The story really could take place in New York if a few details were changed. I kept thinking it was New York until something specific was mentioned. My complaint about the hotel setting though is that London doesn't come through enough. I especially liked the hotel setting and enjoyed the first few chapters where Cleo gets to know the hotel and the staff. I was a bit saddened by the revelation actually. I HAD to know! While I guessed one big thing, I never guessed what actually happened. The plot kept me reading late at night and skimming the last page before I closed my eyes to sleep. It was tight and full of clues I never picked up on. Cleo's uncle wants the problem solved ASAP before his hotel and good name are ruined, and before the big New Year's Eve ball! When a guest is murdered in her bed and the Detective Inspector seems to want to pin it on one of the staff, Cleo is pressed into action by her maid, Harmony, to solve the murder and clear the staff. While Sir Ronald Bainbridge treats Leo like a daughter, she's bored and doesn't fit in with her cousin Flossie's high society life. Cleo is determined not to be a bother and make her own way in the world.

As Cleo's grandfather left behind numerous debts, Cleo had no choice but to sell their home and move to the grand Mayfair Hotel, owned by her estranged maternal relations.

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Her website also contains up to date details on all her books: Subscribe to C.J.'s newsletter through her website to be notified when she releases a new book, as well as get access to exclusive content. She spent her early childhood in the dramatic beauty of outback Queensland, Australia, but now lives in suburban Melbourne with her husband, two children and a black & white cat named Coco. Archer has loved history and books for as long as she can remember and feels fortunate that she found a way to combine the two. Archer is the USA Today bestselling author of historical mystery and historical fantasy novels including the GLASS AND STEELE series, the CLEOPATRA FOX MYSTERIES, the MINISTRY OF CURIOSITIES and the FREAK HOUSE books.Ĭ.J.

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