Margaret
Brownley is a fairly new author to me, but what I've read has left me wanting
more. This is the first book in a new
series, Undercover Ladies.
Amy is
working undercover trying to discover the identity of the Gunnysack
Bandit. Her cover has her acting as a
"working girl" in Miss Lillian's unusual establishment. Not only does the business involve
entertaining "guests," it also houses a boot shop, barbershop,
singing lessons and fortunetelling.
Tom has come
to town to discover the truth about his brother. Even though his brother had a criminal past,
Tom wants to believe the letter he had claiming his brother had turned his life
around. Wanting to discover who murdered
him, he's come to ask questions of his fiance, Rose, only to find her murdered
in her room.
Amy/Jennifer
needs to keep her virtue, but she also needs information. Tom wants her help to clear his brother, and
she needs the information for her assignment.
Tom doesn't want to fall for a working girl, but something about Amy
leads him to believe that she doesn't belong there and he tries to convince her
to leave.
This book
was really entertaining. I had no idea
the Pinkerton's even had female detectives, so I learned something new in that
respect. I was smiling during the lead
up to capturing the bandit, it was too funny. I'm not sure I was happy with
Jennifer's ultimate decision regarding her sister, but it definitely wasn't a
deal breaker.
The next
book, Undercover Bride, is due out June 2015.
There was an excerpt at the end of this book, and it looks like the
heroine in it isn't related to this book.
I look forward to more. Good
Book!
*I received
a copy of this book from Barbour Publishing through NetGalley in exchange for
an honest review.
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