The Black Midnight (True Colors Series) by Kathleen Y'Barbo

Title: The Black Midnight (True Colors Series)

Author: Kathleen Y’Barbo

Pages: 256

Release Date: August 1, 2020

Genre: Historical Romance / Mystery

Publisher: Barbour Book

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:

     Two series of murders seem mysteriously connected.

     Step into True Colors — a series of Historical Stories of Romance and American Crime.

     Could a series of murders in London in 1889 be related to unsolved murders in Austin, Texas, 1884? Queen Victoria wants to know and asks her granddaughter—who left the queen’s good graces by going off to America to become a Pinkerton agent—to quietly look for any connection. The catch is the queen doesn’t want her to do it alone. Alice Anne must find her former Pinkerton agent partner—now an attorney in Austin—and enlist him in the hunt. As the pair get closer to finding their suspect, their lives become endangered, but they refuse to be intimidated. Can this case be solved?

My review:

     This is an incredible novel based on a true crime mystery!

     I love both of the main characters. Alice Anne / Annie and Isaiah are wonderful. It was a lot of fun to see how Alice Anne keeps so much of her true personality while she is in Austin, living as Annie. The way they interact with each other while both in Texas and then in England is great.

     The plot of the mystery is fantastic. I loved going along with the investigators as they searched for clues about the murderer. There were plenty of twists and turns that kept me guessing.

     I thoroughly enjoyed the note by the author at the end of the book explaining the actual history behind her story. I love the way she expresses what facts she bent to make them fit.

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

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