This was a good mystery which I enjoyed. It took place in 1864 New York, with interaction between the Irish, Negroes, and Jews, against the backdrop of the Civil War.
After reading the description, I'm not so sure I would enjoy the next book in this series, which takes place much earlier in Europe. So I won't be looking got it.
There were a few not-quite-understandable comments the author placed in the book which I found disconcerting. In one case she has her female protagonist "taking a pee." I have no idea why that was mentioned.
Then, in another sentence, the female protagonist considers casual sex with a guy who winks at her in a bar. What? Yet, at all other times she behaves properly.
Then there was the numerous mention of "photos." While "photograph" was coined long before the 1860s, the type of photography common in the 1860s was daguerreotype, and this was used to refer to the images produced.
After reading the description, I'm not so sure I would enjoy the next book in this series, which takes place much earlier in Europe. So I won't be looking got it.
There were a few not-quite-understandable comments the author placed in the book which I found disconcerting. In one case she has her female protagonist "taking a pee." I have no idea why that was mentioned.
Then, in another sentence, the female protagonist considers casual sex with a guy who winks at her in a bar. What? Yet, at all other times she behaves properly.
Then there was the numerous mention of "photos." While "photograph" was coined long before the 1860s, the type of photography common in the 1860s was daguerreotype, and this was used to refer to the images produced.
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