This is a book in the Janet Watson Chronicle, a follow up to
A Study in Honor. Janet Watson is a surgeon injured in the
war. She finds herself embroiled in politics
due to her friendship with Sara Holmes, an agent so sometime from some part of
the government. Dr. Watson is drawn
into the intrigue by her desire to see justice done to a corporation who caused
the death of so many soldiers.
O’Dell provides an in-depth character study of Dr. Watson. Watson suffers from PTSD as well as guilt
over what more she should or could of done in the attack that took her
arm. Dr. Watson is also looking for
love and struggling to find those she can trust.
The idea of a new Confederacy and a return to wide spread
bigotry based on color is repugnant.
Dismayingly the headlines seem to indicate that racial and religious
bigotry are alive and disgustingly well in a shockingly large splinter of
society. O’Dell addresses this and
foreshadows a future that could be unless our society rejects the messages of
hate that have been promulgated lately.
This is an entertaining book that provides serious food for
thought.
This book may have been received free of charge from a publisher or a publicist. That will NEVER have a bearing on my recommendations.
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