A Lady in the Smoke (Audiobook)

from Iambookish

I've read a lot of Victorian novels and mysteries so I'm always looking for a new author and title that will tickle my fancy, and this one surely did! Very well written with a great plot and interesting characters that weave historical fact into a fictional mystery. I look forward to reading more...

from john257hopper

This novel centres around the aftermath of a horrific railway crash in 1874, which the eponymous lady, Elizabeth Frazer, survives together with her mother. The drama of this opening section is not quite matched throughout the novel, though there is a gripping trial sequence later on. There is rat...

from Kathy89

Interesting Victorian romantic mystery that starts with a train derailment. Lady Elizabeth and her mother are helped from the train by an unknown man and then waited in the field until a young doctor came to attend to them and then helped them on to a cart which took them to a hotel that was acti...

from mmoj

Lady Elizabeth Fraser and her mother are coming home from another disappointing Season in London. Elizabeth's mother is very disappointed especially because she knows something she hasn't shared with her daughter. That is; her daughter's fortune is in jeopardy. The investments Elizabeth's father ...

from eyes.2c

Gripping! This is a totally engaging historical Victorian mystery. Lady Elizabeth Fraser is returning from her failed London season to her home. The train she is travelling in is involved in an horrific accident. Elizabeth is freed from the wreck but cannot escape the carnage she is part of. Once...