The first book hooked me so I had to read this second installment!
SYNOPSIS: Lady Julia and her brothers, Plum and Lysander, have been enjoying themselves in Italy. Julia has needed the time away after the events that occurred in SILENT IN THE GRAVE. Now, however, their father has demanded they return home immediately due to Lysander's recent and unexpected marriage.
Julia doesn't expect for Nicholas Brisbane to be one of her father's houseguests when they return home. Worse yet, he's claiming to be engaged! But events will throw them together once again when a body turns up murdered and one of Julia's own March family members takes responsibility....
MY THOUGHTS: Deanna Raybourn excels at incorporating historical events into a suspenseful mystery. SILENT IN THE SANCTUARY has twists and turns that will leave the reader wildly guessing as to the ending. However, once the conclusion is reached, it is easy to see how all the pieces fit nicely together.
The outrageousness of the March clan is on full display in this second book of the series. While it is not necessary to read SILENT IN THE GRAVE first, it does help establish to the reader the craziness of the Marches along with the rather unusual relationship between Julia and Nicholas. SILENT IN THE SANCTUARY takes the quirks of the Marches to a whole new level as this is one family that doesn't follow the traditionally thought of Victorian mode.
Deanna Raybourn creates fascinating characters in this series. The depth of emotions one feels about the characters is also impressive. Ms. Raybourn is good at showing that each person has a hidden side, that the mask they often portray to the public isn't their true self. This adds another layer to the character development as no one is simply one dimensional in her tales!
NEW TO YOU: This is the first book this month that doesn't qualify. However, I read her only for the first time last month so she is still a relatively new to me author.
I checked
I checked and these are both available for the Kindle so will be reading them soon, I hope. I need to read more off my Kindle I have a bunch on there already. I'm finding I read them easier on the Kindle.
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Coming fresh off of reading
Coming fresh off of reading "Silent in the Grave" I am sorely tempted to get into this but I am so behind with my subscriptions that it will have to wait. Your blog makes me want to change my mind especially with it going more into the March Clan. They are a very interesting family. They had me cracking up!
What you see is what you get out of me you dont like it I dont like you.
I can't wait! Glenn has
I can't wait! Glenn has this on audiobook too. I am so torn between this and the stack of MEdicals and Medievals I have piling up but SOON is definitely in the works, esp. after reading your blog. Loved SILENT IN THE GRAVE. I love mysteries set in churches too...
AKA Merri
Family Challenge Team: The Spine Breakers with my dh Glenn AKA Phaedrus
I can't wait...
till you read this one so we can talk more in depth about it. I just bet there are nuances I missed about the historical aspects....
And sheesh, you ought to see the stack of medicals I have sitting here to read!
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lol
My Mira, HQN and Nocturne pile is really getting up there. That is why I am putting this book off some even though I so wanted to pick it up after "Silent in the Grave" *sigh* why do months go by so fast that the new books as happy as I am when they do show but they show up so fast!
What you see is what you get out of me you dont like it I dont like you.
Nocturnes and Miras
Oh, those piles are REALLY scary in size!
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