Cleopatra's Dagger
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- Author：Carole Lawrence
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Summary
A journalist in nineteenth-century New York matches wits with a serial killer in a gripping thriller by the prizewinning author of the Ian Hamilton Mysteries。
New York， 1880。 Elizabeth van den Broek is the only female reporter at the Herald， the city’s most popular newspaper。 Then she and her bohemian friend Carlotta Ackerman find a woman’s body wrapped like a mummy in a freshly dug hole in Central Park—the intended site of an obelisk called Cleopatra’s Needle。 The macabre discovery takes Elizabeth away from the society pages to follow an investigation into New York City’s darkest shadows。
When more bodies turn up， each tied to Egyptian lore， Elizabeth is onto a headline-making scoop more sinister than she could have imagined。 Her reporting has readers spellbound， and each new clue implicates New York’s richest and most powerful citizens。 And a serial killer is watching every headline。
Now a madman with an indecipherable motive is coming after Elizabeth and everyone she loves。 She wants a good story？ She may have to die to get it。
New York， 1880。 Elizabeth van den Broek is the only female reporter at the Herald， the city’s most popular newspaper。 Then she and her bohemian friend Carlotta Ackerman find a woman’s body wrapped like a mummy in a freshly dug hole in Central Park—the intended site of an obelisk called Cleopatra’s Needle。 The macabre discovery takes Elizabeth away from the society pages to follow an investigation into New York City’s darkest shadows。
When more bodies turn up， each tied to Egyptian lore， Elizabeth is onto a headline-making scoop more sinister than she could have imagined。 Her reporting has readers spellbound， and each new clue implicates New York’s richest and most powerful citizens。 And a serial killer is watching every headline。
Now a madman with an indecipherable motive is coming after Elizabeth and everyone she loves。 She wants a good story？ She may have to die to get it。
Reviews
Sarah
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For my full review， visit me at https://mrsbrownsbooks。wordpress。com/。。。This crime， murder mystery set in nineteenth century New York felt very slow and plodding。 I did not get a sense of any threat or danger to the protagonist and thought the writer took too much detail in getting to significant points。 For my full review， visit me at https://mrsbrownsbooks。wordpress。com/。。。This crime， murder mystery set in nineteenth century New York felt very slow and plodding。 I did not get a sense of any threat or danger to the protagonist and thought the writer took too much detail in getting to significant points。 。。。more
Linda Galella
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Late 19th century NYC comes alive in this fast paced serial killer thriller。Elizabeth is the only female reporter at a major NY newspaper。 Of course， they assign her to the society page。 Late to work one morning she believes she’s witnessed a murder。 Her boss adamantly refuses to let her follow up on it and sends her off to the Astor Mansion to cover a garden party。 Another consequence lands her face to face with a very unusual corpse and Elizabeth gets her wish to become a crime reporter。 She a Late 19th century NYC comes alive in this fast paced serial killer thriller。Elizabeth is the only female reporter at a major NY newspaper。 Of course， they assign her to the society page。 Late to work one morning she believes she’s witnessed a murder。 Her boss adamantly refuses to let her follow up on it and sends her off to the Astor Mansion to cover a garden party。 Another consequence lands her face to face with a very unusual corpse and Elizabeth gets her wish to become a crime reporter。 She also gets so much more。Author， Carole Lawrence， is brilliant at the descriptive prose。 The sights， sounds， smells - well， all the senses are engaged while reading “Cleopatra’s Dagger”。 There’s a good mix of mystery， family， friends， and professional relationships to lay groundwork for a series。 I’d be a reader， for sure。While Amazon has this title marked as Historical Thriller， it’s really more a period fiction piece。 There’s not a bunch of history woven thru the text the story just takes place in 1880 and the setting and all the accompanying stuff is appropriate。 That took research on the author’s part， for sure， but is seamless and less heavy for the reader。Altho’ there are a number of murders， this isn’t a gruesome story and the violence is light - not quite cozy but not offensive。 There’s one sexual scene that borders on rape。 It’s quick and not descriptive。 Foul language is restrained to 3 mild expletives。 We’re this a movie I’d rate it PG-13。Lots of short chapters， very quick reading with excellent character development and hopes for another volume or more to follow， an excellent First Reads choice📚 。。。more
Pam
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Loved the suspense and twists to this adventure。 The characters were well presented and relatable。 A 5 star suspense 。
CoffeeandInk
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netgalley， review to come
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