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Ladataan... The White City (2019)Tekijä: Grace Hitchcock
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Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin nähdäksesi, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et. Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. This was an interesting read. While it's fictional, it's based on a real serial killer. Most of the info is correct but it just whets your appetite if you love true crime. It doesn't go in depth to H.H. Holmes heinous crimes, most of which occurred outside of the time frame of the book. It is a very sweet romance at the same time (albeit NOT with H.H. Holmes!). The fictional characters are believable and relatable. Winnifred is the main character and she is very headstrong in a time that that wasn't really acceptable. All in all a very good read. I would definitely read more by this author. I received a free copy of this book from Netgalley and voluntarily chose to review it. Wow! I could not put this book down. I ordered pizza for dinner so I didn't have to cook so I could keep reading! This is the story of the murders that took place during the Chicago World's Fair. We meet Winnie Wylde while she is on a date, a set-up by her aunt, at the World's Fair. She is certain she has seen a man with a mustache abduct a woman in a green dress. Winnie's father this the police inspector. She tells him what she saw, but he does not believe her. He does assign a detective to follow her around since she is set on finding the man with the mustache. She does find him, and spends the next month or so trying to gather proof that he is the man who has been taking all the women. While all that is going on, Winnie's aunt is still trying to find her a husband. She finds the perfect man, he just doesn't appear to be perfect for Winnie, or does he just need more time? Between Winnie's search for love and her search for the man in the mustache, you will not be able to put this book down. As a fellow book-lover and chocolate aficionado, I could not have enjoyed my time with Winnie more! "The White City" is an intriguing novel set in Chicago at the World's Fair. Part true crime and part historical novel, the plot keeps the reader involved and interested, alternating moments of suspense with romance. The characters are likeable and realistic. I would recommend this novel to readers interested in the Chicago World's Fair, as well as true crime and historical detail. The Christian aspect of the story is there, but lowkey. The only negative is that I am not convinced that a police inspector father would allow his civilian daughter to go undercover and serve as bait for a killer, no matter how confident, skilled, and trained she might be. I received this book from the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. The opinions expressed here are entirely my own. Take a trip to the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893 with Grace Hitchcock’s debut novel The White City. Transporting and intriguing, it does not disappoint. When the observant, headstrong daughter of a police inspector, Winnifred Wylde, notices a kidnapping, it is up to her to catch the culprit. Her pursuit of justice brings her into contact with dashing Detective Jude Thorpe and devilish H.H. Holmes. With suspense, romance, and drama amidst the fair atmosphere, the story unfolds excellently. Both The Devil in the White City and Timeless peaked my interest in H.H. Holmes and his hotel, so I had high hopes for another suspenseful spin on his true crimes. Hitchcock’s story does justice to the history, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Thanks to Celebrate Lit, I received a complimentary copy of The White City and the opportunity to provide an honest review. I was not required to write a positive review, and all the opinions I have expressed are my own. ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
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"While attending the Chicago World's Fair in 1893, Winnifred Wylde believes she witnessed a woman being kidnapped. She tries to convince her father, an inspector with the Chicago police, to look into reports of mysterious disappearances around the White City. Inspector Wylde tries to dismiss her claims as exaggeration of an overactive imagination, but he eventually concedes to letting her go undercover as secretary to the man in question--if she takes her pistol for protection and Jude Thorpe, a policeman, for bodyguard. Will she be able to expose H. H. Holmes's illicit activity, or will Winnifred become his next victim?" -- Back cover. Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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What is highlighted is The White City, the World's Fair in Chicago in 1893, an incredible setting, and the author does an incredible job of describing this historical event. Winnie Wylde has such a refreshingly imaginative personality, and the supporting characters were all wonderful. It was so easy to get lost in the narrative, enjoying the little plot twists, the banter between the characters, and the moments where I seriously got the creeps. The end was surprising, both in a delightful way, while at the same time in a horrifying way.
Though The White City was not exactly what I was expecting, I relished my time reading this novel, getting to experience the Chicago World's Fair through Winnie's eyes, while also experiencing a good mystery. Grace Hitchcock's writing is impeccable, as always and though this is not a heart pounding suspense, but a clean mystery with suspense and sweet romance mixed in, there is an overhanding air of menace the entire time you're reading, making it incredibly easy to get lost in this unique world.
The White City is another rich installment in one of the best series currently out on the market, and a read that I know will not disappoint, and once again proving that you can still have a good mystery, with creepiness, without being vulgar or graphic.
*I have voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book which I received from the Barbour Publishing through NetGalley. All views and opinions expressed are completely honest, and my own. ( )