Name: Silent in the Grave
ISBN: 9780778325246

Deanna Raybourn

After the sudden death of her husband, Edward, Lady Julia Grey enlists the help of private sleuth Nicholas Brisbane to unravel the mystery of Edward's death and the threats that he had been receiving.

Silent in the Grave

Silent In The Grave

Rebecca C Wright

Fabulous beginning to a wonderful series. I love Julia and her quirky family.

Liz B

A solid Victorian era mystery + light romance.

laura

I adored this book! i loved the characters.... i could not have predicted the ending and i loved the world that was created and can't wait to read more of this series in the future!

Kelly Gorman

I don't normally read mysteries - but I *do* have a soft spot for historical fiction. This is a historical fiction mystery - and I loved it. I could not put it down, as I could not wait to turn the page and see what happened next. Very much looking forward to tracking down he sequel.

Saayan

3.5!
I can't help but to compare this book's hero(?), Nicholas Brisbane, to the hero from the Veronica Speedwell series, Stoker. I by far prefer Stoker over Brisbane. Stoker is funny, endearing and charming while Brisbane is just kind of a surly jerk. I may or may not keep reading this series to see if he lightens up a little.

If anything, I am more interested in Julia's budding-doctor brother, Val. I hope he gets more storylines in future books!

"Let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave." These ominous words are the last threat that Sir Edward Grey receives from his killer. Before he can show them to Nicholas Brisbane, the private inquiry agent he has retained for his protection, he collapses and dies at his London home, in the presence of his wife, Julia, and a roomful of dinner guests. Prepared to accept that Edward's death was due to a long-standing physical infirmity, Julia is outraged when Brisbane visits and suggests that her husband was murdered. It is a reaction she comes to regret when she discovers damning evidence for herself, and realizes the truth. Determined to bring the murderer to justice, Julia engages the enigmatic Brisbane to help her investigate Edward's demise. Dismissing his warnings that the investigation will be difficult, if not impossible, Julia presses forward, following a trail of clues that lead her to even more unpleasant truths, and ever closer to a killer who waits expectantly for her arrival.

John Clements

Despite his admonitions to stay away, Lady Julia arrives in Yorkshire to find Brisbane as remote and maddeningly attractive as ever. Cloistered together, they share the moldering house with the proud but impoverished remnants of an ancient family—the sort that keeps their bloodline pure and their secrets close. Lady Allenby and her daughters, dependent upon Brisbane and devastated by their fall in society, seem adrift on the moor winds, powerless to change their fortunes. But poison does not discriminate between classes…. A mystery unfolds from the rotten heart of Grimsgrave, one Lady Julia may have to solve alone, as Brisbane appears inextricably tangled in its heinous twists and turns. But blood will out, and before spring touches the craggy northern landscape, Lady Julia will have uncovered a Gypsy witch, a dark rider and a long-buried legacy of malevolence and evil.

Silent in the Grave

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