The Other Side of Midnight

3.5 stars, rounded up. The MMC is a bit of an alpha-hole, and the FMC engages in some TSTL* behavior (going to seedy neighborhoods at night by herself with a murderer on the loose). But overall The Other Side of Midnight** is another well-plotted page-turner by an author I wish I had discovered 10 years ago. The post WWI years are a unique setting, with millions of British men killed, wounded and traumatized. In this haunted atmosphere, the presence of ghosts seems inevitable, and the melancholy mood stands in stark contrast to the party all night ethos of the murder victim and her fellow Bright Young Things (England's version of flappers). Both James and Ellie are adrift and alone, but their HEA promises a path out of the darkness together. Bonus points for the loyal, good dog (who is not harmed).*Too Stupid to Live**They should have retired this title after [a:Sidney Sheldon 9068 Sidney Sheldon https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1209169297p2/9068.jpg]'s 1975 blockbuster of the same name.

Another memorable heroine from Simone St. James. At the beginning it feels like Gloria is just barely hanging on. She is carrying so much pain and seems afraid to hope. But as usual it ends happy.