Title: City of Lies Publisher: Berkley
Published Date: November 7th, 2017
Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery, Adult
Page Count:304
Format: Ebook
My Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Goodreads Summary:
Elizabeth Miles scours 1920’s Washington, D.C. for a killer in the first Counterfeit Lady novel from the author of the New York Times bestselling Gaslight mysteries.
Every woman plays a part—but some are more dangerous than others…
Like most women, Elizabeth Miles assumes many roles; unlike most, hers have made her a woman on the run. Living on the edge of society, Elizabeth uses her guile to relieve so-called respectable men of their ill-gotten gains. But brutal and greedy entrepreneur Oscar Thornton is out for blood. He’s lost a great deal of money and is not going to forgive a woman for outwitting him. With his thugs hot on her trail, Elizabeth seizes the moment to blend in with a group of women who have an agenda of their own.
She never expects to like or understand these privileged women, but she soon comes to respect their intentions, forming an unlikely bond with the wealthy matriarch of the group whose son Gabriel is the rarest of species—an honest man in a dishonest world. She knows she’s playing a risky game, and her deception could be revealed at any moment, possibly even by sharp-eyed Gabriel. Nor has she been forgotten by Thornton, who’s biding his time within this gilded orbit, waiting to strike. Elizabeth must draw on her wits and every last ounce of courage she possesses to keep her new life from being cut short by this vicious shadow from her past.
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My Review:
Thank you to Firsttoread for an e-arc in exchange for my honest review.
“The government can’t let her die. They would be humiliated. A hunger strike is the perfect way for the powerless to force the powerful to capitulate.”
I absolutely loved this book. Not only was it packed full of mystery and intrigue, it also had women standing up to 'the man', and the men in their lives.
“You can’t cheat an honest man, Gideon. Everyone I’ve ever conned knew he was doing something illegal and did it willingly.”
Elizabeth not only pulls off a huge con but also makes friends for the first time ever. Of course, there's romance involved from multiple people. While I could have done without the love triangle at first, it all made sense by the end of the book. Gideon and David were important to the con and stopping a very bad man from continuing to get what he wants.
"Don’t let them see how you really feel inside. Don’t give them the satisfaction.”
The reference to LGBT was also really nice to see because that is something that hardly ever gets mentioned or talked about. It's important to know this part of history as well and to finally see it start coming to light is my new favorite thing in books.
Learning about the suffragist movement and all that they went through was so nice to see as I know next to nothing about it sadly.
Elizabeth could possibly be starting a new life by the time the next book comes out and I can't wait to read about it!
“Not what made you, but I did know what you’re made of. You’re one of the strongest, bravest young women I know, and I know a few. "
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