| Title | : | An Indomitable Woman: A Historical Romance Mystery (Tabitha \u0026 Wolf Historical Mystery Series Book 7) |
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| ISBN | : | - |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 286 |
| Publication | : | Published June 28, 2024 |
When the dowager countess receives her first assignment as a private inquiry agent from Tuchinsky, an East End gangster, she immediately throws herself into the case with gusto. Meanwhile, Lord Langley hires Tabitha and Wolf for an assignment that takes them deep into London's Jewish neighbourhood. Is there a connection between the two investigations? More importantly, can the two investigative teams work together?
Wolf has made his peace with continuing to take on investigations and with having Tabitha partner with him, but how will he manage the dowager countess' continued meddling in such a dangerous case?
An Indomitable Woman: A Historical Romance Mystery (Tabitha \u0026 Wolf Historical Mystery Series Book 7) Reviews
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Another Great Mystery
The fearsome foursome is back again and on the hunt for the murderer of young Irish women in The East End of London. Wolf, Bear and Tabitha are working for the government and partner Mama Julia is hired by her friend that runs the Jewish mobsters, to find the murderer who is rumored to be Jewish. Antisemitism is causing problems in the East end. Tasked with this investigation the Chesterton gang must find the Jack the Rapper style bad guy ASAP. -
As with every single book in this series, I absolutely loved reading this book. This author has her main characters down pat! The Dowager Lady Pembroke is insulting, surprisingly generous, absolutely terrifying, and far more enigmatic than anyone suspects. Bear and Wolf, once thief takers and now Earl Pembroke and his secretary are dangerous, loving, generous to a fault, and far more intelligent than their enemies are aware of. Finally, Lady Tabitha is gentle, strong willed, caring to a infinite degree, and far more intelligent than anyone seems to know. Last but not least, the supporting characters, the staff members of the various households, fellow Lords, criminal bosses, and even a group of very interesting madams rounds out a very lovely, fun, and yet very serious story. As others have stated, I truly hope the series has not come to an end, but if it has, it has been a wild and tremendously satisfying ride. I highly recommend this book and the rest of the series.
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Tedious, anticlimactic
Given this appears to be the final book of this series, it is unfortunate that the plot is slow to develop. The first 88 pages (Kindle edition) are a slog to get through. Noel's predilection to repeat plot points from previous books in the series is on overdrive throughout this work, fulfilling a word count without serving the plot. The final two-thirds of the book establishes a better pace, though the storytelling remains lax leading into the climax of the story happening entirely off screen, a killer escapes, and our heroes conclude, "Oh, well." It is an anticlimactic end to a series that should have ended with Book 5. -
I've enjoyed some of the books in this series. There are likeable characters and interesting ones. However, this book just pushed everything a little too far for me. I'm feeling a credibility issue. Some elements feel implausible, even for this genre, eg the investigations seem to take on a format of family outings - we all have to go together - rather than leveraging different skills/networks to undertake an investigation. I'll leave it there as I don't want to write any spoilers.
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3.5 stars
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Not great
Hard to finish this, very dull and very disappointing. Won't be buying any more in this series. Don't bother with this
