the 2 books. Both are about an aristocratic chemist investigating a murder by finding a woman named Charlotte who had created an interesting and scandalous career for herself to survive and gain independence. Both murders had clues referenced to alchemy. Even the murderers committed the same treason of making weapons for Napoleon. I'm surprised to learn that Affair was 20 years older than Murder on Black Swan Lane, it's still feel relevant and I like everything Amanda Quick wrote so far.
Affair is not far-strayed from Rendezvous or Deception, it must be in the same series of un-dashing hero meets the scandalous heroine.

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Rereading some Amanda Quick books just because I know they're a safe escape. A bit of humour, a bit of adventure, a bit of family chaos, fair bit of sex, no complications.