![]() ![]() ![]() Given the paucity of strong, biracial female characters, it is disappointing that no mention is made (as in a previous entry) of the fact that Audrey Rose has an Indian mother and a white father. The book’s love triangle provides a steamy, consensual romance that refreshingly positions her as the arbiter of her own fate. Audrey Rose is a witty, resourceful feminist who refuses to bow to Victorian-era gender norms. ![]() The deeper she goes, the more confused she becomes about the killer-and her own desires. As the body count mounts, Audrey Rose goes undercover to investigate the onboard carnival helmed by a mysterious ringmaster, Mephistopheles. But a young woman is murdered, setting off a string of killings that forces Audrey Rose to practice her autopsy skills under the guidance of her uncle, a renowned forensic scientist, and in partnership with Thomas Creswell, her fellow apprentice and, she hopes, future husband. ![]() When forensic scientist-in-training Audrey Rose Wadsworth boards the luxurious Etruria, she anticipates a much-needed vacation before joining a criminal investigation in New York. In the winter of 1889, a luxury cruise liner leaves Liverpool, England, with a murderer on board. ![]()
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