Death at Bishop's Keep

Robin Paige

Jul 1998 · A Victorian Mystery Book 1 · Sold by Penguin

About this eBook

Kate Adrleigh is everything the Victorian English gentlewoman is not--outspoken, free-thinking, American...and a writer of the frowned upon "penny-dreadfuls."

Soon after her arrival in Essex, England, a body is unearthed in a nearby archeological dig--and Kate has the chance to not only research her latest story...but to begin her first case with amateur detective Sir Charles Sheridan.

Ratings and reviews

The feminist in me wants to say that this was a good book. However, the writing leaves a lot to be desired - it felt heavy-handed and full of clichés. Too many times I found myself rolling my eyes as I encountered the various writing ticks one wouldn't expect to find in the works of such a heavily-published author. I'm sorry, but literally writing down a paragraph of questions that a character has and putting them in the story is a cheap, inneffective way of making a reader curious. I wasn't expecting the cream of the crop, and yes, this story does have two writers (awful idea), but come on. This was straight up unedited.

Totally ridiculous' I can get this book in store at $6.99 bit this eBook is a dollar more. Doesn't make sense.

About the author

Robin Paige is the pseudonym of husband-and-wife team Susan Wittig Albert and Bill Albert. Susan Wittig Albert is the author of the China Bayles mysteries Thyme of Death, Witch's Bane, Hangman's Root, Rosemary Remembered, Rueful Death, Love Lies Bleeding, Chile Death, Lavender Lies, Mistletoe Man, and Bloodroot. Bill Albert is the coauthor, with his wife, of more than sixty novels for young adults. They live in the Texas hill country.