The Amersham Rubies started off pretty interesting. I was drawn in and my curiosity was piqued. Unfortunately, the conflict wasn't resolved in a realistic fashion and I found the resolution too abrupt. This is another one that is meant to draw the reader into the series and not necessarily this story. Does this technique work? I love historical fiction mysteries but this novella didn't draw me in. There was little character development but it was adequate for the short story mystery presented. I was into it until the solving of the mystery. This is a free selection from Barnes and Noble Nook shop. It contains a short story from Molly Murphy's youth in Ireland (13 pages long) and the remainder of the 37 pages are an except from Blessed is the Bride. I read all the Molly Murphy books and I found them to be entertaining. These 13 pages read more like a synopsis of an uncompleted work than a short story which is supposed to be read in one sitting and remembered for a lifetime. It turned out to be a superficial introduction for readers to this interesting character, and the slapdash reveal of the resolution of the mystery is likely to be ineffective as a marketing tool to her books which are structured and plotted better. Within the 37 pages, I found a chronological discrepancy that takes me out of the fictive dream: on page 5 we are told "her mother's death put an end to it when she was fourteen" and on page 15 we are told her mother died when Molly was ten years old. I recommend it to readers who are already fans of the series and those who can get this for free.
I read this and it made decide to read the Molly Murphy series. Nice prequel.
—onedirection120
This was way to short but it was good.
—Karlax
Free Kindle download.
—KarenAshley
A short story
—lovebuggs09
