| The Riddle of the River Contributor(s): Shaw, Catherine (Author) |
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ISBN: 1934609331 ISBN-13: 9781934609330 Publisher: Felony & Mayhem OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2009 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: 1898. Enjoying the sunshine in her Cambridgeshire garden, Vanessa Weatherburn is startled by the abrupt arrival of her friend Patrick O'Sullivan. Eager to discover the identity of a young woman found floating in the River Cam to get a scoop for the local newspaper, he is sure Vanessa can solve the mystery. After attending a seance in London she is forced to go undercover to continue her investigation, and helped as always by the cream of Cambridge's academic community, Vanessa employs all her skills to reel in a murderer - but will it be enough to solve the riddle of the river? |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Historical - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2009007047 |
| Series: Felony & Mayhem Mysteries |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.2" W x 7.1" (0.90 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The 19th century is drawing to a close, and though Vanessa Weatherburn is still quite young, she's seen a lot of changes, particularly as concern the role of women. The stiff, elaborate bustles that were de rigeur when Vanessa first arrived in Cam¬bridge have given way to less constricting skirts, and women are finding themselves less constricted in other ways as well. Vanessa's passion for science and mathematics, once an embarrassing oddity, is now quite nearly fashionable. And her work as a private investigator need no longer be presented as a personal hobby: She's actually been asked to help the police with their enquiries. The enquiry in question concerns the identity of a pretty young woman found drowned in the river like the lovelorn Ophelia. Indeed, Vanessa suspects she may have been an actress, but that raises questions of its own. Not so long ago, "actress" was synonymous with, well, a woman with a past. But today it's said that Mrs. Patrick Campbell, the toast of the London stage, is received in some of the best houses. Have notions of respectability truly changed that much? Or are the newfound female freedoms merely a thin veneer, masking societal expectations that have, in truth, become no less restrictive? |