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| Title | : | Beneath a Silent Moon (Rannoch Fraser Mysteries #4) |
| Author | : | Tracy Grant |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 430 pages |
| Published | : | 2003 by William Morrow |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Historical. Historical Fiction. Romance. Historical Mystery. Fiction. Regency |
Tracy Grant
Hardcover | Pages: 430 pages Rating: 3.82 | 650 Users | 57 Reviews
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June-July 1817The task had taken shape thanks to the inconvenient way secrets had of bubbling to the surface. It went without saying that it was going to be difficult. But then, murder always was…
The London docks.
Beneath a silent moon, a mysterious exile slips back into the city to complete a nefarious mission that began decades before.
On that same night, London's titled, wealthy and beautiful waltz the night away at Glenister House. Among the guests aristocratic Charles Fraser, a former spy recently returned from the Napoleonic Wars, and his bride Mélanie, who has charmed London society but hides her own secrets. In the brilliance of Mayfair, a visitor from their past pulls Charles and Mélanie back into the world of danger and espionage they thought they had left behind. But this time, the intrigues are rooted in Charles's complex and troubled family.
Melanie and Charles Fraser have traded the moment-to-moment dangers of the war-ravaged Continent for the glittering world of the British ton. But beneath the shimmering veneer of London society, they discover an establishment that is rotten to its very core. An assassination and a trail of clues that lead back to the French Revolution itself plunge Charles and Melanie once more into the danger that has always been the common ground in their marriage. As they search for the truth, they find that the answers cut shockingly close to their own friends and family - including the seemingly perfect Honoria Talbot.
A secret society, and the dangerous liaisons of the Fraser family lead Charles and Mélanie from the glittering ballrooms and shadowy streets of London to the Fraser estate on the Scottish coast. This is a deadly game that could shake the fate of nations: but for Charles, the stakes are the lives of those he holds most dear, and the love of the enigmatic woman who shares his name...and his bed.
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| Original Title: | Beneath a Silent Moon |
| ISBN: | 0066211425 (ISBN13: 9780066211428) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Rannoch Fraser Mysteries #4 |
| Characters: | Simon Tanner, Malcolm Rannoch [Charles Fraser] |
| Setting: | London, England,1817(United Kingdom) |
Rating Appertaining To Books Beneath a Silent Moon (Rannoch Fraser Mysteries #4)
Ratings: 3.82 From 650 Users | 57 ReviewsColumn Appertaining To Books Beneath a Silent Moon (Rannoch Fraser Mysteries #4)
GreatI enjoy reading about Malcolm and Suzanne Rannoch..It is like that I am there and the Rannochs are friends. This is a good mystery as to who did it!!If you enjoy the Malcolm and Suzanne Rannoch series by Tracy/Teresa Grant, you'll also like this series about Charles & Mélanie Fraser - the characters are the same.This book is set between The Paris Affair & The Berkeley Square Affair in the Rannoch series. In this mystery, you will find references to the plot of The Berkeley Square Affair. While I have enjoyed reading each book by Tracy/Teresa Grant, I think she has developed as a writer and does a better job on the Malcolm and Suzanne
Despite some very anachronistic language (did people really say "setup" and "breast-feeding" in England in 1817? I highly doubt this!) and some oddities of setting (did they play cricket in the Highlands of Scotland? Also doubt this!) as well as some far-too-modern attitudes from her characters (though they do remark on their odd behavior themselves, so kudos for that), Tracy Grant's Beneath a Silent Moon is a cut above most of the Regency romances I've read (not least because there's an actual
I liked this but not as much as I enjoyed "Daughter of the Game". At first I was totally confused because it was written after "Daughter of the Game" and so I assumed it was a sequel, but it's actually a prequel. I was a bit disappointed because I already knew everything about Charles and Melanie and it felt strange to be reading about a time before all of the revelations in the second book. Anyway, this was a bit slower to get into and definitely seedier than "Daughter" -- talk about family
I was a bit confused from the onset, before I realized I was reading the series out of order. No matter! "Beneath a Silent Moon" still had all the thrill, beautiful language, exquisite detail and purely intellectual enjoyment Tracy Grant is so good at delivering.What begins as a very private, so to speak, "family" murder investigation gains new dimensions, vastly broader implications and a couple additional bodies, before you can say "Who did it?"An enemy may turn out to be a friend, a friend
I picked up this book by accident and after reading the first sappy paragraph " The night air was like a lover's touch. Cloaked in mystery, beckoning with promise, sweet at times but quickly cloying and underneath, rotten to the core." I almost returned it. Alas, I gave it a chance and it failed miserably. The over-usage of adjectives was annoying and unnecessary. I had to re-read several lines as I couldn't pick up the point through all the fluff. Also, this was the most boring 'murder mystery'
SettingThe story takes place in the early 1800's in Britain. I don't know much about the historical accuracy but it suspended my disbelief well enough. Mentions of the Napoleonic wars are mentioned. There isn't too much I have to say about setting. The author does a good job of explaining most of the surroundings but this is also the 7th book in a series and I have a feeling there are some descriptions not mentioned because they were mentioned in other books.CharactersCharles and Melanie are
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