Book Review

Basic Details:

Book Title: In All Innocence

Subtitle: (The Innocent Mystery Series #4)

Author: C.A. Asbrey

Genre: Crime/Thriller/Mystery/Historic Fiction

Part of a series? Yes

Order in series: 4

Best read after earlier books in series? Yes, but can be read as stand-alone

Available: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52136612-in-all-innocence

Overall score:

I scored this book 5/5

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Short Summary of the book:

Things have changed. Now Abi and Nat are the proud parents of a baby daughter. They wish to settle in Canada and live an honest life. However, things take an difficult turn when a woman is killed on the train and they need to find the killer before their identity is revealed. Will things ever run smoothly for the couple?

What I liked about the book:

The many twists and turns, action-packed, humorous, fast-paced.

What I didn’t like about the book:

I loved the entire book.

My favourite bits in the book:

The combination of mystery and care for each other.

My least favourite bits in the book:

The fact the book ended and how it ended.

Any further books in the series? Any more planned by this author?

This is the fourth book in the series and I just couldn’t stop myself and had to read them all. Loved the entire series.

What books could this be compared to and why?

This is a great book and reminds me of stories from the Wild West.

Recommendation:

In summary, I would recommend this book for the following readers:

Children No

Young Adult Yes

Adult Yes

If you like mysteries or historical fiction, this book may be the book for you.

I’m certainly looking forward to reading more by this author.

Book Description by Author:

Nat and Abigail have decided that Canada is their best bet for a clean start with their new baby. It’s the place where American and Scottish accents go relatively unnoticed, and newcomers can get lost in a crowd. The problem is that Canada doesn’t have a transcontinental train, so they have to sneak back into the USA to get to the West coast.

They catch a night train heading over the mountains, and are delighted to find it’s one of the new Palace cars, designed to allow people to sleep, and get the remote areas behind weary travelers. The train is packed full of English butlers heading west to join a new employment agency. They hope to make a fortune providing the New World nouveau riche with the Old World class, which they are desperate to buy for their children.

When the train is stuck in a rock fall, they find that a woman has been attacked in the night, and her moonstone stolen. Our heroes decide it’s best to solve the mystery rather than face too many questions.

They unravel a mystery which has evil tentacles reaching across oceans. Will they be caught up in them too?

About the Author:

C.A. Asbrey is a writer of mysteries, and a fan of all things Victorian and obscure. A former member of law enforcement in Scotland, she developed a deep interest in early forensics and detection methods, particularly during the 19th Century, working in the field. This extensive research into early detectives and the tools available to them acted as the foundation for developing the characters in her The Innocents Mystery Series. She likes her mysteries twisty, complex, and intricate; through a fog of history and a touch of light humor.