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Carole (in Canada)'s Reviews > A Certain Darkness
A Certain Darkness (Verity Kent, #6)
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For me, this is the best Verity Kent mystery to date! I enjoy this series, set post World War I, and this one grabbed me by the throat and didn’t let go! Right from the first chapter the tension builds.
“Tonight, I had greater concerns. Tonight, I had other fish to fry. Namely, fileting a traitor.” (quote from the book)
In order to fully appreciate the characters, timeline and the overall story line, I feel it is necessary to start from the beginning with “This Side of Murder”. The overall plot slowly builds throughout each book. And Verity and Sidney’s relationship continues to deepen. For the horrors of war have deeply affected both, however, Sidney’s experiences on the Front have left an indelibly painful scar within his psyche. For how could you not be affected after losing so many of your men and friends in the trenches of the Western Front and yet you survived? Think of the battles of the Somme and Passchendaele.
“They were facts etched into our brains, dominos falling to trigger other even more calamitous events. If we allowed ourselves to continue to follow the cascading trail of wreckage forward, we would soon find ourselves emptying this bottle and then another and another, all in an effort to forget.” (quote from the book)
Not only was I riveted by the spy versus spy dynamics in this intricate and delicate mission that both are involved in, but the historical aspects of this series, especially in this book, were something I had not known nor ever learned about in school. It was shocking to the say the least what political intrigue and blind ambition took place. And through it all, Ardmore is the master chess player, moving and removing pieces from the board…but now Verity and Sidney may have something that will bring them closer to thwarting his ambitions and schemes.
I highly recommend this series and look forward to the next mission!
by
For me, this is the best Verity Kent mystery to date! I enjoy this series, set post World War I, and this one grabbed me by the throat and didn’t let go! Right from the first chapter the tension builds.
“Tonight, I had greater concerns. Tonight, I had other fish to fry. Namely, fileting a traitor.” (quote from the book)
In order to fully appreciate the characters, timeline and the overall story line, I feel it is necessary to start from the beginning with “This Side of Murder”. The overall plot slowly builds throughout each book. And Verity and Sidney’s relationship continues to deepen. For the horrors of war have deeply affected both, however, Sidney’s experiences on the Front have left an indelibly painful scar within his psyche. For how could you not be affected after losing so many of your men and friends in the trenches of the Western Front and yet you survived? Think of the battles of the Somme and Passchendaele.
“They were facts etched into our brains, dominos falling to trigger other even more calamitous events. If we allowed ourselves to continue to follow the cascading trail of wreckage forward, we would soon find ourselves emptying this bottle and then another and another, all in an effort to forget.” (quote from the book)
Not only was I riveted by the spy versus spy dynamics in this intricate and delicate mission that both are involved in, but the historical aspects of this series, especially in this book, were something I had not known nor ever learned about in school. It was shocking to the say the least what political intrigue and blind ambition took place. And through it all, Ardmore is the master chess player, moving and removing pieces from the board…but now Verity and Sidney may have something that will bring them closer to thwarting his ambitions and schemes.
I highly recommend this series and look forward to the next mission!
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