Week 4 Review: A Fatal Illusion

From Goodreads:

New parents Lady Kiera Darby and Sebastian Gage look forward to introducing Sebastian's father to his granddaughter, but instead find themselves investigating an attempt on his life...

Yorkshire, England. August 1832. Relations between Sebastian Gage and his father have never been easy, especially since the discovery that Lord Gage has been concealing the existence of an illegitimate son. But when Lord Gage is nearly fatally attacked on a journey to Scotland, Sebastian and Kiera race to his side. Given the tumult over the recent passage of the Reform Bill and the Anatomy Act, in which Lord Gage played a part, Sebastian wonders if the attack could be politically motivated.

But something suspicious is afoot in the sleepy village where Lord Gage is being cared for. The townspeople treat Sebastian and Kiera with hostility when it becomes clear they intend to investigate, and rumors of mysterious disappearances and highway robberies plague the area. Lord Gage's survival is far from assured, and Sebastian and Kiera must scramble to make the pieces fit before a second attempt at murder is more successful than the first.

My Review:
This was another fantastic book in this series! I really enjoy watching Kiera and Sebastian investigate these cases, and this was another where it was personal, because his dad was the one that was targeted. And it was such a great read! 

The pair have always had a difficult relationship with Lord Gage. He's got an image of what he'd like his son's life to be, no matter what Sebastian wants, and it's caused plenty of conflict. While this attack happened when he was coming up to see Emma for the first time, it's also the first time that they've seen each other in person after finding out about how he cheated, and has a son that he won't recognize.

We got to see another side of him in this book, he was injured, and that's a weakness, and he can't stand weakness. But there's also Emma, who's adorable. I really enjoyed getting to know him more, to find out why he's so hard and not great at relationships! 

The case was interesting, they're in a small town that claims that it's where Robin Hood had his adventures, and there's a current band of Merry Thieves going on right now-which complicates matters with the attack, because the methods are different, but the townsfolk want to protect the group, because times have been tough recently. So that was pretty difficult. I loved how it turned out! 

I loved reading this book, and I can't wait for whatever comes next! 

Author: Anna Lee Huber 
Series: Lady Darby Mysteries #11
Read: January 24th, 2023
Source: NetGalley 
Reason Why: Love her writing and this series, and it's a Historical Fiction 2023 Book, Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Berkley 
Expected Publication: June 20th 2023

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars