A Murder at Rosamund's Gate (Lucy Campion Mysteries)
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| Rating | : | 4.74 (768 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1250036992 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-03 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
For Lucy Campion, a seventeenth-century English chambermaid serving in the household of the local magistrate, life is an endless repetition of polishing pewter, emptying chamber pots, and dealing with other household chores until a fellow servant is ruthlessly killed, and someone close to Lucy falls under suspicion. Lucy can't believe it, but in a time where the accused are presumed guilty until proven innocent, lawyers aren't permitted to defend their clients, andif the plague doesn't kill the suspect firstpublic executions draw a large crowd of spectators, Lucy knows she may never find out what really happened. Unless, that is, she can uncover the truth herself.Determined to do just that, Lucy finds herself venturing out of her expected station and into raucous printers' shops, secretive gypsy camps, the foul streets of London, and even the bowels of Newgate prison on a trail that might lead her straight into the arms of the killer.In her debut novel Murder at Rosamund's
Jollygoodread said Could not put it down!. I am married to a professor of history from this same time period. When he does his research I am fascinated by what he finds and always say, 'you should write a book'. He never listensbut perhaps my wishes floated into the atmosphere and landed in the ears of Susanna Calkins because this book is terrific a. Somewhere between three and four stars Montana Mackay I'll probably pick up the next book in the Lucy Campion series. Murder at Rosamund's Gate is about a series of killings (young women) by a perpetrator with a fairly distinguishable (at least to young Lucy, the protagonist) pattern. The book was intriguing, largely due to the believable portrayal of the era . "Don't wish it's as good as they say" according to Mary E. McKinnon. I was lured by excellent reviews. Wanted to believe it so but Lucy is boringly, maybe laughingly and at times just right insultingly stereotypical "lady". Reads like a cartoon.
From Booklist A serving girl in a London magistrate’s home during the Restoration is in a perfect position to guide readers through this luxury-loving and plague-ridden world. Calkins makes Lucy’s efforts to find the real killer entirely plausible, leading to a nail-biter climax with London in flames. Lucy’s brother, often seen with Bessie, is the main suspect. Such a servant could move from withdrawing room to servants’ quarters to the Covent Garden market, witnessing and overhearing a great deal. Then, Lucy’s chambermaid roommate, Bessie, is found murdered in the same vicious way as the other girls. Heroine Lucy Campion is resourceful and quick-witted. --Connie Fletcher . This history-mystery delivers a strong heroine making her way through the social labyrinth of Restoration London. The household she works in, top to bottom, is filled with the news that the bodies of two serving girls ha
A Murder at Rosamund's Gate is her first novel.. SUSANNA CALKINS became fascinated with seventeenth century England while pursuing her doctorate in British history and uses her fiction to explore this chaotic period. Originally from Philadelphia, Calkins now lives outside of Chicago with her husband and two sons