Verity Kent Mystery: A Pretty Deceit

Leslie DeLange: I love Verity, but I must admit that I'm reading this series to see what Sidney does. This love story is filled with pitfalls because who comes through a horrible war like the Great War without damage? But Sidney and Verity find the way to navigate the horrors and maintain their marriage and their friendships, even though those friends might be more attached to Verity than either she or her spouse wants. But I must admit that I, too, love Sidney best. I can hardly wait for the next episode!

United States on Aug 18, 2023

April Lindner: Verity and Sydney go rushing around the country exploring Roman Ruins and solving a country house mystery involving Verity’s aunt and cousin. These adventures get mixed up with soy stuff. All throughout are interesting characters like Mr Plant and Miss Musselwhite. When the whirlwind subsides, all is resolved

United States on Jun 24, 2023

SuzyC: In an intriguing series of mysterious maneuvers that will keep you on your toes. You will definitely need to plan on reading book 5 to see what happens next.

United States on May 28, 2023

Kindle Customer: This is another exciting tale of murder spies,traitors, and deduction by our intrepid couple. Aided by friends and some former coworkers, the Kent's set out to finally connect Lord Ardmore to the conspiracy plot. Unfortunately, A crisis at the estate of Verity's aunt demands her presence. and delays the conspiracy investigation. Enjoy how all the threads merge together.

United States on Apr 23, 2023

Kindle Customer: This book is a continuation of the series. If you haven't read the previous books, it may be difficult to follow. (Plus, you will missed some really exciting books.) Verity and Sidney Kent continue their investigation into Lord Ardmore. This glimpse at life immediately following the end of World War I is interesting.

United States on Jan 06, 2023

Book Nut: Arrived in good condition.

The story itself was a little slow to grab my attention, when compared with others in this series. But it picked up around 1/3 of the way in and I got caught up in the twisty mystery. I'm also enjoying the growing romance (re-romance? :) ) between the two leads, and seeing how they are adjusting back into being a married couple. Good book.

Canada on Aug 12, 2021

Diane: Enjoyed this whole series.

Canada on Jun 24, 2021

Amazon Customer: This book reads like another author wrote it. Very hard to keep things straight and it just did not flow. Never finished it.

Canada on May 18, 2021

robin: Very good.

United Kingdom on Feb 12, 2021

Carole in Canada: "The air smelled not of spring - new growth and freshly turned earth - but fetid decay, smoke, and desperation."

A Pretty Deceit (Book #4) starts with Verity Kent on a mission during the Great War that will come back to haunt to her.

The hunt is still on for evidence on Lord Ardmore and his secrets that have Verity, Sidney, Max (The Earl of Ryde) and Alec Xavier searching in a race against time.

"The trouble was, Ardmore was much to good at covering his tracks, or eliminating the people who could make those connections." (quote from the book)

However, Verity and Sidney get a bit sidetracked when Verity is requested by her parents to help her Aunt Ernestine with fakes, forgeries and missing heirlooms at Littlemote. What they don't expect is another murder and the intrigue that surrounds it.

"Aunt Ernestine had always been a woman enamored with her own consequence, and never content enough until everyone knew it." (quote from the book)

I enjoyed both intrigues and how they weave together. I also enjoyed the reality of Verity and Sidney's continuing marital growth while working with the two men who still love her.

"Somehow it seemed...

Canada on Jan 30, 2021