REVIEW: The Second Duchess by Elizabeth Loupas

Dear Ms. Loupas,

After I finished reading a really depressing and disturbing book, I felt the need for a complete change in direction. Jane had sent me a copy of your debut novel a few months earlier. Seeing that it was a historical mystery, I figured that it was different enough to suit my purposes, and dove in.

[image error]The Second Duchess is based on the Robert Browning poem "My Last Duchess", which in turn was based on real people and incidents in 16th century Italy. Alfonso d'Este, the Duke of...