false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173284547m/267869.jpg 267869 8 These ominous words, slashed from the pages of a book of Psalms, are the last threat that the darling of London society, Sir Edward Grey, receives from his killer. Before he can show them to Nicholas Brisbane, the private inquiry agent he has retained for his protection, Sir Edward collapses and dies at his London home, in the presence of his wife, Julia, and a roomful of dinner guests. <P> <P>Prepared to accept that Edward's death was due to a long-standing physical infirmity, Julia is outraged when Brisbane visits and suggests that Sir Edward has been murdered. It is a reaction she comes to regret when she discovers the damning paper for herself, and realizes the truth.<P> <P>Determined to bring her husband's murderer to justice, Julia engages the enigmatic Brisbane to help her investigate Edward's demise. Dismissing his warnings that the investigation will be difficult, if not impossible, Julia presses forward, following a trail of clues that lead her to even more unpleasant truths, and ever closer to a killer who waits expectantly for her arrival. <P> 259684 book 2006 Silent In The Grave total:1171|5:340|4:531|3:230|2:56|1:14| 1171 4640 1877 345 2 6 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 07 10:57:47 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 07 11:24:00 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 3 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 31 09:03:01 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 31 09:07:50 -0700 2008 Silent in the Grave turned out to be one of those beautiful, stumbling across the perfect book to fit your mood moments. Here I am, staring down the barrel of this pregnancy, willing the last few days to pass faster, and this absolutely delightful Victorian mystery proves just the thing to t...more...]]> 1 3 false false Sun Mar 23 07:59:54 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 23 08:28:05 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 4 false false Tue Feb 05 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 05 13:14:03 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 06 07:12:10 -0800 2008
An excellent beginning! It is, unfortunately, all downhill from there. Lady Julia Grey, the narra...more...]]> 2 2 false true Mon Apr 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 04 20:26:02 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 07 00:38:41 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 3 false false Thu Mar 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 20 08:16:05 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 27 09:54:59 -0700 2008
Thus begins the compulsively readable mystery by Deanna Raybourne. Lady Julia Grey is a respectable member of the Victori...more...]]> 4 2 false false Fri Jun 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Nov 22 16:23:17 -0800 2008 Thu Sep 24 12:15:40 -0700 2009 loved this. It is just short of a 5 star read. The story and the characters were all very well done, the book was very enjoyable from beginning to end.

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Lady Julia Grey just lost her husband and private investigator Nicholas Brisbane thinks he was murdered and wants to find out who dunnit. Julia...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 09:41:22 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 09:42:41 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jul 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Feb 08 10:04:56 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 10:05:14 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 11 19:27:42 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 19:28:01 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Sep 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 17:34:33 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 18:03:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Mon Apr 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 10:21:02 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 10:21:28 -0700 2009
I was desperate for something to read and picked up this book from the shelves of my local mega-pharmacy. I'm an author and literary fiction reader, but will occasionally dip into mass fiction if I'm sufficiently book-deprived. I've found that most of the natio...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 06:56:35 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 03:36:36 -0800 2009 ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Dec 03 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 19:32:21 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 20:58:15 -0800 2008 Silent in the Grave is a pretty tasty one. My mood was ripe for something not SF/F, and this, a nifty melange of mystery and Gothic-flavored Victorian romance, hit the ground running. Things start off with a bang when Lady Julia Grey meets Nicholas Brisbane, an ...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=267869