Point of Honour
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On the mean streets of Regency London, a truly different adventure-with an unforgettable heroine
In a Regency London that isn't quite the one we know, young women of family whose reputations have been ruined are known as the Fallen. Young Sarah Tolerance is one such: a daughter of the nobility who ran away with her brother's fencing-master. Now that the fencing-master has died, everyone expects her to earn her living as a whore.
But Sarah is unwilling. Instead, she invents a new role for herself, and a new vocation: "investigative agent." For Sarah, with her equivocal position in society, is able to float between social layers, unearth secrets, find things that were lost, and lose things too dangerous to be kept. Her stock in trade is her wits, her discretion, and her expertise with the smallsword -- for her fencing-master taught her that as well.
She will need all her skills soon, when she is approached by an agent of the Count Verseillon, for a task that seems routine: reclaim an antique fan he once gave to "a lady with brown eyes." The fan, he tells her, is an heirloom; the lady, his first love. But as Sarah Tolerance unravels the mystery that surrounds the fan, she discovers that she--and the Count--are not the only ones seeking it, and that nothing about this task is what it seems.
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Madeleine E. Robins
Madeleine E. Robins is certified as an actor combatant in rapier, quarterstaff, broadsword, and hand-to-hand fighting, and was a member of a troupe of actors who perform Shakespeare scenes with combat for high schools and Renaissance festivals. Madeleine is a New Yorker by birth, training, and inclination, but recently relocated to San Francisco, where she now lives with her husband (Emmy Award-winning sound editor Danny Caccavo), and their two daughters. She authored the New York Times Notable Book The Stone War, several Regency romances, many short stories, and the mystery series featuring Miss Sarah Tolerance, Agent of Inquiry.
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Reviews for Point of Honour
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Interesting combination of Regency period, alternate history, and hardboiled detecting. Writing is good and the characters are memorable. Definitely worth spending time with.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5For the first ten or twenty pages, I was worried that the author had mistaken verbosity and the odd archaic word for style, but that preciousness drops off after the plot picks up.
Overall, a fun page-turner and I'll be looking for the next one in the series. - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Bring a bit "willing suspension of disbelief" to your reading of this new ya.
, as some of the historical details are topsy- turvey. The heroine is rather spectacular, however. Her independence and intelligence make the book worth it. - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Miss Sarah Tolerance is a worthy successor to Elizabeth Bennet. Years before she eloped with her brother's fencing instructor; now, with a ruined reputation, she has returned to London. She has too much pride to become a whore, and is to female and well-bred for most other occupations, and so out of the back of her aunt's brothel she sets herself up as a private investigator. Years of training with her fencing paramour, and a good wit and sensibility, have served her well, but then a routine search for an Italian fan turns lethal. I absolutely love Sarah, the writing style is clean and serves the story well, and I really enjoyed the twists of the mystery. I highly recommend this to anyone who loves [book: Pride and Prejudice] and swordplay.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5A sort-of Regency mystery with a female detective. I found the world interesting, and Sarah nicely done, but had a hard time with the pacing and sort of the general atmosphere (I’m having a hard time pinpointing exactly what I didn’t like about it, which is why that sentence is so vague). (Dec 2011)
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Regency meets crime noir. An enjoyable book that hits its mark.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5So what if English history was a bit different? That's the underlying premise of this story of Sarah Tolerance, who, though a "fallen woman" (after all, she ran off with her fencing master when she was young, and now that he had the discourtesy of dying, must fend for herself) refuses to join the ranks of other soiled doves and become a courtesan or prostitute. Instead, she carves out a living as an investigator of sorts. Miss Tolerance finds herself involved in a case to find a missing Italian Fan. There are a number of convoluted plot elements, including the reshaping of the British monarchy. Though it is 1810, with King George III is thoroughly mad and his wife Queen Charlotte is acting as Regent. As the hunt for the fan continues, political snaggles between Tory and Whig parties ensure. Thank goodness Sarah's blade skills are as sharp as her brain, for she has cause to use both.I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and look forward to more in the series. My only criticism one I raise at other books -- how come so many women have the inevitable gay best friend, and how do I get one?
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5It was a bit hard to get through the first bit of the first chapter, but after that it was nearly impossible to put down!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A winning heroine and a twisty story of betrayal and politics. A major typo on the first page, in the first paragraph no less, worried at me like a loose tooth but after dropping into the narrative like a stone, I stopped going back to it. The characters were well-drawn, though ultimately the tension relied on characters that behaved out of character. Not my favorite authorial hat trick, but the plot kept things going, and the unconventional heroine was so well drawn that she became credible.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Spunky heroine, some violence and sex, good mysteries
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Interesting story about a woman in a world quite like ours but a little different which the author explains in a postscript. Sarah ran away with her brother's fencing master, when he dies she returns to London to live. Her aunt runs a brothel and Sarah finds space in a property she owns on the site of the brothel and sets herself up as an Enquiry Agent. She's comissioned to find a fan that hides a secret that could take down the government abut the bodies start piliing up.