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Viper in the Nest by Georgina Clarke
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
4.5
The Dazzle of the Light by Georgina Clarke was one of my favourite reads in 2022, so I was excited to read the latest in her 18th-century crime mystery series. This is the third in the series but can be read as a stand-alone. Since reading it i have bought the first two to go back and read.
Lizzie Hardwicke is forced to work in the brothels of London for an income. She also works as an (unpaid).undercover sleuth for the magistrate. When a young man commits suicide Lizzie joins forces with Will Davenport, local law enforcer and magistrate's assistant, to try and find out what led him to such a drastic action. Soon, there are more unexplained murders too.
I absolutely love Georgina Clarke's writing. She brings to life all aspects of 18th century life in such a realistic way that you feel as though you're there too.
I loved joining Lizzie inside the smoke-filled rooms of the fashionable gambling houses and then out onto the precarious London streets.
There are a brilliant cast of memorable characters too who are also vividly brought to life. There are some really vile characters and some quite shocking scenes, too. Lizzie really has a lot of horrifying experiences in this book.
Towards the end, she even faces being sent to the gallows!
The secrets slowly reveal themselves as we find out some of the character's true intentions. I couldn't put this book down and raced through it! I have recently planned my April Hopefuls but I'm very tempted to read the first and second book in the series next as I loved this one so much!
Highly recommended!
Lizzie Hardwicke is forced to work in the brothels of London for an income. She also works as an (unpaid).undercover sleuth for the magistrate. When a young man commits suicide Lizzie joins forces with Will Davenport, local law enforcer and magistrate's assistant, to try and find out what led him to such a drastic action. Soon, there are more unexplained murders too.
I absolutely love Georgina Clarke's writing. She brings to life all aspects of 18th century life in such a realistic way that you feel as though you're there too.
I loved joining Lizzie inside the smoke-filled rooms of the fashionable gambling houses and then out onto the precarious London streets.
There are a brilliant cast of memorable characters too who are also vividly brought to life. There are some really vile characters and some quite shocking scenes, too. Lizzie really has a lot of horrifying experiences in this book.
Towards the end, she even faces being sent to the gallows!
The secrets slowly reveal themselves as we find out some of the character's true intentions. I couldn't put this book down and raced through it! I have recently planned my April Hopefuls but I'm very tempted to read the first and second book in the series next as I loved this one so much!
Highly recommended!