Are you looking for a laugh out loud romp, complete with corsets, wigs and proper chaperoning? This book is just perfect for you. Unbeknownst to me, I unwittingly started with the second in the series. And to my relief, it really doesn't matter. We follow the exploits of Eloise Kelly an American who is convinced there actually was a spy named the Pink Carnation who helped England in the conflict with France during Napoleon's reign. She has come to England to further her research but has met with a dead end. A chance acquaintance has her winging away through the countryside to a crumbling estate which may or may not have the answer to her list of questions.
Eloise begins reading through the archives and the readers disappear with her into the world of Henrietta and Miles and their ton society. Henrietta is a young woman with ideas about how to find a spy all the while falling in love with her brother's best friend. Needless to say, the situations she gets herself into are hilarious and very dangerous. I had a smile on my face while listening to this book. The narrator is Kate Reading and she does an excellent job. The author has a clever mix of writing the action but also putting in asides the characters are saying in their heads. Very very droll and snortingly funny. Highly recommended for anyone looking for some comic relief for their day.
Six Degrees: Mr. Churchill's Secretary by Susan Elia MacNeal; Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn; The Paris Affair (Malcolm & Suzanne Rannoch Historical Mysteries) by Teresa Grant.
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