Pre-Owned Still Life With Murder (Paperback) by P B Ryan

from majkia

A murder at a brothel in Boston becomes less than routine when the man arrested for the murder is thought to have died in Andersonville. But his father bribes police and anyone else he can to ensure his son hangs for the murder. Why? That's the question that drives his mother and her accomplice, ...

from lkernagh

The historical fiction/mystery fan in me absolutely loved this story! As first book in the six book Gilded Age Mystery series, author Patricia Ryan (writing as P.B. Ryan) strikes the right balance between setting the stage, introducing the characters, getting some character development rolling an...

from Zumbanista

Still Life with Murder The novel is a Historical Mystery set in Boston and was well written for the most part with decorative prose, great similes and metaphors. There was lots of detail about Boston and the author recreated the late 1860s and captured our imagination. Ryan creates compelling cha...

from Lauren2013

Still Life with Murder4 StarsThree years after the end of the Civil War, Nell Sweeney, a young woman born into poverty, finds her way into the home of the Hewitts, a wealthy Bostonian family. When William Hewitt, a former military surgeon and black sheep of the family, is accused of murder, his m...

from vrchristensen

I really loved this book. As someone fully enthralled with the Victorian era, I really was not disappointed. Ms. Ryan has certainly done her research. Nell may have some modern sensibilities, but I didn't think they were out of place here. Considering her background, her unique situation, she mig...