Splendid Summer by Mary Matthews
This is a short mystery novel set in the 1920s.
Grace Wentworth has returned to Coronado, California after
completing Finishing School in Europe to find her Uncle Charles has died. He was
the caretaker of her and her trust after the death of her parents. His wife,
Aunt Alice is concerned about herself and one's lineage.
Grace has met Jack Brewster on the train; he is a Pinkerton
detective. Jack has a deaf, Persian white cat named Tatania, who seems to
have her own "magic". She is one of the main characters in the
story.
Both Grace and Jack try to find who killed her beloved
uncle.
The setting is on Coronado and the area. Mary Matthews has put
the reader back into the 1920s with all the references: Studebaker, Packard,
permanent wave aroma, Charles Lindbergh, U S Grant Hotel, Great War, long
skirts, Martson's Department Store, Rexall Drugs, Ponzi scheme (named after
Charles Ponzi) and the prohibition
I will give this a four star.
I received a complimentary e-book from the author and
Amazon.com. I wish to thank Mary Matthews for a quick and fun read.
Leona
1 comment:
Thank you, Leona! It's great to know that you enjoyed Splendid Summer.
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