Can Lucy prove a Civil War soldier didn't desert his infantry?
Lucy Lancaster
Lucy Lancaster is our sleuth and who we follow throughout the story. I love Lucy as a character. In all three installments so far, she has definitely grown on me and reminds me of me. We are both nice and try to give people a lot of second chances. Lucy has a way of bringing history to life when she's researching the different eras for the families that ask her to look into their ancestry.
The Mystery
The mystery in this one is for the ancestry detective side of seeing if the Braithwaite's great great great great great grandfather actually did desert his infantry. Or if he didn't. Lucy is on the case for that. She's also on the case to figure out who would kill Charlie Braithwaite and why did they steal a painting that looks ghastly. Well, all of these things are answered in this book. It was fascinating to read all of this about the Civil War and how a big family, like the Braithwaites', didn't keep in touch with all of its lines, so they don't know all the different stories about their family. I might have fallen for one of them, but it wasn't making sense.
Four Stars
Fatal Family Ties by SC Perkins is a lovely book that I liked a lot. Ms. Perkins has done a brilliant job of creating this character that I love so much. Everything about the story is great. Lucy is a great character and detective in both ancestries and current live cases. I love this series as well. I am giving this book four stars and recommending it to anyone that enjoys's a good mystery.
An Ancestry Detective Mystery
Thank you for dropping by! I hope you enjoyed this review of Fatal Family Ties by S. C. Perkins.
Until the next time,
Happy Reading!
Victim/Toe Tag: Charlie Braithwaite (C)
Beachcomber Weapons: pillow
Beachcomber Crime Scene: bedroom
Detectives: Lucy Lancaster (L)
This review was originally posted on Baroness' Book Trove