Ebook {Epub PDF} Mistress of Fortune by Holly West

I don’t read a lot of historical mysteries, but Mistress of Fortune by Holly West was recommended to you, so I decided to give it a shot. To put it bluntly, I lost literally some sleep because I couldn’t put it down. The story is set in London during the time of King Charles II, who assumed the throne following the fall of Oliver Cromwell’s Commonwealth government. Mistress of Fortune by Holly West London, Isabel, Lady Wilde, a mistress to King Charles II, has a secret: she makes her living disguised as Mistress Ruby, a fortune-teller who caters to London’s elite. It’s a dangerous life among the charlatans, rogues and . I really enjoyed Mistress of Fortune, my first historical crime novel. The historical details (dress, customs, buildings) really helped establish the setting for me, and Ms. West did an excellent job with character development.

In her captivating debut, MISTRESS OF FORTUNE, Holly West offers a skillfully re-imagined mystery set in late Stuart England. With a provocative and memorable heroine, West weaves a compelling tale of murder, intrigue and seduction. —Susanna Calkins, Author of A Murder at Rosamund's Gate and From the Charred Remains. Holly West writes the Mistress of Fortune series, featuring amateur sleuth Isabel Wilde, a mistress to King Charles II who secretly makes her living as a fortuneteller. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Mick, and dog, Stella. More info at www.doorway.ru Holly West's Mistress of Lies may be set in 17th century London, but it has the pacing and propulsive narration of a contemporary thriller. Though protagonist Lady Isabel Wilde is a woman of her time and circumstances, her situation, that of an intelligent woman trying to make a place for herself independent of the powerful man she loves but.

Her debut, Mistress of Fortune, was nominated for the Left Coast Crime Rosebud Award for Best First Novel. Her short fiction has appeared online and in numerous anthologies, and her latest story, “The Best Laid Plans,” appears in Florida Happens, the Bouchercon anthology. She’s the editor of the forthcoming Murder-A-Go-Go’s, a crime fiction anthology inspired by the music of The Go-Go’s. Holly West is the Anthony Award-nominated author of the Mistress of Fortune historical mystery series and the editor of Murder-A-Go-Go’s: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Music of the Go-Go’s. Her novella, The Money Block, is forthcoming from Down Out Books. More at www.doorway.ru Holly West is the Anthony-nominated author of the Mistress of Fortune series, set in 17th century London and featuring Isabel Wilde, a mistress to King Charles II who secretly makes her living as a fortuneteller. Her debut, MISTRESS OF FORTUNE, was nominated for the Left Coast Crime Rosebud Award for Best First Novel.