City of Light City of Mystery Kim Wright 9781479115426 Books
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Set amid the glamour of Paris on the brink of La Belle Époque, City of Light is a tale of murder, mystery, and masks where no one is quite what they seem… City of Light, the second book in the City of Mystery series, opens in 1889 Paris on the eve of the Exposition Universelle, the ultimate World’s Fair which debuted Edison’s phonograph, Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show, and the Eiffel Tower. Detective Rayley Abrams has traveled from Scotland Yard to France to study the new science of forensics with the Parisian police. Lonely and awkward, Rayley easily falls under the spell of a beautiful British expatriate named Isabel Blout, a woman with a murky past and suspicious social connections. Paris may be abuzz with excitement, but there are also rumors that the Exposition is running out of money and that Eiffel may not finish his celebrated tower in time for the opening day celebrations. The French police are so eager to present a perfect image to the eyes of the world that when a most unusual victim washes up on the banks of the Seine, they literally keep the murder under wraps. Back in London, Queen Victoria has rewarded Rayley’s friend and rival, Trevor Welles, for his work on the Jack the Ripper case by naming him head of Scotland Yard’s first forensics unit. Trevor scrambles to assemble his team Tom Bainbridge, an aristocratic young medical student, Emma Kelly, sister of the Ripper’s last victim, and Davy Mabrey, a bobby with profound common sense and a knack for earning the trust of witnesses. The unit is investigating a raid on a male brothel when an alarming telegram draws them to Paris and into the drama and intrigue surrounding the Exposition. But will Trevor and his team be able to unravel the web of deception in time to save Rayley?
City of Light City of Mystery Kim Wright 9781479115426 Books
The good thing is that each book is a complete and independent story. They should be read in order because they follow a team of people in the budding field of forensics. But there are no cliffhangers. This story takes place in Paris and centers on a whole new type of crime. (Yes, Trevor has pangs about the Ripper, but they've moved on.)Although this book was shorter and perhaps a little less tedious (in some respects) than the first, it seemed like the writing quality was worse.
It's been awhile and I don't care to go digging into my notes, but I know there were errors in characters' names, wrong pronouns, and things that were so contrary to the otherwise quality writing and it was really starting to irritate me. How can someone do historical research and weave together a fairly complex plot and just totally dismiss the fundamentals of the actual writing? ("Charles's" - seriously?)
By the end of this book I started to struggle between a desire to read more about a group of characters I've become fond of and not wanting to deal with the sloppy writing. I think it's this one, or maybe the next, where the Thursday Night Murder Mystery Club [or whatever it was called] suddenly became the Tuesday Night Club. It switches back again in the next book. If the author can't even keep track of some of those basics, not to mention the names of some characters, then I wonder why I should continue. The books have been out for years. There are no updates available. We all make mistakes, but there's been plenty of time to catch them and fix them. If an author cares about her craft and her readers, you'd think she'd take care of that.
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City of Light City of Mystery Kim Wright 9781479115426 Books Reviews
I started this book and then realized that is was a book 2, so I bought the first book and read it in the middle of this before coming back and finishing it. The characters are fun, the research is detailed, and the story-line keeps moving along. Some things are predictable and there are mistakes that an editor would have caught but the story is a good, enjoyable read in spite of the issues. Not a 5 star book, but good enough that I will be getting the next one too. I really felt that the characters were believable people that I could care about and the historical setting was intriguing enough to make me want to dig deeper into my own research and as I did, I found that Kim Wright had captured the sense of the era very well.
If you enjoy the feeling of suspense and the puzzle of a good mystery, while at the same time getting to immerse yourself in Paris at the time of the building of the tower, I think you will enjoy this novel.
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City of Light follows Rayley Abrams, one of the Scotland Yard detectives to Paris, to learn more about forensics from the Parisian police. It is the time of the Exposition Universelle, an exciting time in Paris. Rayley falls in love with the mysterious Isabel Blout. Meanwhile, in London, the rest of Rayley's team are working to uncover those responsible for running a male brothel on Cleveland Street.
Once again, the author blends fiction with history, and this time Rayley gets a chance to shine. I will admit the slightly more unsavory topic is why I loved City of Darkness more than City of Light, but it was still an excellent read, that kept me interested until the very end. I was sad not to see Leanna Bainbridge in this installment, as I loved her in book 1, but happy to see Emma Kelly again, as she is one of my absolute favorites.
The characters in this series are very well developed. Each character's emotions and motivations are very clearly laid out. I really felt for each of them, especially Emma, as she dealt with the aftermath of the tragedy that occurred in book 1, and Rayley as he falls for the alluring Isabel.
The end was, again, a shocker, and well done. I loved that everything fell into place at the end. The pace of the novel was ramped up significantly, and I eagerly turned the pages to get to a thoroughly satisfying conclusion.
Finish time 11 nights. Not as good as the first book in this series. This book started off really slow. I had a hard time getting into the book and keeping track of characters. Rayley Abrams is not a typical main character, but he was carried over from the previous book, and it brought the story from London to Paris. A few of the other characters came as well including Geraldine Bainbridge, a quirkly older socialite from London who always proves to be good company!
What started off as two separate investigations, came together as Detective Welles and Detective Abrams corresponded between London and Paris. I enjoy a good crime show (Law & Order or CSI), so it was actually pretty interesting to see the advent of forensics (think CSI minus all technology) through early fingerprint analysis and blood testing (albeit on animals which I am NOT a fan of – but luckily we were spared details). I also enjoyed the historical side of the book – the building of Eiffel’s Tower in preparation for the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1889. Reminded me a bit of Devil in the White City in pointing out what celebrities, inventions, etc were debuted at this event. As pointed out in the notes at the end, the event was real as well as the “crime” being investigated. All the characters were fictionalized. Very typical historical fiction! It did leave me wondering if there is really a secret room on top of the Eiffel tower? According to Wikipedia - apparently there is (in case you were curious too!)
The investigation/crime was a bit of a disturbing one (think Law & Order SVU worthy). Luckily gory details were spared, and as I got further into the book, it did get much better as you take the journey with the detectives, and the motley crew they have put together, to investigate and eventually solve this crime. Takes a bit of an unexpected turn with an unlikely final hero(ine), but ends very well.
The author does another great job at setting the scene and characters so you can really feel like you are a part of the journey. So if you can hang on through the first 20% or so (I have no idea how many pages are in books anymore!), the ending is worth it and it was an enjoyable read.
The good thing is that each book is a complete and independent story. They should be read in order because they follow a team of people in the budding field of forensics. But there are no cliffhangers. This story takes place in Paris and centers on a whole new type of crime. (Yes, Trevor has pangs about the Ripper, but they've moved on.)
Although this book was shorter and perhaps a little less tedious (in some respects) than the first, it seemed like the writing quality was worse.
It's been awhile and I don't care to go digging into my notes, but I know there were errors in characters' names, wrong pronouns, and things that were so contrary to the otherwise quality writing and it was really starting to irritate me. How can someone do historical research and weave together a fairly complex plot and just totally dismiss the fundamentals of the actual writing? ("Charles's" - seriously?)
By the end of this book I started to struggle between a desire to read more about a group of characters I've become fond of and not wanting to deal with the sloppy writing. I think it's this one, or maybe the next, where the Thursday Night Murder Mystery Club [or whatever it was called] suddenly became the Tuesday Night Club. It switches back again in the next book. If the author can't even keep track of some of those basics, not to mention the names of some characters, then I wonder why I should continue. The books have been out for years. There are no updates available. We all make mistakes, but there's been plenty of time to catch them and fix them. If an author cares about her craft and her readers, you'd think she'd take care of that.
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