The fourth novel in the Lady Julia Grey series. For Lady Julia Grey and Nicholas Brisbane, the honeymoon has ended--but the adventure is just begin...
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Jul 07, 2011
Summer
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While I knew the series wouldn't be the same since the big deal in the previous book, it was still an enjoyable book. I totally did not guess the mystery murderer and while without the wonderful tension of 'will they? won't they?' in this installment, it still had enough going on to keep you wanting more anyways. And I hear the series will continue so hooray!
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Oct 24, 2010
Jennifer
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Jan 03, 2012
Jenny
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4.5 Stars. I just love this series. Picking up each new installment is like getting together with an old friend--reconnecting where you left off and having a good time. In this installment Lady Julia travels to India with Brisbane, Portia, and Plum in tow, and the exotic setting really adds to the ambiance and the mystery. A few surprises in this one: a couple of reveals that I saw coming and a couple that I didn't. A few promising seeds planted for future stories, and a sad development at the e
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Sep 27, 2011
Nicole
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In this installment, I don’t feel that Julia or Brisbane advanced much as characters or in their marriage though there is still great chemistry in their exchanges. Many significant events happened with secondary characters, such as Jane, Portia and Plum and many new characters were introduced. There are the usual incidents of Julia’s curiosity getting her into trouble and Brisbane coming to the rescue. The setting of India gives an exotic underpinning and the cultural aspects were interesting. S
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Sep 12, 2011
Barbara
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I'd say that Deanna Raybourn's Julia March/Grey/Brisbane series is like macaroni and cheese, like bread pudding or some other comfort food, but that makes it sound too bland. Maybe it's more like khichdi-kadhi -- an Indian comfort food -- sprinkled with curry. Exotic and a little spicy.
Lady Julia Grey has married the man of her dreams, the dark and dashing Brisbane. While still on their honeymoon, two of her nine siblings, Portia and Plum, intrude and demand that Julia and Brisbane acc More...
Lady Julia Grey has married the man of her dreams, the dark and dashing Brisbane. While still on their honeymoon, two of her nine siblings, Portia and Plum, intrude and demand that Julia and Brisbane acc More...
Sep 05, 2011
Melonie
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I'm actually giving this 3.5 stars
The author seems to infuse each book with some sort of lesson learned. I really like this because I've spent several hours invested in the plot and characters and I like to take something away with me. The lessons of this book seem to be twofold: 1) things are not always what they seem 2) everyone needs a purpose.
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The author seems to infuse each book with some sort of lesson learned. I really like this because I've spent several hours invested in the plot and characters and I like to take something away with me. The lessons of this book seem to be twofold: 1) things are not always what they seem 2) everyone needs a purpose.
Before I continue here I need to talk briefly about the difference between right brain writers and left brain writers. Right br More...
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Aug 31, 2011
Elena
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Jun 10, 2011
Saerlaith
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The Dark Road to Darjeeling is the 4th book in the Lady Grey mystery series. Now married, Lady Grey and Brisbane have been traveling for thier honeymoon finding that married life isn't nearly as adventurous as they might have hoped. Both seem ready to stir the proverbial pot when a potential mystery is dropped into thier lap.
Pros: Let me begin by saying I am a fan of the Lady Grey series, so I was anxious to read this next installment. With Raybourne taking her characters to an exoti More...
Pros: Let me begin by saying I am a fan of the Lady Grey series, so I was anxious to read this next installment. With Raybourne taking her characters to an exoti More...
May 30, 2011
Kate
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Lady Julia and her half-gypsy successful-in-trade fellow Nicholas Brisbane have married and are finishing up their honeymoon in Europe when Julia's sister Portia and brother Plum arrive begging them to help figure out what happened to Portia's lover Jane's husband Freddie. Say that five times fast. The author has gotten too pretentiously aware of herself in this sequel and Julia is far too whiny about how difficult marriage is...and THEN she becomes all aware of how unequal she is to Brisbane
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Mar 24, 2011
Jo (Mixed Book Bag)
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I love series books. When I pick them up and start reading it is like sitting down with an old friend, catching up with what has happened since I last saw them and then joining them on a new adventure. Dark Road to Darjeeling by Deanna Raybourn lets me catch up with two of my favorite characters, Lady Julia and her husband Nicholas Brisbane.
Dark Road to Darjeeling by Deanna Raybourn joins Lady Julia and her husband of eight months, Nicholas Brisbane as they join Julia’s sister Portia More...
Dark Road to Darjeeling by Deanna Raybourn joins Lady Julia and her husband of eight months, Nicholas Brisbane as they join Julia’s sister Portia More...
Mar 18, 2011
Milena
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I know I said I would take a breather from Deanna Raybourn. I should have, really. But I didn't, and now the book has paid for it.
It's not that Dark Road is a bad book. Actually, it's quite good. However, it relies on exactly the same pattern as the previous three, making the murderer entirely too easy to spot. At the same time, the romantic aspect of the story has stopped working for me completely. Unlike the first three books, where the relationship between the two main characters w More...
It's not that Dark Road is a bad book. Actually, it's quite good. However, it relies on exactly the same pattern as the previous three, making the murderer entirely too easy to spot. At the same time, the romantic aspect of the story has stopped working for me completely. Unlike the first three books, where the relationship between the two main characters w More...
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Nov 15, 2010
Anne
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This author has fast become one of my favorites. Lady julia Grey, who likes to dabble in mysteries after her first husband is murdered is a delightful and not tpical Victorian woman. She meets Nicholas Brisbane, an enigmatic and interesting Scottish/gypsy who is a detective and he helps her solve the mystery of her husbands death. The next two books are new mysteries solved by this duo, and at the end of book 3, they finally marry. By the time she finally married Brisbane, I was ready to run off
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Oct 22, 2010
Barbara
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Excellent addition to the series. Lady Julia and her now husband Brisbane are headed to India; their leisurely honeymoon interrupted by the arrival of Julia's brother Plum and sister Portia.
Why India? Portia's dearest friend Jane is now a widow, pregnant and fearful that her husband was murdered. Portia is determined to go to Jane and support her emotionally, while Julia and Brisbane dig into Freddie's death. Plum is along as Portia's escort.
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Why India? Portia's dearest friend Jane is now a widow, pregnant and fearful that her husband was murdered. Portia is determined to go to Jane and support her emotionally, while Julia and Brisbane dig into Freddie's death. Plum is along as Portia's escort.
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Oct 01, 2010
Holly
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Like many mid-series books, I had both giddy, unrestrained expectations and somewhat hesitant reservations for Dark Road to Darjeeling. If the Lady Julia Gray series had been a trilogy, it was perfect in my eyes, especially the conclusion of Silent on the Moor. Really, I couldn’t have asked for more. That said I was still very ecstatic about the prospect of another book with the darkly intriguing Brisbane and charmingly obstinate Julia, but it was hard not to More...
Like many mid-series books, I had both giddy, unrestrained expectations and somewhat hesitant reservations for Dark Road to Darjeeling. If the Lady Julia Gray series had been a trilogy, it was perfect in my eyes, especially the conclusion of Silent on the Moor. Really, I couldn’t have asked for more. That said I was still very ecstatic about the prospect of another book with the darkly intriguing Brisbane and charmingly obstinate Julia, but it was hard not to More...
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Sep 30, 2010
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Dark Road To Darjeeling by Deanna Raybourn
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A proper aristocratic family must come to the aid of a cousin in Darjeeling, India invading the world of tea growers a world away. Traveling with all the accoutrements a proper English Lady and Gentleman would carry two couples set off to visit their cousins they land not only in India but in a world of intrigue and must discover a killer.
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Sep 27, 2010
Lady
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Dark Road To Darjeeling is the fourth book in the Lady Julia Grey series, but it is the first book, I have read from this author. I think it is safe to say, that this book can be read as a stand alone, but I personally would have liked to have read the previous books. I normally do not read historical mysteries, as I am more of a historical romance type of gal, but I was intrigued by the blurb. Not to mention, I occasionally enjoy a good mystery as much as the next person. So, when I was asked t
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Sep 20, 2010
Michelle
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Having enjoyed a relaxing and calm honeymoon together for the last eight months, Lady Julia and Brisbane are unexpectedly brought back to the real world with the sudden arrival of Julia's sister Portia and brother Plum. Portia has arrived in a flurry, insistent that Julia and her detective husband accompany the pair to Darjeeling, India to help Portia's former partner Jane Cavendish. Ever since the death of Jane's husband, Portia has been worried about the vagueness of Jane's letters - worried f
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Sep 07, 2010
April
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DARK ROAD TO DARJEELING by Deanna Raybourn is a historical mystery set in 1889 Himalayas and India. It is well written with depth and details. It is the fifth in The Lady Julia Grey Mystery series but can be read as a stand alone. It has suspense, mystery, intrigue, fast paced, twists,turns, family, secrets, betrayal, wit, humor and family secrets will come to light. While on their honeymoon in the Himalayas, Julia and her new husband, detective Brisbane, of eight months are suprised by two of J
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Aug 18, 2010
Cinnamon
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DARK ROAD TO DARJEELING is the fourth book in the Lady Julia series by Deanna Raybourn. Now, I haven't read any of the previous books in this series, so I can't compare this to them. I can, however, tell you that I found this to be an entertaining read and really didn't feel like I lost much from jumping into the middle of the series.
DARK ROAD TO DARJEELING starts strong, with a mystery and the appearance of some strange happenings. Lady Julia and Nicholas Brisbane are told than More...
DARK ROAD TO DARJEELING starts strong, with a mystery and the appearance of some strange happenings. Lady Julia and Nicholas Brisbane are told than More...
Aug 10, 2010
Angie
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I finished the wonderful Silent on the Moor last year and knew it would be a long, cold wait for the next book in the Lady Julia Grey series. I was so happy with where the end of that book left my favorite characters. It was in no way an agonizing or excruciating ending, rather it managed to leave me both perfectly happy and aching for more adventures with the indomitable Julia and the elusive Brisbane. So when I managed to get my hands on an e-ARC of DARK ROAD TO DARJEELING a few days ago, I vo
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Jul 20, 2010
Dishonor
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There are author gloms and there are author GLOMS. My recent splurge, featuring Deanna Raybourn’s phenomenal Lady Julia Grey series, is definitely a member of the latter category. After blazing through the first three books (Silent in the Grave, Silent in the Sanctuary, and Silent on the Moor), I all but writhed and moaned at the prospect of waiting until October to follow Lady Julia and Nicholas Brisbane on their next Victorian adventure. And now, courtesy o More...
There are author gloms and there are author GLOMS. My recent splurge, featuring Deanna Raybourn’s phenomenal Lady Julia Grey series, is definitely a member of the latter category. After blazing through the first three books (Silent in the Grave, Silent in the Sanctuary, and Silent on the Moor), I all but writhed and moaned at the prospect of waiting until October to follow Lady Julia and Nicholas Brisbane on their next Victorian adventure. And now, courtesy o More...
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Jul 24, 2011
Cindy
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Words can't express how in love I am with Lady Julia (and, more importantly!) Nicholas Brisbane. This series reminds me a tiny bit of Laurie King's Mary Russell/Sherlock Holmes series—the same quick banter, the unconventional characters set against the backdrop of tight-laced but fascinating Victorian England. The similarities mostly end there, but this series thrills me in the same way as the other. This book was no disappointment - in fact, despite the rather horrible revelation in the end, th
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Jun 30, 2011
Karen E
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The Dark Road to Darjeeling is my favorite in the Lady Julia series since the first novel. I am so relieved that there is no longer the will they or won't they quality to Julia and Nicolas's relationship. I enjoyed watching them navigate their marital problems and liked how despite their issues with each other their love was always readily apparent and strong. I especially appreciate the lack of "big misunderstandings" in their dealing with one another. Each is very aware of the ot
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Oct 16, 2010
Crystal
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Humor, that is what struck me in the first few pages of the book. Not in the slapstick over the top way of Stephanie Plum, but in the subtle sarcastic and witty way that I really enjoy it and best fits with a historical novel of a British family. So Dark Road to Darjeeling was off to an excellent start for me with the humor and it never let up. I was intrigued. At one moment the book was very lighthearted, poking fun at the English ways and this unconventional family and the next it had a da
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Jan 04, 2011
Megan
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I loved this whole book. There wasn't a dull moment from the beginnning to the end. In this one the Brisbane's are on the tail end of their honeymoon in the Mediterranean when at the insistence of Julia's sister, Portia, they set out to Darjeeling, India on the hunt for a possible murderer. Portia's former lover is a recently bereft widow as well as soon to be mother and Portia believes it is up to them to find out what really happened to Jane's husband and to be there to help Jane in her time o
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Feb 09, 2011
Jerelyn
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Dark Road to Darjeeling, is the fourth book in Deanna Raybourn's Lady Julia Grey series. In my opinion it is the best to date. I simply adore Raybourn's style.
The setting is a tea plantation in northern India, Lady Julia and her groom Nicolas are on there honeymoon, when Julia's beloved sister Portia and brother Plum find then in Egypt. Portia has just received distressing news that her ex-lovers husband has died under mysterious circumstances, and Jane fears for herself and the l More...
The setting is a tea plantation in northern India, Lady Julia and her groom Nicolas are on there honeymoon, when Julia's beloved sister Portia and brother Plum find then in Egypt. Portia has just received distressing news that her ex-lovers husband has died under mysterious circumstances, and Jane fears for herself and the l More...
Jan 16, 2011
Carrie
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This was the strongest Lady Julia Grey mystery since the first book Silent in the Grave. The setting was well done (India), and the mystery was satisfying with enough twists and turns to keep me guessing. The relationship between Brisbane and Julia still tends to irritate me, but it was better now they are married.
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Julie comes across at times more as a petulant child than an adult. She is prideful and competitive, endangering herself and the investigation by keeping secret More...
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Julie comes across at times more as a petulant child than an adult. She is prideful and competitive, endangering herself and the investigation by keeping secret More...
Aug 24, 2010
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Jun 14, 2011
Celia
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I haven't read any of Raybourn's books in a while - and I think I only ever read the first two in this series. (Checks back on reviews - yep, the first two, and I enjoyed them apparently). I like Lady Julia and her family of eccentrics.
In this book, Julia and Brisbane join Julia's brother and sister (Plum and Portia, respectively) on a trip to India, to visit Portia's ex-girlfriend who believes her husband may have been murdered. Got that? OK. So, Julia and Brisbane busily investigate More...
In this book, Julia and Brisbane join Julia's brother and sister (Plum and Portia, respectively) on a trip to India, to visit Portia's ex-girlfriend who believes her husband may have been murdered. Got that? OK. So, Julia and Brisbane busily investigate More...
Oct 11, 2011
Jennifer
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Alas, this was my least favorite Lady Julia book yet. I found myself just waiting for it to be over so I could put it down. It wasn't terrible, it just wasn't quite the joy I felt the earlier books were (particularly the second). The writing is still good, the characters remain constant, in fact a little too constant I think, but the plot is seriously boring. Julia and Brisbane are now married and they get dragged off to India (actually Sikkim in the Himalayas) by Portia and Plum to rescue Porti
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