The Art of Deception

The Lucy Lawrence Mysteries, Book 3

By: Pam Lecky

Narrated by: Gemma Dawson

Fresh from her adventures abroad, Victorian widow Lucy Lawrence returns to London, eager to start a new chapter. Her world is rocked when an assassin's bullet strikes her new fiancé. As he lies gravely injured, Lucy vows to unmask the culprit....

London, 1888. When a brutal murder occurs at her engagement party, Lucy Lawrence finds herself pulled into a new investigation. All evidence points to a mysterious syndicate of thieves known only by a cryptic calling card left at their crimes: Apollo. With the police eager to pin the murder on an easy target, Lucy and Phineas Stone must unravel a tangled web of lies and misdirection to uncover the truth before the case ruins them.

From glittering Mayfair ballrooms to the deadly rookeries of London's East End to a remote Scottish island, they follow the trail of secrets and deception. As the danger mounts, Lucy realizes the key to solving the case might lie in a simple painting.

A cunning adversary is intent on destroying all who learn their secrets. Can Lucy save the man she loves and expose a deadly killer before it's too late?

An atmospheric Victorian mystery brimming with suspense, passion, and plot twists!

©2021, 2024 Pam Lecky (P)2021, 2024 Tantor Media

Phineas is back!

The best thing about this book is the fact that Lucy is not left to investigate on her own. I am so glad Phineas is back, even though his role is not as prominent as it was in book one. The story had action, intrigue, and twists. For one thing it kept me guessing as to who the killer was but I figured out early on what other players were involved in the situation, just not the motives. This book was far better than the last book where Lucy was on her own solving a case. I just hope that future books will have Lucy and Phineas working as a cohesive team.

Good continuation of the series, awful narration

I have really enjoyed the series. The stories are a bit predictable, but I enjoy the characters and stories. The narration in book 3 though is awful. This narrator isnt the same as in the first two. The pacing is amazingly distracting. Breaths between sentences are good things. So is voice modulation. I paid for the title because I was invested in the series, but had I know it was this bad, I would have passed. It almost sounds AI generated.