Review: The Dagger Before Me by Heather Haven
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 30, 2013
The Dagger Before Me by Heather Haven is a delightful read with a well plotted mystery and a real education of what goes on backstage in a Broadway production.  I liked it, but I do feel that since the author sets her story during World War II she needs to be very careful to research well.  She often used contemporary customs which were not prevalent during that time.  Case in point: military casualty notification was done by telegram.  The two military notifiers came in with the Vietnam War.  Trick or treat, never very big in the United States died out during the war because of sugar rationing. It came on big with the parents of the Baby Boomers. The Macy's Day Parade (mentioned but not featured) was suspended during the war.  This was a period of great austerity, and I think any future Persephone Cole books would benefit greatly should they reflect this.