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This book is the fifth in the Galveston 1900 Indignities series. The journey started with Catherine Eastman landing in Galveston in 1898 as a young fifteen year old girl with her mother. They came to the USA from England in hopes of having a better life.
Catherine has had a very hard life. She was married by 16 to a very nice man, but was abducted by a sadistic serial killer David Brooks which led to the dissolution of her marriage. Later she married a kind man who had an accident which again led to the dissolution of her marriage. Thus, at a very young age she had three children from different men She also adopted a girl that was her daughter's half sister.
She studied hard, despite all the setbacks in her life, and became a doctor. When the last book closed, she was married happily to Trent Mathews and living in Rosenberg, Texas. She plans to return to Galveston eventually.
Right now, she is very happy. She is expecting a child with Trent. What she does not know is that she is harboring a criminal in her house who will turn her world upside down. She has to stay strong for the sake of her children, but how long will life continue to deal her with a raw hand?
Just like the other books in the Galveston series, this too is a smooth read. It is a page turner, no doubt about that. The story is told in simple words and without too many emotional hiccups.
The book is set in 1906. It was fun to read about the time when telephones were connected by operators. These ladies were a reliable channel of gossip and also very often, important information. People still traveled by horseback and buggies. Automobiles were just beginning to make an appearance. For most people, trains were the best way to travel.
In the first book, The Arrival, we got a look at how primitive the policing system was. In this book we see how an improved technology was making an improvement in the policing work.
The entire series are perfect for a light read.
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