Murder In Retribution (Hardcover) by Anne Cleeland

from Citizenjoyce

I have to agree with the concern about this relationship. At first it seemed strange that Doyle abruptly married her stalker, though he is extremely rich and powerful and completely devoted to her. But now he is shown to be dangerously, murderously obsessive. Her Catholicism is brought up frequen...

from Kathy89

This is book two in the series and I'm not really sure what to think. The Lord Acton that is presented to the world is a brilliant, handsome, titled, wealthy gentleman and a Chief Superintendent of Scotland Yard. But we get to see him through his wife and he's obsessive, a stalker and handing out...

from seasidereader

Normally implausible plot lines annoy me, but I was so captivated by Cleeland's unlikely protagonist Kathleen Doyle that now I must get the back story from Murder in Thrall. Without giving any spoilers, I will say that moral ambiguity abounds and makes for a rather unusual take on New Scotland Yard.

from MM_Jones

Plot and characters; this story does it well. The perpetrators may not be believable in real life, but make for a good tale. Quite the group of lovelorn cutthroats to be working together in a detective bureau.

from EadieB

In Anne Cleeland's book, Murder in Retribution, Kathleen Doyle and Lord Acton find out that 'retribution may be best left to fate'. When a rash of underworld murders shatters London's normally austere facade, Doyle sets out to investigate the escalating turf war. Doyle uncovers a seedy world wher...