Publication Date: November 4, 2014 Poisoned Pen Press
Formats: Hardcover, Paperback
Series: John Chase Mystery Series
Genre: Historical Mystery/Regency
Unhappy wife and young mother Penelope Wolfe fears scandal for her family and worse. A Tory newspaper editor has been stabbed while writing a reply to the latest round of letters penned by a firebrand calling himself Collatinus. Twenty years before, her father, the radical Eustace Sandford, wrote as Collatinus before he fled London just ahead of accusations of treason and murder. A mysterious beauty closely connected to Sandford and known only as N.D. had been brutally slain, her killer never punished. The seditious new Collatinus letters that attack the Prince Regent in the press also seek to avenge N.D.’s death and unmask her murderer. What did the journalist know that provoked his death?
Her artist husband Jeremy is no reliable ally, so Penelope turns anew to lawyer Edward Buckler and Bow Street Runner John Chase. As she battles public notoriety, Buckler and Chase put their careers at risk to stand behind her while pursuing various lines of inquiry aimed at N.D.’s murderer, a missing memoir, Royal scandal, and the dead editor’s missing wife. As they navigate the dark underbelly of Regency London among a cast driven by dirty politics and dark passions, as well as by decency and a desire for justice, past secrets and present criminals are exposed, upending Penelope’s life and the lives of others.
John Chase Mystery Series
Book One: The Rose in the WheelBook Two: Blood for Blood
Book Three: Die I Will Not
My review: Even though this is the first book in this series I have read I still enjoyed it. In fact now I want to go back and get the first two. This can be read as a stand alone book. I really enjoyed the historical aspect of this book. The whole mystery was intriguing and kept me wondering what was going to happen next. Since this is not a cozy mystery this will take a little more thinking on your part to try and solve the mystery. At the end of the book the author gives us a little tidbit and tells us that this book is based on a real story which made the story that much more exciting. I think the author did a very good job with the character development and the descriptions. So much so that you felt as if you were a part of the story. I recommend this book to someone looking for a good mystery.
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About the Author
S.K. Rizzolo is a longtime Anglophile and history enthusiast. Set in Regency England, The Rose in the Wheel and Blood for Blood are the first two novels in her series about a Bow Street Runner, an unconventional lady, and a melancholic barrister. An English teacher, Rizzolo has earned an M.A. in literature and lives in Los Angeles with her husband and daughter.For more information please visit S.K. Rizzolo's website. You can also find her on Facebook and Goodreads.
Die I Will Not Blog Tour Schedule
Monday, November 17Review at Back Porchervations
Tuesday, November 18
Spotlight at Passages to the Past
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Interview at Back Porchervations
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Friday, November 21
Review at Book Nerd
Monday, November 24
Review at Oh, For the Hook of a Book
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Wednesday, November 26
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Review at Book Babe (The Rose in the Wheel)
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Friday, November 28
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Monday, December 1
Review at WTF Are You Reading?
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Spotlight at Historical Fiction Connection
Wednesday, December 3
Interview at Caroline Wilson Writes
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Review at A Chick Who Reads
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Review at The True Book Addict
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Review at Jorie Loves a Story
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