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A review by melissadeemcdaniel
A Deadly Deception by Tessa Harris
4.0
The newest Constance Piper mystery, by Tessa Harris, returns to Victorian London, where women are still being killed by Jack the Ripper, or perhaps a copy-cat killer. The theme this time is the Irish Nationalists who are setting off bombs in London, and being hunted by the Special Branch, formed as the Special Irish Branch to deal with the threat.
Constance doesn’t know who to trust, except for her friend and policeman Thaddeus Hawkins, and her spirit companion, her dead teacher Emily Tindall. Tindall tells much of the story, in her role as omniscient spirit, a gimmick that I’m not particularly fond of. But, like the previous novel, their is much to like here in the atmospheric setting.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Constance doesn’t know who to trust, except for her friend and policeman Thaddeus Hawkins, and her spirit companion, her dead teacher Emily Tindall. Tindall tells much of the story, in her role as omniscient spirit, a gimmick that I’m not particularly fond of. But, like the previous novel, their is much to like here in the atmospheric setting.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.