📖 BOOK REVIEW⠀📚
BOOK: Murder, She Uncovered
AUTHOR: Peg Cochran
Stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Published: May 28, 2019
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This period mystery is one that really keeps you guessing. I usually can figure out “who done it” but in this book, I didn’t. The time period also led to a rich description of life in the time period. I loved that the heroine was a modern woman who was stepping outside her social class and the norms of society to discover her own path. This is really important in this day and age. I was given an advance copy of this book for review.⠀
Small Summary:
Westhampton, 1938. To the dismay of her well-to-do family, Elizabeth “Biz” Adams is quickly establishing herself as a seasoned photographer over at the Daily Trumpet. Growing more confident in her decision to pursue a career, Elizabeth is thrilled when she and her reporter sidekick, Ralph Kaminsky, are sent to Long Island to cover the story of a young maid found dead in one of the glamourous summer homes in the devastating aftermath of the Great New England Hurricane—also known as the Long Island Express.
At first it’s assumed that the young woman was caught in the terrible storm, but when a suspicious wound is found on the side of her head, the police suspect murder. The maid’s death becomes even more tragic when it’s discovered she was pregnant, and with Elizabeth and Kaminsky at the scene of the crime, the Daily Trumpet scoops all the other papers in town.
The young woman’s boyfriend emerges as the likeliest suspect. But as Elizabeth follows the story, she begins to wonder whether someone in the household of the maid’s employers might be responsible—someone who’ll stop at nothing to keep the truth about the baby’s paternity hidden. . . .
*****
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Received from Netgalley.