Review: A great ride!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 26, 2013
Although dubbed an Intrigue/Romance, To kill a Monarch could easily be a thriller with its John La Carre-style intrigue and deception, and plethora of plot twists that keep the reader on edge to the very last page. Written with the same talented hand for description and characterization as Gerri Brousseau's former works, A Pirate's  Ransom and According to Legend, the story cloaks the formality of the Victorian era with mystery.Sir Walter Tinsdale's loathing for those beneath him is apparent from the first page, when he must meet his new partner, agent Philip Hamilton in the dank slum of a London wharf. Tinsdale and Hamilton, who vie for the love of the beautiful and saucy Charlotte Winston, are challenged with finding the elusive Falcon, an assassin sent by Napoleon to kill the Prince Regent.The love triangle between the clueless Tinsdale, the very horny Hamilton, and the willing Miss Winston adds spice to the chase, as does the homosexual proclivities of Tinsdale's lackey Geoffrey Collins. Brousseau's attention to the oh-so-proper details of the Victorian era--the garb, the manners, and the attitudes of the rich toward those beneath them tie this thriller with a perfect bow.As you read, be prepared for surprises. Nothing and no one in the story are as they may first seem.