Title: Cinderella Six Feet Under
Series Title: A Fairy Tale Fatal Mystery #2
Author: Maia Chance
Published by: Berkley
Published on: 1st Sep 2015
Format: Paperback
Ratings: 4 stars
"This Cinderella goes from ashes to ashes in the new Victorian-era Fairy Tale Fatal Mystery by the author of Snow White Red-Handed . . .
Variety hall actress Ophelia Flax’s plan to reunite her friend Prue with her estranged—and allegedly wealthy—mother, Henrietta, is met with a grim surprise. Not only is the marquise’s Paris mansion a mouse-infested ruin, but Henrietta has inexplicably vanished, leaving behind an evasive husband, two sinister stepsisters, and a bullet-riddled corpse in the pumpkin patch decked out in a ball gown and one glass slipper—a corpse that also happens to be a dead ringer for Prue.
Strangely, no one at 15 rue Garenne seems concerned about who plugged this luckless Cinderella or why, so the investigation is left to Ophelia and Prue. It takes them through the labyrinthine maze of the Paris Opera, down the trail of a legendary fairy tale relic, into the confidence of a wily prince charmless, and makes them vulnerable to the secrets of a mysterious couturière with designs of her own on Prue’s ever-twisting family history."
My thoughts:
A heroine so strong and witty, is to be reckoned with not only in the 19th century but also in the coming centuries.
Miss Ophelia Flax (25 years old) has arrived in Paris in disguise as a chaperon with a face painted in grease, wig and bulky padding for her bust and hip with Prudence 'Prue' Bright (19 years old) in tow. She plans on reuniting Prue with her estranged mother Henrietta, who wed an Marquis and left new York and her daughter behind. They are surprised to learn that Henrietta is missing and the police are not doing anything about it. When they are not welcomed into the Marquis Malbert's home they decide to snoop to know what is happening. But are met with a grim surprise when they stumble upon a corpse which looks exactly Prue, dressed in the same gown as of a Cinderella, with one shoe missing. When they see that corpse looks exactly like Prue they decide to shelter her inside so that she can be safe until they catch the killer. Ophelia disguised as Mrs. Brand decides to investigate as she believe the murder has something to do with Henrietta disappearance. Lord Gabriel Harrington arrives in Paris thinking that Miss Prudence Bright has been killed, a misunderstanding on part of the newspaper folks who printed the murdered girl's picture and to see if Ophelia was alright. They join forces to know who is the real murderer. And trying very hard not to fall in love. All of this sleuthing leads to the original Cendrillon (Cinderella) story in which a great heirloom, a artifact which belonged to the original Cinderella is in the center of it all.
Its a very interesting read, set in 1867 Paris. Its a great spin on Cinderella fairy tail.
There were so many things which were so fun to read, like the banter between Gabriel and Ophelia. Prue and her innocence.
It's a great read for fans of Fairy tail, and mystery.
*I received this copy as part of Goodreads Giveaway.*
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