A lady unrivaled

5 stars

I loved every moment of this delightful story from 1910s England and the conclusion of the Fire Eyes diamond mystery. Whew, are there ever some feisty ladies in this book! I mean, how many books have you read that have not one but two pregnant mamas squaring off with the bad guys and carrying weapons under their skirts to keep their families safe? And that isn't to say the men were wimps–they weren't. Ella was a strong heroine, but she wasn't the only heroine in the book; there were so many strong side characters as well as Brook and Rowena from the first two books that I had plenty of fun rooting for all the nice ladies.

The twists and turns in this book are enough to make you question everything that happened in the previous two books as well. Who really has the Fire Eyes? Who really is the one killing folks to get them? If A is the one ready to kill to get them, then why is he mad that B got murdered first, and who actually killed B? Is there a C out to get them as well?

I do love a good atmospheric historic mystery, and this one checked all the boxes for me.