A
Madam of Mystery Novella
Berkley
Prime
December
31st, 2012
978-1-1-101-59490-2
Historical,
Mystery/Suspense
E-book
Reviewed
by Dawn (love2read28@gmail.com)
Obtained
by Publisher
India
Black. Madam and spy. When she finds out she was used by her lover, Philip
Barrett, she turns the tables and shows him that she will not be used by
anyone, no matter how handsome she thinks he may be.
I
love this series. India has wit, intelligence and she is a woman working in a
man’s world (spying). This author gives us a prequel to the India Black series
in this short novella. The writing is tight, story flows smoothly and you get a
sense of who India is and why she does what she does. This is an author who really
knows her characters and shows them in all their flawed glory. The characters
are well written and deliver some wonderful moments within the pages of THE
RAJAH’S RUBY. The author fleshes out India very nicely and the reader gets to
see how she became what she is. India is
one of my favorite historical book characters. One thing I love is how snarky
she can be which leaves me chuckling as I imagine the reactions to the people
she is talking to. Plus you can not help but fall in love with her either. This
is one character who has a mind and isn’t a bubble head that sometimes happens
to heroines in historical stories.
THE
RAJAH’S RUBY gives the readers a wonderful background on my favorite spy, India
Black and the reader is left eager for more after the last page is read. If you
haven’t tried an India Black book yet, I highly recommend it if you enjoy fast
paced historical mysteries. I suggest starting with this one then going into
the full length books (India Black; India Black and the Widow of Windsor).
India is snarky, enjoyable, intriguing and more. This is one character you can
not help but fall in love with. I am eager to see what happens next for India
in the next Madam of Mystery series book.
This
is an objective review and not an endorsement
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