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A Study in Death by Anna Lee Huber
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
“There’s a scarlet thread of murder running through the colorless skein of life, and our duty is to unravel it, and isolate it, and expose every inch of it.”
A STUDY IN DEATH
A Study in Death by Anna Lee Huber is the fourth book in the Lady Darby Mystery Series. Finally! Gage and Kiera are engaged! The wedding is being planned and Kiera just wants to skip all the plans and celebrations and go straight to being Gage’s wife. But her sister is nearing her confinement and needs something to occupy her in the last weeks until the birth of her child. Kiera is staying busy with her painting commissions and one of her commissions is painting a portrait for the kind Lady Drummond. One day, Kiera arrives for her appointment and finds Lady Drummond convulsing on the floor. Kiera does everything she can to revive her but Lady Drummond dies. Her death is ruled by natural causes, but Kiera is suspicious. She will not stop until she gets justice for Lady Drummond.
It’s always the husband…or is it? One thing that I love about Anna Lee Huber is that there is always complexity to the mysteries. There are times when all of the evidence points to one person but from time to time, that person is innocent. I love watching Kiera learn to trust her gut and also the evidence. Gage always takes Kiera’s insight and gives her the support she needs to voice her opinion in a male-dominated world.
The chemistry is still between Kiera and Gage although now it is more developed. They are both finding ways to open up to each other about the past. They are breaking down the walls that the trauma from their past had built. Overall, I can’t wait to see what happens in the next book. I rate this book 5 out of 5 stars!
A STUDY IN DEATH
A Study in Death by Anna Lee Huber is the fourth book in the Lady Darby Mystery Series. Finally! Gage and Kiera are engaged! The wedding is being planned and Kiera just wants to skip all the plans and celebrations and go straight to being Gage’s wife. But her sister is nearing her confinement and needs something to occupy her in the last weeks until the birth of her child. Kiera is staying busy with her painting commissions and one of her commissions is painting a portrait for the kind Lady Drummond. One day, Kiera arrives for her appointment and finds Lady Drummond convulsing on the floor. Kiera does everything she can to revive her but Lady Drummond dies. Her death is ruled by natural causes, but Kiera is suspicious. She will not stop until she gets justice for Lady Drummond.
It’s always the husband…or is it? One thing that I love about Anna Lee Huber is that there is always complexity to the mysteries. There are times when all of the evidence points to one person but from time to time, that person is innocent. I love watching Kiera learn to trust her gut and also the evidence. Gage always takes Kiera’s insight and gives her the support she needs to voice her opinion in a male-dominated world.
The chemistry is still between Kiera and Gage although now it is more developed. They are both finding ways to open up to each other about the past. They are breaking down the walls that the trauma from their past had built. Overall, I can’t wait to see what happens in the next book. I rate this book 5 out of 5 stars!