Murder is never far from this sexy couple . . . even during the holidays!Their honeymoon abruptly ended by the untimely death of Alcott Howard, Clive and Henrietta return to Highbury, where Clive discovers all is not as it should be. Increasingly convinced that his father’s death was not an accident, Clive launches his own investigation, despite his mother’s belief that he has become “mentally … “mentally disturbed” with grief. Henrietta eventually joins forces with Clive on their first real case, which becomes darker—and deadlier—than they imagined as they get closer to the truth behind Alcott’s troubled affairs.
Meanwhile, Henrietta’s sister, Elsie, begins, at Henrietta’s orchestration, to take classes at a women’s college—an attempt to evade her troubles and prevent any further romantic temptations. When she meets a bookish German custodian at the school, however, he challenges her to think for herself . . . even as she discovers some shocking secrets about his past life.
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This was my first Henrietta & Inspector Howard novel & I loved it! Henrietta & Clive are such a wonderful team, I adore them. I was really happy for Henrietta’s sister, Elsie too. I hope we get updates of her life in future books as well. Gunther seemed very nice. I sure was glad that Neptune got his just rewards. Thanks Michelle Cox for this great story!
Another winner. what fun. so well written. Like the way Michele plots her books. Every word counts. And every word moves the book along. If you want an intelligent book this is it. Hard to believe this is the 4th book in this beautiful historial read. Cant wait for book 5.
I feel like Alice in Wonderland, who just reemerged from a 1930s rabbit hole where I gleefully binge-read all five of the Henrietta and Inspector Howard novels: A Girl Like You, A Ring of Truth, A Promise Given, A Veil Removed, and A Child Lost. My multi-week foray included a delicious and colorful palette of emotion—passion, intrigue, joy, sorrow, and fear. The historical detail is impeccable as the captivating storyline takes the reader from poverty to the glitz and glamor that only wealth can bring. I highly recommend this series!
Without a doubt Michelle Cox is a master-craft writer and researcher! When delving into “A Veil Removed” I never expected to learn so much about Chicago in the 1930’s. I felt like I was there alongside Henrietta & Clive! It was breathtaking to be swept away and deeper into the book as I flipped pages. Between the murder mystery, love and romance and high adventure, I was extremely satisfied while reading this novel! Nothing like reading a book that covers everything!
I received a copy of this book by the author in exchange for a fair and honest review.
I enjoyed that, while romance and how the different classes lived still were a part of A Promise Given, they received a little less attention in this new book. However, book #4 still continues to follow the lives and challenges of the main characters – Henrietta, Clive, and one step below them, Elsie.
Clive and Henrietta returned early from their honeymoon following the death of Clive’s father. Clive’s cop instincts serve him well. He feels his father’s death wasn’t an accident as everyone wants him to believe, but on this point he stands alone. Readers discover before Clive what happened through flashbacks featuring his father. How did the danger develop and who is behind it is laid bare. There is danger rising again for Clive and Henrietta, with an old nemesis returning to exact revenge. Clive may again be face with the prospect of losing his beloved.
Meanwhile Henrietta helps Elsie defy their grandfather’s wishes to make a wedding match and enrolls her in a residential women’s college. Here she meets a German custodian whose life is riddled with secrets. The closing chapter ends by opening the door on what this mystery is every so slightly.
This series is an enjoyable read featuring a blend of history, romance and danger. The one snag for me in book #4 is taking two chapters after the finish of the mystery to close the story down. Usually one is enough to tie up ends.
I loved the relationship between Henrietta and Clive, fascinating, complex characters in this story, revealing the mystery behind Clive’s father’s death. Michelle Cox did her homework in regards to Chicago and its history, and she realistically portrays the mid-1930s in this captivating tale.
A Veil Removed continues the Henrietta and Inspector Howard series by Michelle Cox. This fourth installment brings readers back to the characters of Henrietta and Clive. I loved this duo in the first three books of the series and I was not disappointed in this one. I love that they are from two different worlds and still have wonderful chemistry. I was entertained with their story from start to finish. I love that this time they are celebrating the Holidays, even though the two are taken to some dangerous areas to solve the mystery. I was often on the edge of my seat wondering what was going to happen to them next.
I had the pleasure to listening the audio version of A Veil Removed. Jayne Entwistle’s performance was once again superb. Her voice was perfect bringing this story to life. I loved hearing her all throughout the book. I had no problem listening to the whole book in one day. I could not find myself to push pause and chose to continue to listen.
I am giving A Veil Removed four and a half stars. I recommend it for readers who enjoy suspenseful mysteries. I look forward to seeing what will happen next in the fifth book from Henrietta and Inspector Howard series, A Child Lost. I can not wait to see what is going on with Henrietta and Clive then.
I received A Veil Removed from the publisher. This review is one hundred percent my own honest opinion.
Interesting, historical mystery.
Lots of depth in this book with great characters. Very enjoyable
Enjoy the series. This book has less action but weaves more of the familial story during historical pre ww11 Chicago and the mob’s hold on the city.
This was a good, fun read of a “sometimes” more civilized time. Great characters and thoroughly enjoyable read albeit a bit predictable at times. Nonetheless, very worth the read.
Well-done despite some inexplicable family dynamics and power plays.
I didn’t want it to end.
I loved coming back to these great characters! With each story, you get to learn more and more about them. The story was faced-paced and I couldn’t wait to turn the page. I can’t wait for more!
The characters were interesting and diverse. A good mystery…
ENJOYABLE READ.
This is an easy read, part of a series. It shows what education was like for women in Chicago.
This book has everything…a murder mystery where the bad guys must be identified and found, romance, silly relatives who create other dramas, and several good subplots. One will find no boring parts and it does have a happy ending.
I liked the characters in this book
“A Veil Remembered” by Michelle Cox is the wonderful book about three families, the Howards, the Von Harmons and the Exleys, living in and around Chicago in the 1930’s. Henrietta Von Harmon, a poor taxi dancer who was dancing to support her family, married Chicago Detective Inspector Clive Howard, not knowing that he was the heir apparent to the very large Highbury Estate in a suburb of Chicago and to a huge company, Linley Standard, which made automobile parts and imported luxury cars. Henrietta and Clive are called home during their honeymoon because of the death of Clive’s father, Alcott Howard. Clive learns that his father died when he fell in front of a moving train at a train station. Clive, knowing his father was in good health, cannot understand how his father could have fallen in front of a train. He asks Captain Callahan of the Winnetka Police what happened and is told that there was no investigation because it was an accident. Clive is upset with the attitude of the Chief of Police and decides to investigate what happened by himself. His mother, Antonia Howard, does not want him to investigate how his father died, but Henrietta offers to help him. In going through his father’s things he finds a mysterious letter signed “Susan” and thinks that perhaps his father was having an affair. He asks Sydney Bennett, his father’s best friend and business associate, who Susan is and what her connection was to his father. Bennett then tells him the sordid story of how his father died. Meanwhile, Henrietta tells her mother’s father, Oldrich Oxley, a very rich, arrogant man, that she will pay for her 16-year old sister Elsie to go to the women’s Mundelein College, a college run by nuns if he refuses to pay for it. She knows that her grandfather believes that women do not need education and should just find a rich husband and marry him. That was exactly what he wanted for her mother Martha, before Martha ran away and married Henrietta’s poor father, had 10 children, lost her husband to suicide and lived in poverty until her father found her because of Henrietta’s marriage to a member of the Howard family. Sixteen year-old Elsie is very depressed because she thought she would secretly marry Lieutenant Harrison Barnes-Smith, the man who seduced her, and learned that he had done the same thing to other young girls. She is terrified about going to college because she had not even finished high school, having to leave school to help feed her mother and siblings. Elsie does go to the Mundelein College, is liked by the nuns and the girls in attendance there and proves to be a very apt student. She is grateful that Henrietta made sure that she had the proper clothes for such a college. Elsie meets Gunther, the German custodian who lives in a tiny cottage on the college grounds. He had been a teacher in Germany until Hitler took over the country. Because of their shared love of reading books, they become good friends. You can see from my summary how much I loved the book and could not put it down. I wanted to find out how and why Clive’s father died and whether Clive chooses to head up his father’s automotive and automobile business or if he will remain a detective. I also wanted to know what happens to Elsie and if she falls in love with Gunther. I am sure other readers who like mysteries and a bit of romance would enjoy this book as much as I did.