I'm not sure why I didn't care for this book, but I didn't. It just seemed flat, as did the characters, and I do not know why. The storyline about horseracing was interesting, but that didn't really come into play until later in the book, and I was able to figure out who-done-it pretty early.
Countess Philomena is just coming out of mourning & into a scandal; her father who forced into a titled but moneyless marriage has given her an ultimatum: move back into his home, move into the estate's dower house or.... go stay with her school chum Beverly in N.Y.
Phil's maid abandons her and she picks-up a new maid with a secret past on the ship. Her Butler is there to help things along.
Family Drama:When they land in New York Bev is there to meet her, and for some reason Bev's husband Reggie is there as well, with his mistress, a Florodora girl.... Just as Bev is walking up to her husband's car he is shot and fall back against his mistress...
When Bev & Phil get back to the brownstone, the police open the library door to find a dead man shot with Bev's pistol...
Then there is a quite a bit of whining on Bev's part... and it bored me. There was just something missing from this book, it seemed dull.
Ask Me No Questions, Shelly Nobel
★ ★
I'm not sure why I didn't care for this book, but I didn't. It just seemed flat, as did the characters, and I do not know why. The storyline about horseracing was interesting, but that didn't really come into play until later in the book, and I was able to figure out who-done-it pretty early.
Countess Philomena is just coming out of mourning & into a scandal; her father who forced into a titled but moneyless marriage has given her an ultimatum: move back into his home, move into the estate's dower house or.... go stay with her school chum Beverly in N.Y.
Phil's maid abandons her and she picks-up a new maid with a secret past on the ship. Her Butler is there to help things along.
Family Drama: When they land in New York Bev is there to meet her, and for some reason Bev's husband Reggie is there as well, with his mistress, a Florodora girl.... Just as Bev is walking up to her husband's car he is shot and fall back against his mistress...
When Bev & Phil get back to the brownstone, the police open the library door to find a dead man shot with Bev's pistol...
Then there is a quite a bit of whining on Bev's part... and it bored me. There was just something missing from this book, it seemed dull.