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by Madeleine E. Robins

Author:	Madeleine E. Robins
Subcategory:	Mystery
Language:	English
Publisher:	Forge Books; 1st edition (September 4, 2004)
Pages:	320 pages
Category:	Suspense and Mystery
Rating:	4.3
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Miss Sarah Tolerance refuses to follow the path of the Fallen Women who have gone before he. She authored the New York Times Notable Book The Stone War, several Regency romances, and many short stories.

Miss Sarah Tolerance refuses to follow the path of the Fallen Women who have gone before her. She's a straight shooter, with her pistol as well as her wit, and her mind is as sharp as the blade of her sword. Miss Tolerance is an Agent of Inquiry, a private investigator of sorts-the sole one of her kind in London, in this year of 1810 with mad King George III on the throne and Queen Charlotte acting as his Regent. Petty Treason is her second novel to feature Miss Sarah Tolerance, Agent of Inquiry.

Petty Treason is her second novel to feature Miss Sarah Tolerance, Agent of Inquiry. I was sad to find the last of series, and hope that there will be more mysteries featuring Sarah Tolerance from Madeleine Robins. Series: Sarah Tolerance (Book 2). Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages. Publisher: Tor Books (May 30, 2006). One person found this helpful.

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Today, with the marks of a brawl unmistakable upon her face, she could not pretend to be unremarkable. Miss Tolerance decided to meet Camille Touvois as brazenly confident as possible. herself in a seldom-worn gown of china-red twill with narrow ruffles of white lace at the throat and wrists. The simplicity of the tailoring argued respectability. The effect of the whole, worn with a gray bonnet trimmed with red ribbon, was pleasantly bold. Miss Tolerance presented her card to the maidservant who admitted her.

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It is a truth universally acknowledged that a Fallen Woman of good family must, soon or late, descend to whoredom.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a Fallen Womanof good family must, soon or late, descend to whoredom.Miss Sarah Tolerance refuses to follow the path of the Fallen Women who have gone before her. She's a straight shooter, with her pistol as well as her wit, and her mind is as sharp as the blade of her sword.Miss Tolerance is an Agent of Inquiry, a private investigator of sorts--the sole one of her kind in London, in this year of 1810 with mad King George III on the throne and Queen Charlotte acting as his Regent. Her aim was to trace lost trinkets, send wastrel husbands back to their wives, and occasionally provide protection to persons with more money than sense--but she is continually drawn into the plots of others. Her newest case poses a puzzle unlike any she has faced before: who killed the Chevalier d'Aubigny? The French émigré was beaten to death in his own bed, found by his retainers the next morning, all the doors and windows of the house sealed tight. The murder is a classic locked-room mystery, but Miss Tolerance knows she can find the key.As Miss Tolerance examines the situation and interviews witnesses and suspects, she realizes things are far more complicated than she originally suspected--for the Chevalier had more enemies than he had friends, and Miss Tolerance is hard pressed to find someone who didn't wish him dead. Her search for his killer takes her from the lowest brothels of the seedy London underworld, where men go to indulge their more aggressive desires, to the Royal Family and a Duke who must hide his perversions or risk the Throne.Welcome to Miss Tolerance's Regency London, where nothing is what it seems and the only way to serve justice is to follow conscience rather than law.

Comments:

Bu

This book is definitely an Victorian Murder Mystery! The author knows how to weave a tale! I couldn’t put this down!
Excellent characters! I was so engage in this story. I felt as though I was riding right next to Miss Tolerance on her journey.
When an Author can make you feel this way through her writing you can not ask for anything more!

There are only 3 books to this series. How can I find out if there will be more? Write to the Author?
If you’re looking for a true Victorian Murder Mystery this is it! If it were possible to give more than 5 Stars I definitely would.

If anyone knows how I could find out if this series will be continued please email at........
[email protected]

Daizil

I needed some quick entertaining reads and read Point of Honour and followed with Petty Treason. While the story was entertaining enough, and the end a bit predictable (I think I have read another book with a similar plot), I really was jarred by the typos in the Kindle edition, typos which made one stop and wonder whether they were reading a old English word with which they were unfamiliar, or simply a typo. But the issue that bothered me the most was the author's narrative error in describing the heroine, who at times dresses as a man, as specifically dressing as a woman to make a call, directly leaving that call to call on the Duke of Cumberland, and the Duke ogling her trying to see her feminine attributes through the male costume. She thanks dozens of people who read her manuscript and not one person caught this error? I read these kinds of books for rather mindless entertainment, and they are entertaining, but I do not leave my mind behind. Again, where is a reader or editor or publisher? I feel "ill used."

Oso

First Sentence: It is one thing, and a quite considerable thing, to be a lady.

Private Inquiry Agency Ms, Sarah Tolerance, has been hired by a man to prove his sister innocent of murdering her husband. The victim, Chevalier D'Aubigny, was a man of unpleasant appetites but, in spite of Bow Street's claims, she does not believe the young widow capable of hiring someone to commit murder.

Sarah's investigation takes her from the salons of the social elite to back alley slums, twice nearly costing her life and, in her resolve to find the truth, causing harm to her friendship the Magistrate Sir Walter Mandif.

Sarah Tolerance is a wonderful addition to the list of strong, smart, independent female protagonists. What makes it even more delightful is the period in which she is set. A fallen woman and niece of the owner of a brothel, she has chosen to go her own way and, have learned to fence and occasional dressing in man's clothing, become an inquiry agent.

I do take a bit of exception to Ms. Robins creativity with some rather important points of history, but the story is so good, I am prepared to view the book as fiction in past times rather than strict historical fiction--a fine distinction, I realize. With that, however, the author does a wonderful job of conveying the period and life of the people within all classes. The style of writing and dialogue enhance the setting. While not strictly of the period, there is enough sense of it to contribute to the illusion.

The story is well plotted. It goes from a murder to overtones of espionage, but without losing the focus of the crime. It was, for me, a one-sitting read, mainly because I needed to know the outcome, which came from a well-done twist at the end.

Although I enjoyed Ms. Robin's first book, I found this to be a much better and more satisfying read. I look forward to Sarah's next case.

Ger

With her first book, "Point of Honour" author Madeleine E. Robins established an almost perfect period mystery heroine. Sara Tolerance is smart, but not always correct the first time around, unusual (she sword fights and lives in the backyard of a brothel her aunt runs) and just stiff enough to fit in with the time period (which is, if you don't know, a slightly alternative late Georgian England.) These qualities are essential not only in a good mystery novel, but in the new genre of historical mysteries which has become increasing popular in the last few years.

Like "Point of Honour" "Petty Treason" focuses on one of on the case Sara Tolerance takes on to make ends meet. In this case she is hired by the brother in law of a French émigré who had his scull based in in his bed. The man was a sexual sadist and his brother and law wants to ensure that his sister, the widow, is cleared of the crime and protected from those who committed it.

But because the man is from France (which only recently went through its revolution) a whole new bunch of problems popped up. Is the murdered man a French spy? An English spy for France? Was he murdered by his mistress for his cruelty, or one of his servants who loved his wife and hated how they treated him? There are a number of possibilities because everyone hated this man (which does make for a good mystery.)

Though the plot is good, like the last book this one has its problems. The writing is still stiff, but that seems to be the author's style. Once again there is too much discussing of "fallen women" and how they are treated, portrayed...ect. One thing I did like though was that there is no actual rehashing of the last book in this one, as there is in so many sequels (you know, that couple of paragraphs that discusses what went one previously...I hate that.)

So just like its predecessor, I rate this book four stars. It's solid, entertain and unique and I recommend it if you're into history or mystery.

kinder

Robins' stuff is in the select .01%: the highest encomium I can give. Most of my affection is for the writing and the characters and the plot, some is probably because it is a great historical mystery with a FANTASTIC female protagonist with actual independent action. There is a slender thread of romance, but not the normal whole orchestra of pathos (which is WONDERFUL).

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