High-Wire Heartbreak by Anna SchmidtMy rating: 💛💛💛
Another enjoyable Doors to the Past story.
I enjoyed the fact that the female lead in the modern day plot was a writer who was doing research for her next story. It was something different and added a different feel to the research being done.
The thread of the past was interesting and I wanted to find out what happened to Lucinda. I was hoping for a bit more mystery and suspense which the story lacked, but it was still interesting. Some events was a bit unexpected and I didn’t agree with some secrets the characters kept hidden and Lucinda came across as a bit naive which lead to the difficult situations she found herself in.
Not my favourite but I still enjoyed it a lot.
*I received a complimentary copy from the publisher via Netgalley. All opinions expressed was my own.*
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About the book:
In 1936--A party at the Ringling mansion Ca d’Zan in Sarasota, Florida, leads to a robbery--and possibly death.
A successful historical mystery writer, Chloe Whitfield comes to Ca’ d’Zan to research her next novel. Chloe’s fascination with the circus is rooted in family stories of her great-grandmother Lucinda Conroy, who reportedly was a trapeze artist of some renown. She’s heard hints of scandal—and perhaps larceny, but no details.
Chloe’s grandmother—rumored to be Lucinda’s only offspring—was raised in an orphanage and never knew her mother. Intrigued as she is, Chloe has no intent of writing about Lucinda until she sees a poster featuring Lucinda as the star performer for a 70th birthday gala for John Ringling in May of 1936. From there the trail goes cold.
Who was Lucinda and what happened to her?
A successful historical mystery writer, Chloe Whitfield comes to Ca’ d’Zan to research her next novel. Chloe’s fascination with the circus is rooted in family stories of her great-grandmother Lucinda Conroy, who reportedly was a trapeze artist of some renown. She’s heard hints of scandal—and perhaps larceny, but no details.
Chloe’s grandmother—rumored to be Lucinda’s only offspring—was raised in an orphanage and never knew her mother. Intrigued as she is, Chloe has no intent of writing about Lucinda until she sees a poster featuring Lucinda as the star performer for a 70th birthday gala for John Ringling in May of 1936. From there the trail goes cold.
Who was Lucinda and what happened to her?
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