Helpful Score: 5
This is one of those series that seems; at least to me to be gaining momentum instead of getting stale. In this Georgian era romantic mystery-thriller, Ms Hoyt has once again brought her A game to the pages. I have been waiting for Winter Makepeaces story, the mild mannered school teacher and manager of, The Home for Unfortunate Infants and Foundling Children. But by night he is the Ghost of St. Giles.
The setting is St. Giles section of London, its a dangerous place and this book takes up just hours after the last leaves off. The Ghost of St. Giles has just rescued Charming Mickey OConner from hanging and the mob is out for blood. Mickeys or the Ghosts it doesnt matter whose. Enter Lady Isabel Beckinhall, Baroness Beckinhall. Who, to her irritation has been stood up by Mr. Makepeace, for the final inspection of the newly rebuilt Home for Unfortunate Infants and Foundling Children. As one of the Lady Patronesses, she cant believe how rude this man is to stand her up, and top that off there is a body blocking the road out in this dangerous area, and there is a mob on the loose. As it turns out the body is not dead after all and as her maid says he is a comic actor, dressed in a harlequin costume, just like the Ghost of St. Giles. Isabel orders the man lifted into her carriage and off they go, in the nick of time.
This installment of the Maiden Lane series, has a bit more of the swashbuckling flavor to it, the theater fight scene was classic and worthy of any Errol Flynn movie. The Ghost of St. Giles is out to protect the poor and the down trodden those most vulnerable in society. Sexual content is hot and I like the older woman younger man dynamic, (pardon me is my cougar showing?). There will be another book in this series. This gets 5 stars, this one would be a get vacation read.
The setting is St. Giles section of London, its a dangerous place and this book takes up just hours after the last leaves off. The Ghost of St. Giles has just rescued Charming Mickey OConner from hanging and the mob is out for blood. Mickeys or the Ghosts it doesnt matter whose. Enter Lady Isabel Beckinhall, Baroness Beckinhall. Who, to her irritation has been stood up by Mr. Makepeace, for the final inspection of the newly rebuilt Home for Unfortunate Infants and Foundling Children. As one of the Lady Patronesses, she cant believe how rude this man is to stand her up, and top that off there is a body blocking the road out in this dangerous area, and there is a mob on the loose. As it turns out the body is not dead after all and as her maid says he is a comic actor, dressed in a harlequin costume, just like the Ghost of St. Giles. Isabel orders the man lifted into her carriage and off they go, in the nick of time.
This installment of the Maiden Lane series, has a bit more of the swashbuckling flavor to it, the theater fight scene was classic and worthy of any Errol Flynn movie. The Ghost of St. Giles is out to protect the poor and the down trodden those most vulnerable in society. Sexual content is hot and I like the older woman younger man dynamic, (pardon me is my cougar showing?). There will be another book in this series. This gets 5 stars, this one would be a get vacation read.
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