A Lesson in Love and Murder (Herringford and Watts Series #2)

by Rachel McMillan

Overview

From political danger to personal drama, life is about to get explosive...

The legacy of literary icon Sherlock Holmes is alive and well in 1912 Canada, where best friends Merinda Herringford and Jem Watts continue to develop their skills as consulting detectives.

The city of Toronto has been thrown into upheaval by the arrival of radical anarchist Emma Goldman. Amid this political chaos, Benny Citrone of the Royal North-West Mounted Police arrives at Merinda and Jem's flat, requesting assistance in locating his runaway cousin—a man with a deadly talent.

While Merinda eagerly accepts the case, she finds herself constantly butting heads—and hearts—with Benny. Meanwhile, Jem has her hands full with a husband who is determined to keep her out of harm's way.

As Merinda and Jem close in on the danger they've tracked from Toronto to Chicago, they uncover a sinister plot to assassinate presidential candidate Theodore Roosevelt. Will they be able to save the day and resolve the troubles threatening their future happiness before it's too late?

Independence, love, and lives are at stake in A Lesson in Love and Murder, the gripping second installment of the Herringford and Watts Mysteries series.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780736966436
Publisher:	Harvest House Publishers
Publication date:	08/30/2016
Series:	Herringford and Watts Series , #2
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	468,623
File size:	711 KB

About the Author

Rachel McMillan is a keen history enthusiast and a lifelong bibliophile. When not writing or reading, she can most often be found drinking tea and watching British miniseries. Rachel lives in bustling Toronto, where she works in educational publishing and pursues her passion for art, literature, music, and theater.

Rachel McMillan is the author of The Herringford and Watts mysteries, The Van Buren and DeLuca mysteries and The Three Quarter Time series of contemporary Viennese romances. Her next work of historical fiction, The London Restoration, releases in Summer 2020 and takes readers deep into the heart of London's most beautiful churches. Dream, Plan, and Go is her first work of nonfiction.  Rachel lives in Toronto, Canada and is always planning her next adventure.
 
 

Editorial Reviews

2016-06-22
Two adventurous female detectives travel from Toronto to Chicago in the 1910s to investigate a Mountie who may have gone rogue.Jemima DeLuca's only surprise when she gets fired from her job in Spenser's Department Store mailroom is that it took them so long to do it. She knows that now that she's a married woman she'll be expected to tend to her husband's every need, though Ray seems more attentive to his sister's well-being than Jem's. It's no problem, because Jem has her own interests, which she hopes will result in a financial payout one day: the ladies detective agency she runs with her friend Merinda Herringford. Merinda, who comes from money, is motivated less by cash flow than curiosity, even nosiness, about the world and her desire to wear pants, as her disguises often permit. Jem and Merinda's new client, Benefield Citrone, a Mountie almost-flirtatious Merinda dubs Benny, has been searching for his cousin and fellow Mountie, Jonathan. Benny fears Jonathan may have something to do with the explosions in Toronto that police are passing off as accidents. The two detectives are helped in their investigation by their police connection, Jasper Forth, who admires Merinda's sleuthing skills almost as much as he admires everything else about her. When signs suggest that Jonathan may be heading to Chicago, the whole gang pursues him, though Ray's already there on his own. He left days before to check on his sister and her son, who live there and appear to be Ray's biggest concern. It's in Chicago that Jem realizes she may never have Ray's attention, Benny realizes that Jonathan may have turned to a life of crime, and Merinda realizes she's not as indifferent to Benny as she might like. Although the premises and some of the banter are enjoyable, McMillan is less successful with character and plot development, which will have to wait for later entries in the series (The Bachelor Girl's Guide to Murder, 2016).

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