The White City (True Colors Series) by Grace Hitchcock

Title: The White City (True Colors Series)

Author: Grace Hitchcock

Pages: 256

Year: 2019

Genre: Romantic Mystery

Publisher: Barbour Books

Format: eBook (also available in paperback)

Note: I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley. I was not required to write a positive review. All of the opinions expressed are my own.

About the book:

Mysterious Disappearance Tain the Chicago World’s Fair

Step Into True Colors — a new series of Historical Stories of Romance and American Crime

     While attending the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893, Winnifred Wylde believes she witnessed a woman being kidnapped. She tries to convince her father, an inspector with the Chicago police, to look into reports of mysterious disappearances around the White City. Inspector Wylde tries to dismiss her claims as exaggeration of an overactive imagination, but he eventually concedes to letting her go undercover as secretary to the man in question—if she takes her pistol for protection and Jude Thorpe, a policeman for bodyguard.

     Will she be able to expose H. H. Holmes’s illicit activity, or will Winnifred become his next victim?

My review:

     This is an amazing mystery!

     I absolutely love both Winnifred Wylde and Jude Thorpe! They are incredible characters and I connected with both of them from the very beginning.

     The plot of this book is fantastic! I was caught up in the mystery and kept trying to figure out all of the details. I lost track of how many times I readjusted my thinking about who the culprit was and how the crimes were being committed.

     The details of the World’s Fair were great. I actually found myself looking for a book with pictures from it so that I could see what was being described. 

     I will definitely be looking for any future books by this author. I’m so glad that I started with her debut novel. I won’t have to be trying to catch up.

     This wonderful book is getting a 5 star rating from me. I highly recommend it.

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