Sonnet To A Dead Contessa (2009) - Plot & Excerpts
Serafina, Dylan, and the rest of the gang are back for another round of mystery solving in 19th century London!All of London is on alert when high society women start turning up murdered. A serial killer is on the loose, and his gruesome methods have earned him the nickname "The Slasher." Scotland Yard is baffled by the badly written poems and many false clues the killer leaves at each scene, so Lady Serafina Trent is brought in to try to help solve the case and uncover the identity of the "Slasher"....Meanwhile, when Dylan's childhood sweetheart, Meredith, suddenly appears in London, he does what he can to help her get her footing in the city. Serafina is surprised to find feelings of jealousy rising when Meredith's attitude toward Dylan becomes possessive. Serafina starts to notice that certain things about Meredith don't quite add up, yet it's not her place to point these things out to Dylan. She will have to rely on her budding faith in God to direct her through her personal life, and also to guide her in the investigation of the Slasher.The story here seemed very original, it's not just your normal murder-mystery. It really drew me in and made me wonder what the killer's motive was. I enjoyed seeing Serafina come to a realization of her feelings for Dylan, and while I wasn't extremely thrilled with Meredith's character, she did add a new layer to the story and I can definitely see that she was a necessary addition. Throughout the series I've appreciated how Dylan's faith affected Seraphina's thinking towards God, and that continues on in this book.This was a great read, I really enjoyed it. I give it 4.5 stars, so I rounded up to 5. I can't decide if this one or the first is my favorite, but the whole series is a real treat and I definitely recommend all three books! I'll be looking for more books by this author! There is a new murder underfoot, the Slasher. Who kills women that are nobility, Dutchesses, Contessas, and Viscountes'. Sarafina is notacing a string of familiary clues in all of the crime scenes, but what can the mean. Dylan is falling for Sarafina, but when an old childhood sweatheart returns, Dylan finds him self being torn. NOT GOOD The other two were okay, but this one REALLY got off track. I've read another Gilbert Morris book that did the same thing. Dylan is eating at Meredith's house with her child, but doesn't know that the juice has a sleeping powder in it....so when he is asleep she can do anything she likes including snuggling up to him in her bed and blame it on him because he can't rememebr and truts what she says. It was a pretty bad part in the book, a part that I stopped at. Also Dylan is a great Christian man, and when you let your guard down and vist women alone, things will happen whether it was you who did it or not. There is no need to put stuff like this in your head.
What do You think about Sonnet To A Dead Contessa (2009)?
it was an amazing book!!!!!!! i also liked the book before it......a cospiracy of ravens
—lise
I really liked,not my fav. book in the whole world,but I think it was worth reading :)
—girlycoconut
THIS WAS REALLY AMAZING! I loved it!
—darjeelingme
