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Publisher:
William Morrow & Co |
Release
Date: March 18, 2003 |
ISBN:
0066211425 |
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Format
Reviewed: Hardcover |
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Genre:
Historical Mystery [England & Scotland 1817] |
Reviewed:
2003 |
Reviewer:
Brenda Weeaks |
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Beneath
a Silent Moon
By Tracy
Grant
In her
earlier mystery, Daughter of the Game, Tracy Grant wove detailed
history and well-plotted suspense with a bit of romance as she introduced
Charles and Melaine Fraser. The novel was well received by both
mystery and romance readers, which is rare. Beneath a Silent
Moon has the same exceptional historical elements blended into
its suspense-driven plot. There are two strong points in this novel:
the in-depth look at Charles and Melaine's marriage and cloak-and-dagger
post-war intrigue.
The Fraser marriage is one of convenience.
Melaine knows she has Charles's name and after four and half years
of living dangerously, she knows she has his loyalty, but does she
have his heart, his soul?
When
growing up with Charles, Honoria believed she had his heart, his
loyalty. She also believed she would one day have his name and now
she will -- once she marries his father. The shock of this announcement
has Charles taking a closer look at life with his foreign bride.
It also has Charles questioning the sanity of his father and reliving
the desire to have a familiar, accepted, and connected life with
another.
The
hypothetical "what ifs" and "maybes' are pushed to
the back fairly quickly in the storyline when an old war contact
is murdered. Soon, Charles and Melaine are chasing down the contact's
girlfriend to protect her. Everything becomes so serious that the
Foreign Secretary summons Charles to his office and gives him top
secret information. Charles learns there is a new post-war group
driven by unforgiveness, and the one name spoken in reference to
them - more than once -- is someone near and dear to him. The impending
marriage and the mystery leads everyone to Scotland. A mysterious
rendezvous, hidden secrets and dangerous escapades lead to murder
and shocking revelations.
Grant
is a remarkable story teller. In this series, she meets the needs
of various readers at once: the intellect, the history buff, the
romantic and the sleuth. Beneath a Silent Moon is one of
those rare novels that give us our money's worth. I can't help but
recommended it.
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