City of Scoundrels, Victoria Thompson
City of Scoundrels, Victoria Thompson
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City of Scoundrels

Author: Victoria Thompson

Narrator: Kate Forbes

Unabridged: 10 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 11/05/2019

Synopsis

An exciting new book in the series featuring Elizabeth Miles, con woman turned Lady, from the beloved national bestselling author of the Gaslight Mysteries. Elizabeth Miles finds herself in a position no con can help her escape. Her beloved fiance, Gideon Bates, is awaiting his turn in the draft to fight in the Great War. Elizabeth is finding it hard to think of anything else, but Gideon has thrown himself into his work, preparing wills for soldiers before they ship out. Corporal Tom Preston is part owner of Preston Shoes, a company that is making footwear for the army, so he has a rather large estate. He needs a new will, however, because he has just been secretly married to a woman whom his family would never approve. He wants to make sure she and their unborn child are provided for if he does not return. When Tom is later reported killed, Elizabeth and Gideon learn that the new will has gone missing after Tom's bride revealed her identity to his family. Unless the new will is found and validated, the original will, which leaves everything to Tom's brother, will prevail and the wife and child will get nothing. If Tom's new bride survives, that is. Some terrible threats have been leveled against her, and Elizabeth and Gideon must figure out a way, legal or not quite, to secure Tom's fortune for his wife and child while saving her life in the process.

About Victoria Thompson

Edgar Award-nominated author Victoria Thompson writes the Gaslight Mystery series, set in turn-of-the-century New York City and featuring midwife Sarah Brandt. She also contributed to the award-winning writing textbook Many Genres, One Craft. A popular speaker, Victoria teaches in the Seton Hill University master's program in writing popular fiction. She lives in central Pennsylvania with her husband and a very spoiled little dog.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Joe on December 24, 2019

The way Victoria describes how criminals cheat folks out of their money makes me wonder just what she use to do before she started writing books? I mean it was that good! Now I am almost sorry I sent her my address for the book she sent me. Well, maybe she will spare me if she likes my review. The st......more

Goodreads review by Mark on November 07, 2019

It’s the fall of 1918, and the draft age for World War I has been increased, upsetting Elizabeth Miles since her fiance, Gideon Bates, has been drafted. Gideon is focusing his last few weeks as a civilian on drafting wills for soldiers. Most of them are, but one of the exceptions is Tom Preston, par......more

Goodreads review by Betty on July 10, 2019

I have learn of things that happened during the World War that I didn't know to my knowledge we didn't have The American Protective League in WW TWO. It seems those of German descent were treated similar to the Japanese during the second war. The flu of 1918 was a world problem as it spread every wh......more

Goodreads review by Julianne on July 20, 2019

I really enjoyed the setting and plot of this mystery. Elizabeth and Gideon were interesting and well-written characters. I loved all of the historical details woven throughout, and the author did a particularly good job of portraying how the flu epidemic rampaged the city. The mystery part was well......more

Goodreads review by Kate on January 03, 2020

3.5 / 5.0 stars The is the third installment in author Victoria Thompson's charming, "A Counterfeit Lady Novel" mystery series. As in a previous installment, a young woman is cheated out of her anticipated inheritance and our protagonist Elizabeth Miles is brought in to help right the wrong. Yet this......more

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