A Respectable Actress, Dorothy Love
A Respectable Actress, Dorothy Love
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A Respectable Actress

Author: Dorothy Love

Narrator: Kristin James

Unabridged: 9 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/24/2019


Synopsis

India Hartley, a famous and beautiful actress, is now alone after her father's death and embarks upon a tour of theaters across the South. Her first stop is Savannah's Southern Palace. On the eve of the second night's performance, something goes horribly wrong. Her co-star, Arthur Sterling, is shot dead on stage in front of a packed house, and India is arrested and accused of the crime.

A benefactor hires Philip Sinclair, the best—and handsomest—lawyer in Savannah to defend India. A widower, Philip is struggling to reinvent his worn-out plantation on St. Simons Island. He needs to increase his income from his law practice in order to restore Indigo Point, and hardly anything will bring him more new clients than successfully defending a famous actress on a murder charge.

India is charmed by the beauty of the Georgia lowcountry and is increasingly drawn to Philip. But a locked room that appears to be a shrine to Philip's dead wife and the unsolved disappearance of a former slave girl raise troubling questions. Piecing together clues in an abandoned boat and a burned-out chapel, India discovers a trail of dark secrets that lead back to Philip, secrets that ultimately may hold the key to her freedom. If only he will believe her.

About Dorothy Love

Dorothy Love is an award-winning novelist who brings her love of history to her fiction writing in well-researched stories depicting the lives of nineteenth century American women. Known for her novels of mystery and suspense set in her native South, she also writes biographical fiction that painstakingly re-creates a lost world. A self-described history addict and a collector of nineteenth century ephemera, she lives in Texas with her family.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Charity on November 03, 2015

I have been looking forward to reading this book because so many people told me it was amazing. Not only that, but it’s one of Amazon’s “best of the month”. AM So, I was ready!! India Hartley is an actress who is accused of murder. Because of the reputation of actresses, the residents of Savannah, Ge......more

Goodreads review by Heidi on August 28, 2018

I have mixed feelings about this one- there are a lot of things I liked and enjoyed, but also a handful of things that didn't work for me. The Southern setting and history of the era was well-described and fascinating, I really liked India's character and personality, and the plot was intriguing. I......more