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A Pretty Deceit

Tekijä: Anna Lee Huber

Sarjat: Verity Kent (4)

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Fiction. Mystery. Historical Fiction. HTML:"A historical mystery to delight fans of Agatha Christie or Daphne du Maurier."
â??Bookpage
In the aftermath of the Great War, the line between friend and foe may be hard to discern, even for indomitable former Secret Service agent Verity Kent, in award-winning author Anna Lee Huber's thrilling mystery series.


Peacetime has brought little respite for Verity Kent. Intrigue still abounds, even within her own family. As a favor to her father, Verity agrees to visit his sister in Wiltshire. Her once prosperous aunt has fallen on difficult times and is considering selling their estate. But there are strange goings-on at the manor, including missing servants, possible heirloom forgeries, and suspicious rumorsâ??all leading to the discovery of a dead body on the grounds.

While Verity and her husband, Sidney, investigate this new mystery, they are also on the trail of an old adversaryâ??the shadowy and lethal Lord Ardmore. At every turn, the suspected traitor seems to be one step ahead of them. And even when their dear friend Max, the Earl of Ryde, stumbles upon a code hidden among his late father's effects that may reveal the truth about Ardmore, Verity wonders if they are really the huntersâ??or the hunted . . .

Praise for Anna Lee Huber's Penny for Your Secrets

"Stellar mystery . . . a great read for fans of the series and all who enjoy
Downton Abbey-era fiction."
â??Bo
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Näyttää 1-5 (yhteensä 11) (seuraava | näytä kaikki)
I am loving this series, and this was another engaging installment. I adore Verity and Sidney, and it was great to see Max and Alec again. I hope to see more of Reg in future novels.

What I love most about this series is the period detail. I feel like I'm learning so much about WWI and the time that followed. Each book seems to highlight a different aspect of that period. This go-round, the focus was on the hardships the war put on the women/wives.

I do recommend reading the earlier books in the series before this one. Although there was a murder mystery that was wrapped up by the end of this novel, there is an ongoing mystery that began in the previous book, and that plot got thicker here.

I highly recommend this series to fans of historical fiction and/or mysteries. I can't wait to read more! ( )
  ang709 | Mar 30, 2023 |
Aside from my subjective issues with the path Huber chose for these characters, I like this series; you could say I enjoy them in spite of myself. But while this book was a 4 star read on the strength of its plot, it might have been a 4.5/5 star read if not for the weakness of the editing.

The narrative is much longer than it needed to be because Huber, with admirable motivation, spends a lot of time ruminating on the devastation wrought on both the soldiers who fought in WWI, and those left behind to cope in fear and anxiety. She does bring light to many aspects of the horror that is war, especially the first world war, but she spends too much time doing it, and this is a murder mystery, after all. I’m confident a lot of it could have been cut without losing the more important message, and the overall story would have been a lot better for it.

Still, the plot is a strong one, with aspects of scavenger and treasure hunting spicing up what would otherwise be an ordinary nemesis plot running parallel to a murder mystery. I’m still kid enough to enjoy rhyming clues and secret codes, as well as the touch of cloak and dagger when used judiciously, and it is here.

As I opened the post with, I still don’t like what Huber is doing with the characters; while there are no love triangles or quadrangles, she has two other men in love with Verity who are dedicated to uncovering the series’ plot; there seems to be no plan for this to change and it’s tiresome. Luckily, the murder mysteries have so far made up for it. Can’t see that lasting much longer though. ( )
  murderbydeath | Feb 9, 2022 |
1919 October. Verify and her husband Sidney are asked by her father to visit her Aunt Ernestine and her cousin Baronet Reginald Popham, who was blinded in the war. Their home, Littlemote House, was requisitioned by the RAF during the war and was badly treated and she believes that they deserve compensation. Also Lady Lionel is convinced that some of the heirlooms have been stolen, and some forgeries replacing others. But then a body is discovered.
But the Kents have other problems as Lord Ardmore and his schemes continue. As this story is the series arc, I would recommend reading the others in the series first.
Another enjoyable mystery, a well-written story with its very likeable characters. A good addition to the series.
ARC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. ( )
  Vesper1931 | Jul 29, 2021 |
This is a continuation of "Penny for Your Secrets" where the wild goose chase was left unfinished. verity, Sidney (her husband), Max, & Alec are on the trail of the suspicious grounding of a cargo boat, its missing cargo, the reason, & the people involved.

Still there was no definite conclusion... and how serendipitous that a most important clue is in the home of Verity's aunt who has harangued Verity & Sidney into a visit to help her file a claim for reparations from the British government for damages done to her estate by convalescing officers from WWI.

The major problem I had with this installment was ***SPOILER*** when Verity was being attacked in her room & her assailant went to grab the papers she had tossed into the fireplace; instead of shooting him she shot into the ashes of the burning papers, thus allowing him to escape, knowing that he wanted to kill her. There was also a second opportunity to shoot him & his accomplice but that was passed up as well.

There is also the fact that I am beginning to really dislike Sidney: who supposedly died while chasing traitors, reappeared and returned to Verity while she was investigating a case.... Not only is Sidney is extremely jealous and nasty about the fact that after he was reported dead, Verity had a bit with Alec & later a serious romantic a interest in Max; he can't seem to comprehend that Verity was working for British Intelligence during the war in Belgium and has her own form of PTSD as well.

They mystery of Lord Ardmore has still not been brought to a close... and I am tired of this part of the plot and would seriously like to move on. ( )
  Auntie-Nanuuq | Feb 17, 2021 |
The Great War is over, Verity Kent's husband has returned from the fighting after Verity had believed him dead. Verity has been officially retired from her post in British Intelligence. But intrigue and danger haven't left either of them behind.

Verity has been asked by her father to visit her aunt who is having some troubles. Her house had been commandeered by the RAF and now her aunt wants the damages repaired. She also wants Verity to look into the possible forgery of some paintings and the theft of a number of smaller items. Verity's cousin Reg has come back from the war blind but he is chafing under the too close supervision of his mother. These are problems he should be able to handle. Verity quickly determines that the forgeries were done by her uncle when he needed funds. But the thefts and a missing maid are a little more difficult to solve. Most people think the maid ran off to be in the movies and, since Verity has a more pressing investigation, she is willing to believe it.

As Sidney and Verity attempt to get evidence that Lord Ardmore is doing something that might be treasonous, they discover that he seems to be one step ahead of them wherever they go. But a coded message from the deceased father of Verity's friend Max Ryde opens up possibilities again. Then her father urges her to go back to her aunt's as her man of all work has been found murdered in the west garden and the maid is found buried in a shallow grave. Strangely enough, the two investigations seem to be coming together since Max's father had visited the estate before his death.

I really enjoyed this mystery and especially enjoyed the setting and the characters. Verity and Sidney are trying to rebuild their marriage since war had them separated for so long. Both did very dangerous things and both are suffering from what we all know as PTSD. The human cost of the war is very apparent in this story both in our main characters lives and also in the lives of many of the other characters in the story.

Because Verity and Sidney are both upper class and well-to-do, we get a look at the fashions and cars that were popular and also get a glimpse into the lives of that class of people. It is a time of growing social change. We can see it in the difficulties of staffing the homes of the well-to-do since so many men died and so many women were doing other kinds of work.

They mystery was engaging with coded messages, dastardly villains, Roman ruins, and poison gas. Fans of historical mysteries will enjoy this series. ( )
  kmartin802 | Nov 12, 2020 |
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Fiction. Mystery. Historical Fiction. HTML:"A historical mystery to delight fans of Agatha Christie or Daphne du Maurier."
â??Bookpage
In the aftermath of the Great War, the line between friend and foe may be hard to discern, even for indomitable former Secret Service agent Verity Kent, in award-winning author Anna Lee Huber's thrilling mystery series.


Peacetime has brought little respite for Verity Kent. Intrigue still abounds, even within her own family. As a favor to her father, Verity agrees to visit his sister in Wiltshire. Her once prosperous aunt has fallen on difficult times and is considering selling their estate. But there are strange goings-on at the manor, including missing servants, possible heirloom forgeries, and suspicious rumorsâ??all leading to the discovery of a dead body on the grounds.

While Verity and her husband, Sidney, investigate this new mystery, they are also on the trail of an old adversaryâ??the shadowy and lethal Lord Ardmore. At every turn, the suspected traitor seems to be one step ahead of them. And even when their dear friend Max, the Earl of Ryde, stumbles upon a code hidden among his late father's effects that may reveal the truth about Ardmore, Verity wonders if they are really the huntersâ??or the hunted . . .

Praise for Anna Lee Huber's Penny for Your Secrets

"Stellar mystery . . . a great read for fans of the series and all who enjoy
Downton Abbey-era fiction."
â??Bo

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