This story started out wonderfully with letters exchanged between Mrs. Folie Hamilton and her husband's cousin in India, Lieutenant Robert Cambourne. The letters are charming and witty and tell a great deal about the two characters.
After Folie's husband died, Robert became guardian to Folie's stepdaughter, Melinda. When Robert returned to England, he summoned Melinda and Folie to his estate. At that point, the story became strange. When the ladies arrived, they realized that Robert was not himself. He seemed to be on the edge of madness.
Then the story devolves into a bizarre mish-mash of poisonings, the Prince Regent, Whigs and Tories and insurrectionists. I did not find the way the three characters got off the ship to be in the least realistic or possible.
After Folie's husband died, Robert became guardian to Folie's stepdaughter, Melinda. When Robert returned to England, he summoned Melinda and Folie to his estate. At that point, the story became strange. When the ladies arrived, they realized that Robert was not himself. He seemed to be on the edge of madness.
Then the story devolves into a bizarre mish-mash of poisonings, the Prince Regent, Whigs and Tories and insurrectionists. I did not find the way the three characters got off the ship to be in the least realistic or possible.
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