Ellie Moore has been around the stage all her life, but her job as a seamstress and assistant to a famous actress has suddenly come to an end. Ellie plays the role of her life to land a job with the Pinkerton Detective Agency. Her first assignment: Travel to Arizona and solve the mystery of a silver theft from a group of mine owners. Ellie gives herself dual roles to play in order to solve the mystery. Ellie become a middle aged widow by the name of Lavinia Stewart and the beautiful outgoing niece, Jessie Monroe. Ellie quickly endears herself to the people of the mining town in Arizona along with one of the mine owners, Steven Pierce. Will Ellie lose her identity before she solves her first case? Read Love in Disguise to find out.
Ellie, Lavinia and Jessie are three characters in one, but the reader is drawn into the story line of this character instead of being confused by it. Cox does a beautiful job of leading you into Ellie's characters in a way that you are not confused. Each character continues to draw you into the mystery of the silver theft. The vivid descriptions of the setting help you feel like you are stepping off the train to enter Pickford, Arizona in the year 1880. This is a fun mystery that moves along rapidly with romantic undertones. The questions about the characters keep you turning the pages to see who really stole the silver. Throw this book in your beach bag, it is perfect for the beach.
Thank you to Bethany House Publishers for the free copy of this book to read and review.
