Charles Maddox Detective: The Solitary House (Series #2) (Paperback)

from joririchardson

I was hesitant about requesting this book from Early Reviewers, as I haven't yet read Dickens' "Bleak House," which this murder mystery was inspired by. However, I am glad that I ended up with a copy, because this was a fun read. In 1850 London, young Charles Maddox is still stinging from the sla...

from abealy

London 1850. Dirty, cold and dangerous. Bathed in a yellow miasma of fog and coal smoke - not yet known by the appellation "smog" - the perfect setting for a Victorian detective story. Charles Maddox, relieved from duty as a police officer on unjust grounds has become a private detective, followi...

from randalrh

Here's the question: Do you go read Bleak House and/or The Woman in White before reading this book, or if you've already read either, will that add to or diminish your enjoyment of The Solitary House? This question isn't a spoiler, because I hadn't read either and still got many of the allusions....

from mldg

I read this book in one day. I loved it. There is surprising violence, good character development, lots of twists and turns, lots of sadness. Can't wait to read the next installment. Now I have to go finish Bleak House and read the Woman in White because many have made comparisons to those two bo...

from michigantrumpet

A suspenseful whodunit set in mid-1800's London. The muck and smog, the smells and unsanitary homes, the danger of the slums and rapacious lawyers and grasping bankers form the backdrop. If this atmospheric tale seems Dickensian in setting, character development and plotting, you would be quite r...