Felicity Carrol and the Perilous Purs..., Patricia Marcantonio
Felicity Carrol and the Perilous Purs..., Patricia Marcantonio
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Felicity Carrol and the Perilous Pursuit
A Felicity Carrol Mystery

Author: Patricia Marcantonio

Narrator: Lillian Rachel

Unabridged: 9 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/11/2020

Synopsis

Felicity Carrol is interested in everythingexcept being a proper young matron of Victorian society. Brilliant and resourceful, Felicity took refuge in science and education after her mother died and her father abandoned her to servants. Now, all he wants is for her to marry into a family of status and money.Felicity has other ambitionsbut her plans shudder to a halt when her mentor is murdered at the British Museum and his priceless manuscript of King Arthur lore is stolen. Tapping into her photographic memory and the latest in the burgeoning field of forensic detection, Felicity launches an investigation. Handsome Scotland Yard Inspector Jackson Davies is also on the case and finds Felicity as meddlesome as she is intelligent. But when more nobles are murdered and their King Arthur relics stolen, Felicity must journey on her own into the dark underworld of antiquity theft, where she uncovers a motive far more nefarious than simple profit.As the killer sets his sights on a new victima charismatic duke who has captured Felicitys imaginationthe stakes rise to impossible heights.

About Patricia Marcantonio

Patricia Marcantonio is an award-winning author of short stories, screenplays, and nonfiction articles. Her collection Red Ridin’ in the Hood and Other Cuentos received an Anne Izard Storyteller’s Choice Award and was named an Americas Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature Commended Title. Born in Pueblo, Colorado, she currently resides in Idaho.

Reviews

Goodreads review by QNPoohBear

Felicity Carrol, a young lady of Society in Victorian England is fascinated by everything, especially science. When she accidentally sets fire to her father's art wing of the family home, he is enraged. Mr. Samuel Carrol has little love for his daughter and the only thing he wants from her is to mar......more

Goodreads review by Steve

I really wanted to like this. Everything about it seemed interesting. But, alas, it didn't happen the way I had hoped. There are two major problems: 1. The plot not only devolves into the implausible, it's not much of a mystery. It's just too glaringly obvious who the murderer is and what their moti......more

Goodreads review by Cheryl

I need to preface my comments on this book by saying that this is not a genre I usually read so I hope that my reaction to the way it is written is simply ignorance of what is customary in that genre. I wanted to like this book. Pat Marcantonio was a reporter for our local newspaper when I first retu......more

Goodreads review by Heatherinblack

i don’t think some of that would happen the causal way our heroine and the detective spent time together did not seem realistic. and the relationship was too strong too quickly. of course, that may because all the other similar 1800s female protagonist series i read have the love interests start wit......more

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