Customer Reviews:
 Dangerous, but fascinating December 15, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I very much hope Mr. Jackson doesn't leave us hanging about the future of Sarah Tanner, the very interesting heroine he introduces in his newest book. As always, the historical details that flesh out his stories are scrupulously researched, giving the narrative an authentic foundation and bringing the stories to life. I could almost feel the fog's mist and hear the hansom's wheels clattering over the cobblestones. Well done!
 Surprising twists November 13, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is a story of Sarah Tanner, a woman who opens a dining and coffee rooms on the corner of Leather Lane. There is some wonder as to where she came from but she has a fine coffee house with good food, so not much is asked. Too many questions might scare her away and after all, if she's willing to work here she obviously has secrets to keep.
It isn't until an old friend is killed in front of her that she is forced out of her comfortable existence. She's forced to investigate because the person she sees murdering is a police man and in her past she was known to police.
Told mostly from the viewpoint of Sarah herself it's an interesting story with a lot of twists and turns, even at the end when you think that everything has been sorted out and that the story is heading for it's conclusion. Like real life things aren't always as they seem and your assumptions are put on their head.
I enjoyed this story, enough to want to look up more by this author.
A Ripping Good Yarn! July 2, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
`A most dangerous woman' is the fifth book by Lee Jackson, now writing as L M Jackson. With the change of authorial name, Lee would seem to have found his true writer's voice.
And a great read it is; a fast flowing romp through Victorian London with more twists, turns and blind alleys than one would find in a Dickensian Rookery! I am perhaps fortunate in having worked in many of the places in London described in Lee's books and at a time when they were probably not that different from the 19th Century. I can assure you that Lee is scrupulous with his settings and accurate in his descriptions. We can expect no less from the creator of victorianlondon.org!
If Lee's new voice means we can look forward to more recreations of the Victorian `Penny Dreadful', then we are all in for an enjoyable, as well as informative, treat!
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