Since
mysteries are one of my favorite genres I was excited at the opportunity to
read a book by an author whose work is new to me. That’s why I selected this historical fiction
by Anita Davison, Flora’s Secret.
Flora’s Secret is the story about a young governess, Flora
Maguire, who is accompanying her charge Eddy Vaughn as they journey home to
England on the maiden voyage of the Minneapolis. Any hope for smooth sailing is quickly
abandoned when Flora finds a dead body at the bottom of stairway. Is it an accident or murder? Spunky Miss Maguire is not one to be easily
deterred and will do whatever she can to get to the bottom of this man’s
untimely death. Thrown into the mix is a
shipboard romance with a fine gentleman Mr. Bunny Harrington.
I
really enjoyed this book. The main
characters well developed, interesting and very likable. The author did a great job in describing
people and scenes. She gave enough
details for the reader to imagine the scenes, but not too much. The characters, Flora and Bunny, where very
likable; people I would want to know.
I’m hopeful their story will continue in another book. Other characters were intriguing and it was
fun to try and figure out who the good guys were and the bad guys were.
While
this book is not from a Christian writer and publisher, I appreciated the fact
that the story was told and developed without profanity and sexually explicit
scenes. It's clean historical fiction, a
mystery with a bit of romance, that focused on developing characters and the
storyline. This was the first book I’ve
read by Anita Davison and I look forward to reading more of her books.
I
would like to thank NetGalley and Aria Publishers for the opportunity to read Flora’s
Secret by Anita Davison. I was
under no obligation to give a favorable review.
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