Death, Diamonds, and Deception

Outstanding praise for Rosemary Simpson and her Gilded Age Mysteries

"Simpson neatly exploits the gothic possibilities of her isolated setting and delivers a nuanced look at an America struggling to adjust to transformative change. This entry should win the series new fans." --Publishers Weekly on Death Brings a Shadow

"Packed with suspense, romance, voodoo, class and racial issues, and intimations of the war that didn't end at Appomattox." --Kirkus Reviews on Death Brings a Shadow

"Brimming with vivid prose and nail-biting menace, colorful characters and evocative dialogue, and a sense of place so real you can almost feel the mosquitoes on your neck. Death Brings a Shadow is a powerful antidote to fiction that overly romanticizes plantations and the Southern aristocracy for those of us interested in compelling mysteries built around stark, unvarnished truth." --Criminal Element on Death Brings a Shadow

"Simpson's depiction of the south after the Civil War is chilling, with lynchings, beatings, voodoo, and hidden secrets sprinkled throughout that keep us turning the pages." --New York Journal of Books on Death Brings a Shadow

"Gritty period details, including the involvement of famed tenement photographer Jacob Riis, draw this thriller closer to Caleb Carr's TheAlienist than to Anne Perry's Monk series, but fans of both will enjoy Simpson's unusual historical mystery." --Booklist on Let The Dead Keep Their Secrets

"Simpson further develops an admirable heroine who refuses to take refuge in the vapors but doesn't see that she's met a match in her partner--though neither does he." --Kirkus Reviews on Lies that Comfort and Betray

"Fans of Anne Perry will find Prudence a worthy American cousin to Charlotte Pitt." --Publishers Weekly on Lies that Comfort and Betray

"Naturally I always gravitate toward any book set in old New York, and this one exceeded expectations. It has everything one could expect from a historical mystery: set against the blizzard of '88, a smart heroine pits her wits against an evil stepmother out to destroy her." --Rhys Bowen, New York Times bestselling author of the Molly Murphy and Royal Spyness Mysteries on What the Dead Leave Behind

"Launching an atmospheric new series set in Gilded Age New York, Simpson incorporates historical events and figures to add verisimilitude to this tension-filled story. For mystery readers who appreciate period detail, including fans of Anne Perry's Thomas and Charlotte Pitt mysteries." --Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW for What the Dead Leave Behind

"Rosemary Simpson vividly recreates the world of nineteenth-century New York City in this exciting debut mystery. Every level of society intersects as we explore a world in which corruption touches both the highest and the lowest and nothing and no one is exactly what they seem." --Victoria Thompson, bestselling author of Murder in Morningside Heights on What the Dead Leave Behind

"This is a story to savor...Prudence is a stubborn, quick-witted American heroine who will remind readers of Tasha Alexander's Lady Emily Ashton and Deanna Raybourn's Lady Julia Grey." --Booklist on What the Dead Leave Behind

"Richly plotted...Simpson anchors an appealing detective duo in a colorful and well-researched depiction of period settings and personalities." --Publishers Weekly on What the Dead Leave Behind