Deception on Sable Hill, by Shelley Gray
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Deception on Sable Hill, by Shelley Gray
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[Read by Tavia Gilbert]It's September of 1893, and Eloisa Carstairs is the reigning beauty of Gilded Age Chicago society. But she is living with a dark secret. A few months ago, she endured a horrible assault at the hands of Douglass Sloane, heir to one of Chicago's wealthiest families. Fearing for her reputation, Eloisa has confided in only one frienduntil she meets Detective Sean Ryan. Sean is on the outskirts of the wealthy Chicago lifestyle. Born into a poor Irish family, becoming a policeman was his best opportunity to ensure his future security. Despite society's restrictions, he is enamored with Eloisa Carstairs. He seethes inside at what he knows happened to her and will do anything to keep her safeeven if he can never earn her affections.
Deception on Sable Hill, by Shelley Gray- Brand: Gray, Shelley
- Published on: 2015-05-01
- Format: Large Print
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 1.30" h x 5.70" w x 8.70" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Library Binding
- 500 pages
Review ''Full of vivid descriptions and beautiful prose, Gray has a way of making readers feel like they are actually in Chicago during the World's Fair. … the mystery surrounding the 'Slasher' keeps the reader engaged throughout.'' --4 star review (RT Book Reviews)
About the Author Shelley Gray is the author of 'The Heart of a Hero' series. Her Amish novel (written as Shelley Shepard Gray), The Protector, recently made the New York Times best seller list. A native of Texas, she earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in Colorado and taught school for ten years. She and her husband have two children and live in Southern Ohio.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Beautiful spiritual truths with winding story By reader First I want to say that the author has some beautiful and meaningful things to say about self-worth and not letting a tragedy define who you are. Ms Gray wrote some very profound conversations in regards to those subjects.However, this book is part of a Chicago World’s Fair Mystery series. This book had very little to do with the World’s Fair. Brief mention is made of the fair but no details as to what was being presented during this time at the world’s fair. I found that disappointing. Along with this I found the plot a bit boring. The romance section kept coming back to the same point over and over. It didn’t seem to progress or move on and suddenly the couple was engaged. It felt unrealistic. The mystery part was not well developed and it was frustrating to just get snippets of that portion of the story but not enough to sink your teeth into. I found myself waiting for something of significance to happen and it never really did. It was a predictable plot and did not give me the intrigue I had hoped for.I received this book from the publishers and was not required to write a positive review.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. I'd expected something a bit different By Paula Vince The premise of this novel sounded intriguing. A criminal known as the Society Slasher is at large, committing crimes that sound like an inverse of Jack the Ripper. His victims tend to be elegant women who are the cream of Chicago society in the Gilded era.Irish working class policeman, Sean Ryan, finds himself falling for Miss Eloisa Carstairs, who he's attempting to protect in the line of duty. His partner, Owen Howard, a man of noble birth, is having the opposite problem, as he's attracted to Sean's younger sister, Katie, who doesn't believe she'll ever be suitable for him. All the while, the Society Slasher keeps committing his gruesome deeds. I really wanted to get stuck into the story, but in several ways, it didn't meet my expectations. I'll try to explain why.It's not the sort of interactive mystery in which readers get to have a go at trying to figure out the Slasher's identity, because we aren't given many clues. We are not introduced to a range of key suspects or society men. The main male characters are the two cops, who are, of course, above suspicion. It got to the point where I didn't care who the crook was, as he was obviously somebody who was not given much page space. And Sean and Owen, who were supposed to be on the case, seemed to spend more time pondering their romantic dilemmas than trying to put together a list of possibilities. Parts of the story seemed to drag a bit, as neither of them had any more clue than I did.The romances were a combination of fast and slow to me. Fast in that both attractions seemed to be instantaneous and based on first impressions, and slow in that they were full of the sorts of deliberate misunderstandings that tend to crop up in these stories of unequal social yoking. Hero snaps at heroine, believing it's for her own good, and she goes off devastated, determined to forget that she ever gave him a thought, but we know that the misunderstandings will be ironed out in the end.Now, here's what redeemed the book a bit for me. The ways in which each social class tended to judge the other as inferior was handled very well. Eloisa's snobbish parents are stereotypical as we may expect (they even have a butler named Worthy), but the attitude of Sean's older sister, Maeve, toward Eloisa reveals a lot. When Eloisa volunteers to help at Maeve's charity house, Maeve is quick to sum her up as a shallow princess type with time on her hands who simply wants a reason to give herself a pat on the back. It really shows that even when people wanted to reach out to others, it was often impossible, as their motives were questioned. It makes me glad that we've come so far, and not the least that the police force is now a more respected profession, as it deserves to be.So for me overall, it was thumbs down for the mystery, thumbs down for the romances, but thumbs up for the social commentary. Perhaps if I hadn't expected a mystery in the Agatha Christie sense of the word, I might have felt differently.Thanks to Net Galley and Zondervan for my review copy
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Highly Enjoyable By Jennifer Bardsley I am very picky when it comes to historical fiction–and I enjoyed Deception on Sable Hill by Shelley Gray immensely. It has the perfection combination of great storytelling, good writing, and enough historically accurate detail to earn my admiration and respect. I detest historical fiction books that go of course in terms of authenticity, but Deception on Sable Hill stays true to the time period.At its heart, the book is a romance between the wealthy Eloisa Carstairs and the middle class Sean Ryan, an Irishman who has worked his way up in the police force to become a detective. Set in 1893 against the backdrop of the Chicago World’s Fair, Eloisa confides in Sean that she is a sexual assault victim.As a reader, I enjoyed the novel because in was a great story. As a writer, I was impressed by Shelley Gray’s mastery of the craft. This is probably something most people won’t notice, but she hardly ever uses sentence tags like “he said” or “she asks.” The dialogue is seamless and this is part of what makes Gray’s book so gripping.Deception on Sable Hill is the second book in the The Chicago World’s Fair Mystery series, but it holds up exceptionally well as a stand-alone novel. I have not read Secrets of Sloane House but I did not feel lost at all. In fact, I loved Deception on Sable Hill so much that I am definitely interested in reading the entire series.P.S. I received a free copy of this book from BookLook Bloggers in exchange for my honest opinions and review.
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