Book review: A POCKETFUL OF DIAMONDS by Pam Lecky
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Many thanks to NetGalley and to Storm Publishing for letting me see an advance copy of A POCKETFUL OF DIAMONDS by Pam Lecky.
This is Book 4 in the series, but it was my first foray into the cosy mystery world of Victorian lady Lucy Lawrence.
Lucy and her new husband, Phinneas Stone, interrupt their honeymoon in Paris to investigate the mysterious disappearance of Phin’s aristocratic brother-in-law from Como in Italy.
Over the next few hundred pages we join them in their romp around the beautiful Italian countryside.
Twists and turns galore foil the couple’s plans and, of course, all of the four main characters find themselves in dangerous situations that keep the reader turning the page.
I did get a bit lost with the number of characters mentioned in the book who we don’t actually meet. I can only assume that these characters are introduced in earlier books in the series. I was also confused when Luca and Lucy were mentioned together, and especially in the same sentence.
The advance copy I read was riddled with typos, poor grammar, missing letters, and repetition. I trust this was all ironed out before the final version went to press.
And finally, there were a couple of continuity issues, with one antagonist first being a cafe owner, then a fisherman, and then a cafe owner again, and with the main character being aware of a sub-plot one minute and unaware of it the next.
All being said, this is a wonderful, well-plotted story with some stunning locations and very likeable characters – even the baddies. I enjoyed it very much and would certainly be interested in reading the first three books in the series.
Four stars.
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