The Blackstone Key : A Novel (Paperback)

from dianaleez

Rose Melikan's 'The Blackstone Key' harkens back to women's novels of the mid-twentieth century - think Victoria Holt and Mary Stewart without the romance and suspense. Melikan's strong point is the background and historical accuracy, but her plot and characterization are not as well done. Her he...

from tina1969

Mary Finch travels to her uncles and on the way she meets a dying man who warns her she is in danger and has her uncles watch. She is aided by the dashing Captian Holland and Paul Deprez who both seem to be after her attentions. This book starts really well, but then for most of the middle sectio...

from cjsteiner

Great blend of mystery and historical events. Melikan is well versed in historical detail. Good romantic element as well. The hero is easy to like and Mary is an intriguing character. Leaves plenty of space and opportunity for the next installment of the series. (I think we will be seeing Deprez ...

from Kasthu

Mary Finch, a schoolteacher, receives a letter from her uncle, inviting her to visit him. On her way there, she encounters a Mr. Tracey, injured from a carriage accident, lying in a ditch at the side of the road. In his possession is a watch belonging to Mary's uncle. Her arrival at her uncle's h...

from pierthinker

'The Blackstone Key' is a 1790s-set spy/smuggler yarn with a pretty young girl as the heroine. Definitely not a bodice-ripper, but this is nevertheless a class of novel we have seen many times before. The heroine amazes all with her intelligence, insights and ability to see what everyone around h...