Josephine ‘Jo’ Montfort is the daughter of a wealthy, prestigious family in New York and is tipped to marry one of the finest men around. However, what Jo really wants is to be a reporter. When her father is found dead, Jo finds the nature of his death suspicious and begins poking around where she meets fellow reporter Eddie Gallagher and a very juicy mystery.

I really enjoyed this and I really love Jo as a main, female character. She is brave and knows exactly what she wants.She’s not afraid to run after the truth, even if it means knocking down some fences along the way and shows a lot of passion and kindness too. The setting was great, who doesn’t love books set in 1800’s New York and I liked how Jo found out how to get around all the restrictions placed around her as a wealthy young lady with prospects who should definitely not be wandering the city at night with strange men.

The relationships in these books developed very naturally and I enjoyed Jo and Fay’s friendship which was so heartwarming. I definitely figured out a few things way before the actual reveal which was a bit annoying but I think it’s just I’ve read, and watched, enough similar things to kind of figure it out.

(The Mad Mary thing reminded me of Sweeney Todd)