Author: Allison Montclair
Published: July 26th 2022 by Minotaur Books
Format: Kindle, Hardcover, 320 pages
Genre: Historical, Amateur Sleuth
Source: My thanks to Netgalley and the Publisher for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book.
Series: Sparks & Bainbridge Mystery #4
First Sentence: Prologue. The black Wolseley roared down Welbeck Street and came screeching to a halt behind the two patrol cars double-parked at Number 51
Blurb: The Right Sort Marriage Bureau was founded in 1946 by two disparate individuals - Mrs. Gwendolyn Bainbridge (whose husband was killed in the recent World War) and Miss Iris Sparks who worked as an intelligence agent during the recent conflict, though this is not discussed. While the agency flourishes in the post-war climate, both founders have to deal with some of the fallout that conflict created in their personal lives. Miss Sparks finds herself followed, then approached, by a young woman who has a very personal connection to a former paramour of Sparks. But something is amiss and it seems that Iris's past may well cause something far more deadly than mere disruption in her personal life. Meanwhile, Gwendolyn is struggling to regain full legal control of her life, her finances, and her son - a legal path strewn with traps and pitfalls.
Together these indomitable two are determined and capable and not just of making the perfect marriage match. (GoodReads)
My Opinion: The beginning of the book made me nervous, but as the multiple plots unfolded, the history lessons began, and the humor returned, I was right back in the thick of it with Iris and Gwen and loved every minute of The Unkept Woman.
I find Sparks & Bainbridge to be hidden gems and hope Allison Montclair will give us more of this duo and their antics. Not sure where they will go next, but one thing is for sure -- I won’t be disappointed.
Blurb: The Right Sort Marriage Bureau was founded in 1946 by two disparate individuals - Mrs. Gwendolyn Bainbridge (whose husband was killed in the recent World War) and Miss Iris Sparks who worked as an intelligence agent during the recent conflict, though this is not discussed. While the agency flourishes in the post-war climate, both founders have to deal with some of the fallout that conflict created in their personal lives. Miss Sparks finds herself followed, then approached, by a young woman who has a very personal connection to a former paramour of Sparks. But something is amiss and it seems that Iris's past may well cause something far more deadly than mere disruption in her personal life. Meanwhile, Gwendolyn is struggling to regain full legal control of her life, her finances, and her son - a legal path strewn with traps and pitfalls.
Together these indomitable two are determined and capable and not just of making the perfect marriage match. (GoodReads)
My Opinion: The beginning of the book made me nervous, but as the multiple plots unfolded, the history lessons began, and the humor returned, I was right back in the thick of it with Iris and Gwen and loved every minute of The Unkept Woman.
I find Sparks & Bainbridge to be hidden gems and hope Allison Montclair will give us more of this duo and their antics. Not sure where they will go next, but one thing is for sure -- I won’t be disappointed.
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