Historical Fiction
Back of the book:
Can she solve the crime before they uncover her true
identity?
Jobless and down to her last dime, Ellie Moore hears
about a position with the Pinkerton Detective Agency and believes it’s the
perfect chance to put her acting skills and costumes to use. Reluctantly, the
agency agrees to give her one assignment, one chance to prove herself.
Disguised as Lavinia Stewart, a middle-aged widow, Ellie travels to Arizona to
begin her investigation. When the need arises, she also transforms into the
dazzling Jessie Monroe, whose vivacious personality encourages people to talk.
Mine owner Steven Pierce is going to lose his business if
he can’t figure out who’s stealing his silver shipments. In his wildest dreams,
he never expected to receive help from a gray-haired widow . . . or to fall in
love with her beautiful niece.
Then the thieves come after Lavinia and Jessie, Ellie
isn’t safe no matter which character she plays! Should she give up and reveal
her true identity? What will Steven do when he realizes the woman he’s falling
in love with doesn’t really exist?
Set in 1880s Arizona, Love
in Disguise blends romance, humor, and mystery for a can’t-put-down read.
Meet the author:
Website: www.AuthorCarolCox.com
Twitter: @authorcarolcox
Author of nearly 30 novels and novellas, Carol Cox has an
abiding love for history and romance, especially when it’s set in her native
Wouthwest. As a third-generation Arizonan, she takes a keen interest in the Old
West and hopes to make it live again in the hearts of her readers. A pastor’s
wife, Carol lives with her husband and daughter in northern Arizona, where the
deer and the antelope really do play—within view of the family’s front porch.
My thoughts:
The Pinkerton Detective agency has always been
fascinating to me. They had a relatively high success rate and didn’t even have
all the modern tools that present day detectives have. They just had to rely on
their skills of perception and deduction.
In the case of Ellie Moore, she also had to rely on her
acting skills. It was a fun read as we were taken along for the ride of a quick
change artist. Ellie had to flip between the characters of elderly Lavinia and
young Jessie. It was amusing and at times downright tense as she played the two
parts.
The authenticity of 1880s Arizona was an added bonus. I
appreciated the research that went into this work. Nothing ruins a story more
than a glitch in the descriptions. Ms. Cox did her homework and it shows in
this intriguing story.
I thoroughly enjoyed this novel from the chaos at the
beginning to the intense drama at the end. Carol Cox is obviously an author
that I need to read more of. If you enjoy historical fiction with a flair for
the dramatic, you are going to be completely enamored with Love in Disguise.
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