An Inquiry into Love and Death

by Simone St. James

In 1920s England, Jillian Leigh is working to keep up her studies.  It takes all her time and energy and leaving at the beginning of term is not to be considered.  When her ghost hunting uncle is killed when he tumbles over a cliff, Jillian’s parents demand she take care of the arrangements, as they are too tied up in Paris.   She arrives in the small village of Rothewell to begin packing up her uncle’s things and is drawn into unsettling events that could be the activity of an angry spirit or is there something more sinister affecting the small town?  Was her uncle’s death an accident or murder?  The arrival of a handsome detective from Scotland Yard only adds more questions and Jillian isn’t sure who or what to believe. 

St. James writes great novels with otherworldly spirits that add to an underlying story line.  The ones I have read are historical and are good gothic reads.  Her books are excellent for climbing into when you have a day to just sit and read.  Her characters are well developed and the romances are just enough to keep you attentive.   

PUB:  Berkley Publishing/Penguin Publishing Group

PUB DATE:   March, 2013

ISBN:  9780451239259 – Paperback edition

Genre:  Historical Fiction, Mystery, Paranormal