Description Child Lost by Michelle Cox
A spiritualist, an insane asylum, a lost little girl . . . When Clive, anxious to distract a depressed Henrietta, begs Sergeant Frank Davis for a case, he is assigned to investigating a seemingly boring affair: a spiritualist woman operating in an abandoned schoolhouse on the edge of town who is suspected of robbing people of their valuables. What begins as an open and shut case becomes more complicated, however, when Henrietta—much to Clive’s dismay—begins to believe the spiritualist's strange ramblings. Meanwhile, Elsie implores Clive and Henrietta to help her and the object of her budding love, Gunther, locate the whereabouts of one Liesel Klinkhammer, the German woman Gunther has traveled to America to find and the mother of the little girl, Anna, whom he has brought along with him. The search leads them to Dunning Asylum, where they discover some terrible truths about Liesel. When the child, Anna, is herself mistakenly admitted to the asylum after an epileptic fit, Clive and Henrietta return to Dunning to retrieve her. This time, however, Henrietta begins to suspect that something darker may be happening. When Clive doesn’t believe her, she decides to take matters into her own hands . . . with horrifying results.Praise Child Lost by Michelle Cox
“Michelle Cox’s delightful storytelling has a bewitching charm that will keep readers glued to their seats with a perfect blend of absorbing historical facts, intriguing mystery, and thrilling romance.” – Readers FavoriteGuest Review by Laura Lee
A world class mystery with a setting
that's to die for. Clive and Henrietta Howard are a married couple who solve
mysteries together via his job as a private detective. Although most didn't take kindly to women
detectives in the 1930's, Clive appreciates and supports his wife's love of
detective work with no qualms.
Together, they make an unstoppable duo
and, as this is the fifth book in this series, have solved many cases together
over the course of their relationship. However,
this book begins with a more solemn note. Having recently miscarried their
first child, Clive and Henrietta are in mourning and Henrietta has taken the
loss particularly hard.
Eager to cheer her up, Clive begins
working on an investigation about a scheming spiritualist named Madame
Pavlovsky. But before he can tell her about this case, Henrietta's sister,
Elsie asks them to find the mother of a child that her new beau, Gunther has
been caring for. The little girl has been having epileptic seizures and the
pair are desperate to find her mother in the hopes that she will be able to
shed some light on her condition. Unfortunately, all they know about the mother
is that she was recently working as a teacher in a nearby town.
Although the leads are sparse, Henrietta
and Clive do manage to find information about the woman, but what they find
leads them down a dark road of mental institutions, long-held secrets and
outright lies. Normally, the couple is well-versed in solving difficult cases
but with the added emotional pressure of their recent loss, will this mystery
be too much for them to uncover? You'll have to read the book yourself to find
out, trust me, you won't regret it.
I would love to read more from this series
and can't wait to see where it goes next! I give it 5+ stars!
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ReplyDeleteThank you so much for this lovely review, Laura, and for posting an excerpt of A CHILD LOST! Thrilled that you enjoyed it!
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