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# The Lost Empress (Jefferson Tayte Genealogical Mystery Book 4)

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## Customer Reviews

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    More Adventures in a Tan Suit
  

*by L***Y on Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2014*

I hate reading Steve Robinson's books. You've got two days' worth of laundry and cleaning to do, but instead you have to let it all pile up around you as you stay up far into the night so you can see what else is happening to Jefferson Tayte and his tan suit. The Lost Empress is no exception. JT has a locket and photograph of a client's grandmother, Alice Stilwell, but oddly enough she is thought to have perished on the Empress of Ireland while still a young woman. His first assignment is to discover if it is indeed the same person. But if so, why would a young mother of two allow herself to be believed dead, leave her little children behind, and start a new life?This line of inquiry takes JT first to the centenary of the Empress of Ireland's sinking in Canada and then to England to investigate--where there's been a recent murder that may be connected to his case. The Surgeon General needs to label the UK as hazardous to his health, because whenever he goes there, it's clear that someone(s) doesn't want him poking around. I'll leave the rest to your reading pleasure--the action and story never flag, and, yes, JT's tan suit does come near to ruin.Steve Robinson is adept at switching back and forth between 1914 and present day. He gives a lot of rich historical detail without getting bogged down in it. You get to learn little interesting things, such as the difference between a "Kentish man" and a "man of Kent," as well as feeling the sorrow and humanity for those lost in a shipwreck--one so large but that most people don't know about. I felt in this novel that the historical narrative was slightly stronger than the present day, but maybe that's just because I got so caught up in Alice's story. My only other teeny tiny quibble is that JT sounds a bit more British than American (I've noticed this in the previous novels also, but actually less so in this one).So, yes, I hate reading Steve Robinson's books--especially because as soon as you finish one, it takes a long while to find another book as good. Not to mention--now there's the interminable wait until he writes the next installment.

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    A Real Page Turner
  

*by K***S on Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2023*

A really good mystery that had me hooked from the get go. You'll need to keep your wits about you as you try to figure out how events today relate to events that occurred in pre-WW1 England.

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    Tayte Finds Out Who Alice Stilwell Is
  

*by L***A on Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2017*

Another great genealogy mystery solved by Jefferson Tayte.  An American Woman hires him to find out if her grandmother, Alice Dixon, is any relation to Alice Stilwell.  His client has a locket belonging to her grandmother but the name on the locked is Alice Stilwell not Dixon.  So, Tayte travels to London to investigate.  He attempts to visit the Metcalf home since that was Alice Stilwell's maiden name, but he is turned away at the gate by a rude and boisterous grandson of the current resident, Sir Reginald.  According to the family stories, Alice Stilwell ran off and left her two young children to be raised by her parents.  She was believed to be a spy for Germany and as such, the family wanted nothing to do with her.  But, Tayte was not to be deterred.  He went to the next person on his list, Leonard Scanlon, only to find that Scanlon was murdered two weeks earlier.  While driving to visit Scanlon, Tayte is run off the road and winds up working with a Detective who is trying to solve the murder.  The book goes back and forth between today and the 1914 world leading up to WW I.  There is intrigue within Alice's parents house.  Alice's husband Henry is kidnapped and she is forced to spy to protect his life and her children's lives.  She runs away and sails to Canada in an attempt to save her husband only to find an even bigger surprise.  It is a good story and Tayte is his usual self, picture Colombo in a tan suit instead of a coat.  As in usual Tayte style, he solves the mystery and continues to seek his roots.  This is a great series.  Simon Vance narrates and he is the voice of Tayte.  The audible version puts life to the words.

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