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The setting for this story is really creepy - Grimsgrave Hall in Yorkshire set against the desolation of the moors - is Nicholas Brisbane's new home. Julia and her sister, Portia, travel there to help Brisbane bring his new home up to snuff. What the hey? For services performed in the previous book, the Prime Minister was prepared to bestow a Viscountcy upon Nicholas. But when Nicholas realized the Grimsgrave property was available, requested the property instead? Okay, okay, I can't confess to having an inkling of what is going on in the deep mind of Brisbane, but even I think this was an awful choice.

Julia and Portia are NOT invited to attend Brisbane in his new home, but away they go anyway to the edge of civilization. Even they, with their wealth and resources, can barely find transportation the last few stages of the journey. Julia's father insists their brother, Valerius, tag along as their escort which of course he must do if he wants to continue receiving financial support from dear old Dad. Something havey cavey is going on between Portia and her live-in partner, Jane, which adds another element to the primary storyline. Portia is mostly sad even as she makes all the travel arrangements.

Finally they arrive at Grimsgrave. Of course Nicholas treats them like trash and immediately departs for a trip to Scotland. Does this surprise anyone? Honestly, I was about ready to cosh both Julia and Nicholas over the head at this point and the book is barely getting started. Meanwhile back at Grimsgrave, it seems that Nicholas is the owner, but there are three ladies still in attendance - former owners, the impoverished Lady Allenby and her daughters Ailith and Hilda. It seems that Sir Redwall Allenby, Lady Allenby's son, has passed away and left the three women adrift. They are now living in their former home on Nicholas' sufferance.

The game going on in this storyline runs deep - very deep. In fact, the reader won't understand the mysteries behind the mystery until the end of the book, but there are clues and it soon becomes obvious Nicholas has a long history with these people and this land. He's obviously very unhappy and one can't figure out if it is the desolation of the surroundings, regret about the home he's purchased, his back story with the Allenby family, his continual problem with those dratted headaches, or whatever else in the world is going on that we won't learn even within the pages of this book. Nicholas Brisbane is simply a deep character.

We have one bright spot in the book - local gypsy lady, Rosalie Smith, who truly befriends Julia - thankfully, because she will need friends in this godforsaken place. To make the case that the three Allenby ladies are beyond weird can't be effectively stated in this review. Suffice it to say, they are weird. Too much inbreeding has taken place in their bloodlines and the entire local population seems to have been affected. There is a fabulous hunky chunk of a cousin, Godwin, who watches over the sheep and apparently is the local swain. Can't figure out if he's a good guy or a bad guy.

When Julia takes it upon herself to catalogue some Egyptian paraphernalia Sir Redwall brought back from Egypt, believing the sale of such items will go toward helping the Allenby ladies to gain some financial independence, she unexpectedly comes across a mummy that raises questions nobody wants answered. These mummified remains are the basic mystery in the storyline, but of course there's a larger mystery pertaining to Nicholas Brisbane and his origins which is of great interest to the reader.

I'll give this book five stars, but the theme isn't my favorite. In fact, I don't do gothic stories - in my younger years - Yes! But no longer. They don't appeal to me. I like my fare more lighthearted. But this is Lady Julia and the intriguing Brisbane so I give it five stars. And, even though I wanted to crown Brisbane, their relationship does make a huge amount of progress in this story... eventually. Yes, good things come to those who wait.


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Silent On The Moor A Lady Julia Grey Mystery Deanna Raybourn 9780778326144 Books Reviews

It’s a third Julia Gray mystery.
The story unfolds in the new residence of Nicolas Brisbane, the love interest of Julia. The property was located in the remotes part of England on isolated moors. Nicolas asked Portia, Julia’s older sister to help set up his new residence. Julia, unwanted and uninvited arrived with her sister.
Julia Gray was the youngest daughter of an old aristocratic family. She married young and well. After the death of her husband she slowly undergoes transformation from naïve young widow to an assertive woman who knows what she wants and tries to get it by almost any means. At times, her pursuit of Nicolas bordered on stalking but all is fair ….and all that.
I liked the character of Nicolas and for most parts Julia’s. I also like the writing, in some places it was quite gruesome, and in others it was very sweet and heartwarming.
The book started slow but I stuck with it and got to the good stuff. Some parts of the mystery were predictable but thanks to some turns and twists it made a satisfactory read.
The narration by Ellen Archer was very good.
3.5 stars
This is the third in the Lady Julia Grey series - I read it for two reasons, firstly because it was a heavily discounted e-book, and having read #1 and #2 I wanted to finally see a passionate relationship develop between Julia and Brisbane.

I had to wait through to the end for the latter to happen and it really was an anti-climax. In between Brisbane was even more enigmatic and elusive and any lady in their right mind would have walked away a long time ago.

This time Deanna Raybourn takes us to the most remote parts of the Yorkshire moors where Brisbane has surprisingly bought a run-down house from a family with aspirations to royal blood going down the ages. Not only is the house run-down but a strange mix of survivors of the original impoverished, and run-down family are still living in the house.

The plot again takes in gypsies and poison but this time Egyptian artifacts and mummies. We also have to put up with the strange animal kingdom of ugly dogs and pet raven that accompany Julia and her sister wherever they go. Of course Julia gets involved in some sleuthing but it is far from compelling reading.

I started reading the Lady Julia Grey series after really enjoying Raybourn's breakout adventure-romance A Spear of Summer Grass and seeing how many reviewers had a hard time coming to grips with the change from their favourite Lady Julia series. This book had the opposite effect on me and I won't be reading any more in this series, despite Brisbane and Julia finally coming together as partners.
I just finished this book. I saw someone wrote in their review that it drags a little; I know what she is speaking of, but, BUT, I believe it was necessary as the author really did need to give us the background of the Scottish moors, setting the scene so to speak and also later the backgrounds on the the bizarre family that had lived there in the house she was staying, and also it takes time to lead up to a really rip roaring horrible secret. Also I am an old lady and have the patience for long build-ups. when I was working I had to read too fast and not savor the experience. There is something to be said about old age, as long as you are alive, you have the time of the longest of books, and slow savory buildups.

This is my third book of Ms. Rayburn's and I loved it as much as the other two. And when my book allowance comes in next week I will be buying the next series she has....I love this family....oh there is a happy ending! or is there? hmmmmmmmm?
The setting for this story is really creepy - Grimsgrave Hall in Yorkshire set against the desolation of the moors - is Nicholas Brisbane's new home. Julia and her sister, Portia, travel there to help Brisbane bring his new home up to snuff. What the hey? For services performed in the previous book, the Prime Minister was prepared to bestow a Viscountcy upon Nicholas. But when Nicholas realized the Grimsgrave property was available, requested the property instead? Okay, okay, I can't confess to having an inkling of what is going on in the deep mind of Brisbane, but even I think this was an awful choice.

Julia and Portia are NOT invited to attend Brisbane in his new home, but away they go anyway to the edge of civilization. Even they, with their wealth and resources, can barely find transportation the last few stages of the journey. Julia's father insists their brother, Valerius, tag along as their escort which of course he must do if he wants to continue receiving financial support from dear old Dad. Something havey cavey is going on between Portia and her live-in partner, Jane, which adds another element to the primary storyline. Portia is mostly sad even as she makes all the travel arrangements.

Finally they arrive at Grimsgrave. Of course Nicholas treats them like trash and immediately departs for a trip to Scotland. Does this surprise anyone? Honestly, I was about ready to cosh both Julia and Nicholas over the head at this point and the book is barely getting started. Meanwhile back at Grimsgrave, it seems that Nicholas is the owner, but there are three ladies still in attendance - former owners, the impoverished Lady Allenby and her daughters Ailith and Hilda. It seems that Sir Redwall Allenby, Lady Allenby's son, has passed away and left the three women adrift. They are now living in their former home on Nicholas' sufferance.

The game going on in this storyline runs deep - very deep. In fact, the reader won't understand the mysteries behind the mystery until the end of the book, but there are clues and it soon becomes obvious Nicholas has a long history with these people and this land. He's obviously very unhappy and one can't figure out if it is the desolation of the surroundings, regret about the home he's purchased, his back story with the Allenby family, his continual problem with those dratted headaches, or whatever else in the world is going on that we won't learn even within the pages of this book. Nicholas Brisbane is simply a deep character.

We have one bright spot in the book - local gypsy lady, Rosalie Smith, who truly befriends Julia - thankfully, because she will need friends in this godforsaken place. To make the case that the three Allenby ladies are beyond weird can't be effectively stated in this review. Suffice it to say, they are weird. Too much inbreeding has taken place in their bloodlines and the entire local population seems to have been affected. There is a fabulous hunky chunk of a cousin, Godwin, who watches over the sheep and apparently is the local swain. Can't figure out if he's a good guy or a bad guy.

When Julia takes it upon herself to catalogue some Egyptian paraphernalia Sir Redwall brought back from Egypt, believing the sale of such items will go toward helping the Allenby ladies to gain some financial independence, she unexpectedly comes across a mummy that raises questions nobody wants answered. These mummified remains are the basic mystery in the storyline, but of course there's a larger mystery pertaining to Nicholas Brisbane and his origins which is of great interest to the reader.

I'll give this book five stars, but the theme isn't my favorite. In fact, I don't do gothic stories - in my younger years - Yes! But no longer. They don't appeal to me. I like my fare more lighthearted. But this is Lady Julia and the intriguing Brisbane so I give it five stars. And, even though I wanted to crown Brisbane, their relationship does make a huge amount of progress in this story... eventually. Yes, good things come to those who wait.