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Lately the only time I have had to read has been through audiobooks, so all of these are of that variety. I've had to do a ton of driving around town and a lot of more mindless albeit necessary chores. Thank goodness for audiobooks!

The Parsees are among the oldest, most secretive and most influential communities in the city: respected, envied and sometimes feared. When prominent industrialist Cyrus Zorabian is murdered on holy ground, his body dumped inside a Tower of Silence - where the Parsee dead are consumed by vultures - the police dismiss it as a random killing. But his daughter is unconvinced.

Chopra, uneasy at entering this world of power and privilege, is soon plagued by doubts about the case.

But murder is murder. And in Mumbai, wealth and corruption go in hand in hand, inextricably linking the lives of both high and low...~Goodreads Description

This was such a great mystery! Chopra and the rest of the characters were really a delight to read about and the mystery itself was very well written and heartfelt. The only thing that bothered me was that I am now caught up with the series and I can only hope the author planning on writing more soon.

Trust is a delicate thing, and no one knows that better than Rosalind Thorne. Lady Melbourne has entrusted her with recovering a packet of highly sensitive private letters stolen from her desk. The contents of these letters hold great interest for the famous poet Lord Byron, who had carried on a notorious public affair with Lady Melbourne's daughter-in-law, the inconveniently unstable Lady Caroline Lamb. Rosalind is to take up residence in Melbourne House, posing as Lady Melbourne's confidential secretary. There, she must discover the thief and regain possession of the letters before any further scandal erupts.

However, Lady Melbourne omits a crucial detail. Rosalind learns from the Bow Street runner, Adam Harkness, that an unidentified woman was found dead in the courtyard of Melbourne House. The coroner has determined she was poisoned. Adam urges Rosalind to use her new position in the household to help solve the murder. As she begins to untangle a web of secrets and blackmail, Rosalind finds she must risk her own life to bring the desperate business to an end . . .~Goodreads Description

Another delightful addition to the Rosalind Thorne series. I love the way the author writes the world Rosalind inhabits with all of its rules and foibles. I am even enjoying the quasi-love triangle that is happening between Rosalind and Devon and Adam. It works because Rosalind isn't being pressured by either man and both men seem like they could be a good partner for her. I have one more story in this series to read and then I am caught up at least until November when the fifth book in the series comes out. I can't wait to continue!

Persephone Station, a seemingly backwater planet that has largely been ignored by the United Republic of Worlds becomes the focus for the Serrao-Orlov Corporation as the planet has a few secrets the corporation tenaciously wants to exploit.

Rosie—owner of Monk’s Bar, in the corporate town of West Brynner—caters to wannabe criminals and rich Earther tourists, of a sort, at the front bar. However, exactly two types of people drank at Monk’s back bar: members of a rather exclusive criminal class and those who sought to employ them.

Angel—ex-marine and head of a semi-organized band of beneficent criminals, wayward assassins, and washed up mercenaries with a penchant for doing the honorable thing—is asked to perform a job for Rosie. What this job reveals will affect Persephone and put Angel and her squad up against an army. Despite the odds, they are rearing for a fight with the Serrao-Orlov Corporation. For Angel, she knows that once honor is lost, there is no regaining it. That doesn’t mean she can’t damned well try. ~Goodreads Description

This was a interesting read. I enjoyed the pov shifts between Angel, Kennedy, and Rose. Each had their own very intriguing story. The story had a very found family type of feel to it which is one of my favorite tropes ever. The problem was it had all of these interesting characters but there was a lack of depth. I just wanted the author to dig more into the characters backstories, thoughts, feelings, and motivations. Overall though I enjoyed it.

Reading Challenges:
Mount TBR: N/A
Reading Writer's of Color 2021. May: Radical Social Movement or Historical Event: N/A
Cloak and Dagger Challenge: And Dangerous to Know, Bad Day at the Vulture Club