The Last Truehart in Aussie Readers

Dec 03, 2020 Brenda rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: own-read, historical-mystery, arc, net-galley, aussie-authors, sent-by-publisher, 2020-release, reviewing-by-request, read-on-kindle

4.5★s

It was 1898 in Geelong, Victoria and Stella Truehart-Smith had recently lost her beloved grandmother. Her mother had passed some six years prior; her grandfather a few months before her grandmother. Her husband had been brutally murdered – Stella lived alone in the old family house, wondering if she should sell and relocate. Her two good friends kept her company when they could, but Stella was at a crossroads in her life.

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Dec 22, 2020 Helen rated it really liked it

Darry Fraser has taken me back to 1898 in Geelong Victoria to uncover a mystery from years past, there were twist and turns in this story that kept me turning the pages whilst getting to know Stella Truehart-Smith and Bendigo Barrett, their journey to a HEA is fraught with danger and finding out about Stella’s father, her mother Alice had kept a few secrets that need to be revealed.

Stella has just lost her beloved grandmother and now she is alone, her mother and Grandfather had previously past, Darry Fraser has taken me back to 1898 in Geelong Victoria to uncover a mystery from years past, there were twist and turns in this story that kept me turning the pages whilst getting to know Stella Truehart-Smith and Bendigo Barrett, their journey to a HEA is fraught with danger and finding out about Stella’s father, her mother Alice had kept a few secrets that need to be revealed.

Stella has just lost her beloved grandmother and now she is alone, her mother and Grandfather had previously past, Stella is now a widow after her husband has been murdered and cruel man he was. Stella still feels that she is being watched but she has no idea why and when a strange man introduces himself to her at her Grandmother’s funeral Stella is worried but for some reason agrees to meet Bendigo Barrett who opens a can of worms for Stella to process she is determined to get to the bottom of this even after she is assaulted. The Mystery of her father and his family and the mysterious jewel needs to be sorted.

Bendigo lives on a farm with his two sisters and works as a private detective, when he is hired by a Mrs Parks from Sydney to locate Stella he does not know why but sets out and locates her but also discovers a lot more than he was sent to do, like someone is looking for something and Stella is in danger but she is so independent and does not like taking help very easily, he is drawn to her in so many ways and maybe finally he will find true love after being hurt before.

There is a lot going on in this story and a lot to uncover and both Bendigo and Stella are on it and arriving in Sydney to meet Mrs Parks and discovering truths about her father and a ship that departed Williamstown many years ago they find the key to a lot that has happened to Stella, but they also find love and happiness that they both deserve. Truly this is a fabulous story that I would highly recommend MS Fraser never disappoints me with her stories they are rich in history and fabulous characters, I never miss one.

Thank you Harper Collins AU for my copy to read and review.
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