Women’s rights and conquered groups challenges!

The Sisterhood (Lady Emily Mysteries #19) by Tasha Alexander     

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Interesting, slender—yet not, connection made between the murder of a newly engaged debutante, toast of the season, and the life of one of Boudica’s friends in Brittania AD 60.

Victoria dies as she dances with her fiancé, the very proper English gentleman, Peregrine Marquess of Harrington. This is her engagement ball which suddenly turns into tragedy and sets all of society agog.

Vatta doesn’t die but she sees her society destroyed, the destruction more finely wrought when vengeance begets more vengeance.

Both women want change. 

Victoria belongs to a secret society of women suffragettes, Boudica’s Sisterhood, who plan to assist chosen young society women into making highly placed marriages, and then work on their husbands from inside to bring about political changes for women.

Vatta, who has a love of reading Greek poetry and literature sees that change is inevitable once the Romans are in control. She feels her people need to take charge by embracing those parts of Roman culture that will enrich them. Such as poetry and literature, transcribing their verbal heritage into the written word.

Lady Emily and her husband, the very charming Colin Hargreaves, ask King George to allow them to investigate this high society crime, the murder of Lady Victoria.

Yes disparate parts of the plot do come together quite nicely. I was quietly surprised by who the culprit was. Their reasoning either coldly clear cut or straight out barmy.

I was also exceedingly annoyed once more by Emily’s harridan of a mother.

The authors has almost beguiled me into reading the classics mentioned.

Another fascinating Lady Emily mystery.

A St. Martin’s Press ARC invite via NetGalley.                                              

Many thanks to the author and publisher.