Date read: 31st January 2021
My rating: 4*Genre I reckon: Mystery in a flapper dress
Buy link: Amazon
Follow the author: Ellen Read
Ooh, this book was hard to put on - I read late into the night!
It took a little while to get going but the lead-up was interesting.
Alexandra is a girl in changing times - 1927, Victoria, Australia to be precise. She isn't fond of the society scene and has her sights on going into her father's antique business (gasp). And has a mind of her own (gasps again).
One weekend starts a chain of events in motion and wakes the sleeping dragon! A Chinese mystery begins to unfold. Plotting, avarice and death ensue.
Alexandra holds her own, but Benedict is a charming hero. Whilst her best friend, Edith, is understandably frightened.
Flowers scent the scenes beautifully, and I felt like I was there. Wonderful description and characters.
Who can one trust?
And who is Yazi?
An elegantly conducted murder mystery with evocative story-telling. Well worth a read.
TL
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