Time and time again she finds herself drawn into the case, searching after clues and suspects. Bragg thanks Francesca for her help and asks that she leave further crime solving to the police. Thus begins the adventure for both of them. Though she dismisses it at the time, she recalls it the next day when she learns that her neighbors’ son has been kidnapped.įrancesca rushes over to the Burtons’ home and presents her evidence to Bragg, who is there questioning the parents. After an upsetting encounter with some women at the party, Francesca flees into a library and discovers a mysterious note. Her mother would like her to get married to a man of her own social class, but when she meets police commissioner Rick Bragg at a party in her home, she knows that he is more her type. She belongs to several societies that benefit the poor, and she secretly attends Barnard College without her parents’ knowledge. Deadly Love sets up Francesca Cahill, a wealthy reformer, and Rick Bragg, New York City police commissioner, in an Eve/Roarke style relationship – a relationship that will presumably progress and mature over a series of novels.įrancesca Cahill is a naïve, rich girl with a lot of reforming zeal. Robb and the similarities go beyond the name. Such a pseudonym might invite comparisons to Nora Roberts/J.D. Joyce is the pseudonym adopted by Brenda Joyce for her new series of historical mysteries set in turn of the century New York City.
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