The series continues with Silent on the Moor and a visit to Nicholas’s newly inherited.
Preview - Silent in the Sanctuary by Deanna Raybourn. I went in with the highest of expectations and Silent in the Sanctuary more than lived up to them. The volatile environment, fueled by a charming but Gypsy-fearing vicar, the eccentric March family, besotted Italians, and Lady Julia’s own.ĭidn’t live up to Book 1 enjoyable and necessary if you’re reading the series, but a little disappointing I unfortunately did not enjoy this book as much as I did the first one. Fresh from a six-month sojourn in Italy, Lady Julia returns. Silent in the Sanctuary on *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers.
Readers may wish for a bit more romantic development, but the complex mystery, a delightfully odd collection of characters and deft period details produce a rich and funny read.Silent in the Sanctuary: A Lady Julia Grey Mystery on *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers.
Headstrong and clever Julia joins Brisbane in investigating the crimes, deciphering his personal situation in the process. Then a local curate is murdered in the former church sanctuary, and a set of priceless pearls goes missing. Nicholas Brisbane, a private enquiry agent with whom Julia has shared both a heated embrace and a stint at detection, is among the holiday houseguests, and to Julia's astonishment Brisbane is in line for a title and engaged. With Christmas approaching, Julia returns to England, where she joins her large and eccentric family at their equally large and eccentric ancestral estate, a former monastery that retains some monkish ghosts. Left homeless by fire, wealthy widow Lady Julia Grey has been recuperating in Italy. Lady Julia resumes her unlikely and deliciously intriguing partnership with Nicholas Brisbane, setting out to unravel a tangle of deceit before the killer can strike again.ĭon’t miss the complete Lady Julia Grey mystery series by Deanna Raybourn!įans and new readers alike will welcome this sparkling sequel to Raybourn's debut Victorian mystery, Silent in the Grave (2007). Not to be outdone, Julia shows him that two can play at flirtation and promptly introduces him to her devoted, younger, titled Italian count.īut the homecoming celebrations quickly take a ghastly turn when one of the guests is found brutally murdered in the chapel. Much to her surprise, the one man she had hoped to forget-the enigmatic and compelling Nicholas Brisbane-is among her father’s houseguests…and he is not alone. Join Lady Julia Grey on her next investigation in book 2 of the acclaimed historical mystery series only from New York Times bestselling author of Killers of a Certain Age, Deanna Raybourn.įresh from a six-month sojourn in Italy, Lady Julia returns home to Sussex to find her father’s estate crowded with family and friends.
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