To Disguise the Truth by Jen Turano

To Disguise the Truth
by Jen Turano

ISBN-13: 9780764235337
Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Bethany House
Released: January 18th 2022

Source: ebook review copy from the publisher through NetGalley.

Book Description from Goodreads:
When Arthur Livingston arrives out of the blue at the Bleecker Street Inquiry Agency, anxious to hire the agency to seek out a missing heiress, Eunice Holbrooke realizes her past has finally caught up with her.

Having fled from the scene of her grandfather's murder seven years before, Eunice is a lady with secrets--the most important that she is the missing heiress Arthur is seeking. She has no intention of allowing him to learn she's been disguising herself, especially when she has reason to believe Arthur could hold her responsible for her grandfather's death.

In order to avoid Arthur and conceal her real identity, Eunice takes on another case that requires her to go deep undercover. With secrets from the past--and Arthur--appearing wherever she looks, she wonders how she will ever uncover the truth behind her grandfather's murder. Will what she discovers set Eunice free or place her in peril's way?


My Review:
To Disguise the Truth is a Christian romance set in 1887 in New York. The humor was mainly from verbal banter and unusual situations (like the heroine using boxing to protect herself). To avoid Arthur, Eunice infiltrated an insane asylum to find a woman who was wrongly committed. When Arthur finally realized who she was, he convinced her to return home to claim her inheritance and uncover whodunit. They asked questions and used a clever ploy to uncover what was going on and whodunit. Some historical details (mainly about clothing and the insane asylum) were woven into the story, but this author doesn't write highly historical novels.

The romance was a hard sell for me. Granted, they intentionally provoked each other in the past because they didn't want to marry, but Arthur seemed clueless about how he was insulting the women at the agency. Over time, though, he did get better and did a good job of working with Eunice and helping her overcome her fears. He wanted good things for her future when he could have just used the situation for his benefit.

There was no sex or bad language. Overall, I'd recommend this humorous mystery and romance.


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