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THE LION’S SHADOW
Reviewed by: Rachel Hyde, MyShelf.Com Suffragette Cassandra Whitney is devoted to her cause and during a protest outside a theater she bumps (literally) into Griffin St John – explorer, author and very much against women’s suffrage. His brother is Lord Sherringham who is even more of a voice against women’s rights and his sister Helena wants to join Cassandra in the fight much to her family’s disgust. Soon they are pitched into a murderous plot, which seems to involve all of them – who is the man with the gold tooth, why does Griffin keep having near-fatal accidents and why are the demonstrations getting more and more violent? Ms Arends has managed to combine a teasing plot with a feel for the period and two very entertaining characters. This is a very enjoyable tale sure to appeal to all those who love Elizabeth Peters’ Peabody series with a spirited heroine who knows how to handle herself in a crisis and a charmingly infuriating hero. There is plenty of background information about the women’s suffrage movement during the early years of this century but it compliments rather than overshadows the plot. I for one look forward to reading The Lion Sleeps when it comes out. |