All’s Fair in Love and Treachery by Celeste Connally is the second book in the Lady Petra Inquires #2 series. The series focuses on Lady Petra and her penchant for asking questions and solving mysteries. She is doggered in her questioning, but also headstrong in following her own path. Her lover/partner Duncan, is also an investigator, although there is an almost shadowy knowledge about who he is working for. Lady Petra is working for the Queen and her godmother.
In this particular novel, Lady Petra’s world is turned upside down. She is struggling to understand things from her past while she attempts to discover who killed the matron of a local orphanage. Petra is turned around and around in her investigation and each time she eliminates another suspect, more information comes to light. I really enjoyed the scene when Lady Petra attempts to find a missing object on her lover. It made me laugh.
I do like Lady Petra’s character and her quirky friends. I think it is remarkable that she has such a diverse group of friends during the time the novel is written in. I like how she is headstrong and questions everything, which can be a negative as well as a positive attribute. The novel moves right along and at times twists unexpectedly. All’s Fair in Love and Treachery by Celeste Connally is a good read.
