The Brontë sisters and brother Branwell are involved in solving the mystery of a child's bones hidden within the fireplace of Top Withens Hall. An historical mystery featuring the siblings circa 1945.
Missing and dead children are always a lure in fiction, and I like a good detective novel. Of course, in real life, the Brontë family were much too busy writing to take a break into solving local crime. The period details are present and this very slow-paced whodunit is less a thriller and more of an imagining of what the Brontë sisters were doing in their free moments between writing amazing classical novels! That said, I had already figured out most of what was going on between the lines so the conclusion held no surprises and it never grabbed me with any suspense or tension.
The narrative unfolds from the points of view of the different Brontë sisters and, to be honest, their life is sort of depressing especially as most know how it all turns out for the real life Brontë siblings. What a time in history and what a huge loss to literature those young people gone far too soon.
Anyway, this was a departure from my usual fare and I enjoyed it having read the first in the series. Thank you to NetGalley and Hodder & Stoughton for this e-book ARC to read and review.
This is the second in a series and it is best to read in order.
Genre - historical fiction with real life characters, mystery
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