Book Review

Basic Details:

Book Title: Mary Finch and the Grey Lady

Subtitle: A Mary Finch Mystery (The Mary Finch Mysteries Book 2)

Author: S S Saywack

Genre: Crime, Thriller and Mystery

Part of a series? Yes

Order in series: 2

Best read after earlier books in series? Can be read as stand-alone

Available: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58907912-mary-finch-and-the-grey-lady

Overall score:

I scored this book 5/5

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Short Summary of the book:

The second book in the series follows Mary as she is a maid to a wealthy widow. She enjoys her time in the house, as she is treated well. But then a mystery arises and Mary strives to find out the truth and save her employer. Will she succeed?

What I liked about the book:

I love Mary and her sharp mind. She is the kind of girl I would have loved to fantasise about as a little girl myself.

What I didn’t like about the book:

There wasn’t anything I didn’t like about the book.

My favourite bits in the book:

The book was an enjoyable read.

My least favourite bits in the book:

I enjoyed the entire book.

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

This is the third book I’ve read by this author in this series (counting the prequel). I can’t wait to find out what will happen next and there are two more book in the series to read.

What books could this be compared to and why?

This is a young adult crime and mystery novel.

Recommendation:

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

Children No

Young Adult Yes

Adult Yes

If you like crime and mystery, this book may be the book for you.

Book Description by Author:

“THIS IS THE DAY WE AWOKE DEATH,” Mrs Grady said.

Meet thirteen-year-old Mary Finch – a bold, determined heroine, and the star of a stylish new detective series.

The avenging spirit of a priestess to an Egyptian queen, the Grey Lady, has murdered five people and now has her sights set on Mary Finch’s employer. How do you kill a spirit set on revenge?

A clairvoyant may have the answer, but the ghost she raises expose a dreadful secret that has lay hidden for over thirty years. When her young friend, Fortune Dubois, goes missing, Mary finds herself on the violent and gritty streets of Victorian London chasing a spirit and hunted by the living.

Mary Finch and the Grey Lady is the second in the Mary Finch Mystery series. Mary Finch and the Thief is the first book in the series.

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