Countess Ashby de la Zouche: Unnatural Fire (Paperback)

from TheCriticalTimes

Countess Ashby de la Zouche and her maid Alpiew trample around England during the Restoration period to uncover a mystery that reaches from the darkest alley to the highest wardrobe. As they run around London in the year 1699 they meet people from all walks of life and engage in every possible ad...

from wagner.sarah35

I had trouble getting into this historical mystery set in late seventeenth-century London. While the author does an excellent job of invoking the spirit of the times and providing a rich picture of life during the period, the writing itself simply failed to entice me into the story. I did manage ...

from Voracious_Reader

I enjoyed Unnatural Fire by Fidelis Morgan but it wasn't nearly as good as it's sequel The Rival Queens. I read them in the wrong order, reading the second first. The situations in the first weren't nearly as memorable and the characters were not nearly as engaging as both were in the second piec...

from madamejeanie

I enjoyed the heck out of this book. But, I wonder if I'm the only one who wanted to slap the Countess up side her head when her old man reappeared..... The solution to the puzzle was a bit of a letdown, I must say, but I did completely enjoy the characters in this book. I love books set is Resto...

from RubyScarlett

First things first: you HAVE to read this. What a find, I can't believe it's not more of a bestseller, it was so good! Unnatural Fire is the first in a series of mysteries featuring Countess Anastasia Ashby de la Zouche and her former maid Alpiew in Restoration England. It's for you if you like h...