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    Petticoat Detective: Undercover Ladies, Book One

    Written by Margaret Brownley

    Narrated by Jaimee Draper

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    About this audiobook

    Pinkerton detective Jennifer Layne is no stranger to undercover work. But posing as a lady companion named Amy at Miss. Lillian’s Parlor House and Boots is a first for her. She’s finally landed a high-profile case and is on the trail of the notorious Gunnysack Bandit when one of Miss.

    Lillian’s girls essential to her investigation meets an untimely demise. Only a handful of people are in the house at the time of her death, including handsome Tom Colton, a former Texas Ranger determined to clear his brother’s name. Amy has many reasons to suspect Tom of murder—and one very personal reason to hope that she’s wrong about him.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreamscape Media Audio
    Release dateJan 14, 2019
    ISBN9781974938919
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    Petticoat Detective: Undercover Ladies, Book One
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    Margaret Brownley

    New York Times best-selling author Margaret Brownley has penned more than twenty-five historical and contemporary novels. Her books have won numerous awards, including Reader’s Choice.Though successful, Margaret decided to leave behind the secular publishing world to follow God’s will for her: to write inspirational fiction. Since then she has published the Rocky Creek series and A Lady Like Sarah was a Romance Writers of America RITA finalist.Happily married to her real life hero, Margaret and her husband have three grown children and live in Southern California.

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    • 4/5
      This was a very good western historical romance. Jennifer and Tom click right away even if they don't understand it themselves. Jennifer is undercover in a bordello as"Amy". She is a Pinkerton agent trying to discover who is the Gunnysack bandit. She meets Tom Colton who is trying to find out who killed his brother. This has a lot of laughter throughout the story. This keeps it light and fun. I received an audiobook version of this from book fun.org for a fair and honest opinion.
    • 4/5
      4 STARS I thought this book entertaining. It was funny, romantic, western, Christian and mystery. I was guessing wrong on who I thought was the thief. I like the characters especially Jennifer/Amy. The scene where they catch the bandit was so funny. I don't want to say anything else about it so I won't give it away. Jennifer is a Pinkerton detective agent. She has to go undercover as Amy in a upscale red light business. She learns some important lessons about judging that we all do. She has a problem with modesty and holding her beliefs in. Jennifer is tired of reaction she gets about being a lady detective. Tom Colton is following a lead about his brother's murder and leads to Rose at Miss Lillian’s Parlor House and Boots. He is their when she is murdered. He hates being their. He is attracted to Amy but fights it hard. Tom used to be a Texas Ranger. He is raising his nephew now on a ranch. Most of the women working for Miss Lillian are their because they have no other way to make money. There was not a lot of options back then. Some of the church ladies were really mean. Others were nice and wanted to really help. Just like some of the guests at Miss Lillian's were married men. In any group you will find both mean and nice. Those who say one thing and act another. It is really easy to judge and blame others. I thought the book did a good job with the mix of church ladies. Also with the bible scriptures it all fit in really well with the story. I will look for more books in this series to read in the future. I am really curious about it now. I was given this ebook to read by Net Galley and Barbour Publishing, Inc. In return I agreed to give honest review of Petticoat Detective.
    • 5/5
      Entertaining and Suspenseful!Petticoat Detective is the first book in Margaret Brownley's Undercover Ladies series. After reading this book, I can't wait for the next book to be published!Jennifer Layne is the main character in the story. She is a woman of faith who works for the Pinkerton Detective Agency. Jennifer is working undercover as Amy Gardner. This is the most difficult assignment Jennifer has ever undertaken because she is placed in a bordello and is posing as a prostitute. This goes against her Christian beliefs. She is shunned by others, judged by all the people she meets, including the other prostitutes, and she has never felt more alone in her life.Her goal is to discover the identity of the Gunnysack Bandit. While working on the case, another prostitute who lives with Amy at the bordello is murdered. Her name is Rose. She was engaged to Dave Colton, who many assume to be the Gunnysack Bandit. Sadly, Dave has already met with the same fate as Rose.Dave's brother, Tom Colton, arrives at the bordello known as Miss Lillian's Parlor House and Boots the same night that Rose is murdered. Tom's goal is to salvage what's left of his brother's reputation. He knows that Dave did not lead a pure life, but he will not accept the belief that his brother was the Gunnysack Bandit.Tom is a former Texas Ranger and an honorable man. He meets Amy at Miss Lillian's and enlists her help to find out more about his brother and Rose. Tom judges Amy, unaware that she is not really a "soiled dove," yet he is attracted to her, finding it hard to believe that such a thoughtful woman would choose to live a life of sin. He resists the attraction, as he does not want to become a man like his brother, Dave. The story from there is fast moving, suspenseful, and entertaining. The reader meets characters, good and bad, who play important roles in the plot. Many mysteries unfold throughout the book, including the unsolved case of the disappearance of Jennifer's sister at the age of three. Jennifer blames herself for that loss. Will any of the mysteries be solved? Will the women at Miss Lillian's Parlor House change their ways and find redemption, or will they forever be outcasts? Do Tom and Jennifer ever find out the truth about each other or the Gunnysack Bandit?These are questions which ran through my mind as I read this novel. Many of the answers surprised me, and the author kept me guessing until the very end! It's the kind of story I love the best! Just when you think you have it all figured out, everything changes!I have nothing but praise for Petticoat Detective and for Margaret Brownley! Buy this book and get ready for an unpredictable adventure!I received this book from the publisher, through The Book Club Network (bookfun.org) in exchange for my honest review.
    • 5/5
      Former Texas Ranger Tom Colton was on a mission. His brother Dave's last letter to him had indicated a change of heart and a desire to be reconciled with his young son, whom Tom was raising. Now his brother was dead, and Tom wanted to find his murderer and bring him to justice. His recent investigations brought him to Goodman, Kansas, right to the doorstep of Miss Lillian's Parlour House and Fine Boots. Dave had written about a Rose, one of Miss Lillian's girls, whom he had fallen in love with and intended to marry. Tom wanted to talk with Rose, hoping to elicit her help in finding Dave's killer. This part of his quest made him uncomfortable, but he would do whatever it took to get his man.Jennifer Layne was a highly trained agent for the Pinkerton Detective Agency. Her job often placed her undercover on a case where she could accomplish more than a man often could. Her quest had also brought her to Miss Lillian's Parlour House where she was to talk to a Miss Rose whom the Pinkertons believed was a key to their investigation to the identity of the Gunnysack Bandit. She decided to apply to become a "resident." She had just become established in a room and been made over to look more "decent" in Miss Lillian's estimation, to get close to Rose. But a complication occurred when Miss Lillian discovered Rose in her room, killed but without evidence of a struggle. Jennifer's job suddenly took a serious turn for the worse. She wondered if Rose's death had anything to do with her investigation of the bandit. This is the first Margaret Brownley book I have read. I'm pretty certain it won't be the last. There are many reasons why I like this one in particular. First, there is a "who done it" thread running all throughout the story that's well written. Tom wants to find his brother's killer. In the process of picking up clues, he believes they lead him to the Gunnysack Bandit. Finding who this bandit is becomes his central focus. Between the Tom and Amy, clues begin to look as if Dave Colton might be the bandit. Disheartened, Tom returns home after the Pinkerton Agency concludes the same thing. But Jennifer doesn't like the way the clues don't exactly add up. Eventually she has an idea after the case was closed. The end solution took me completely by surprise. Kudos to the author for keeping the readers guessing right up to the end. Second, the pull of attraction between Tom and Jennifer (as Amy) is everywhere in this tale, twisted up in the main plot, complicating the urgency of their respective tasks. It is especially evident in Tom, a man of faith. Since he believes Amy is a "sporting woman" he fights his attraction to her all the way to the final chapters. In the meantime, Jennifer has her own conflicts because she too is a person of faith. She barely manages not to compromise her convictions without revealing her involvement with Pinkerton. I was a little surprised whom she took into her confidence. I think you may be too. But it works out well in the end.Third, the book is heavily laced with good humor from mixed up identities to misunderstandings to just plain silliness. The strands of humor and adventure work well together. This coupling brought me back to re-read the book more than twice. Finally, I was given this book on CD to review. Jaimee Draper reads the book with so much talent and gusto that her acting ability made the story come alive. She added accents, hesitations, and mispronunciations at all the appropriate places with hilarious results. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this audiobook. For all the above reasons, I highly recommend you read it too. Disclosure of Material Connection: I received a complimentary review copy of this book from The Book Club Network on behalf of the author. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”
    • 5/5
      5 stars ***** out of fiveHistorical RomanceA delightful novel that anyone who loves Romance, History and a bit of living outside of the box will enjoy reading. Margaret Brownley's first book in her Undercover Ladies series is sure to deliver both humor and insight. From the window of Miss Lillian's Parlor House and Boots to the dusty streets of Goodman, Kansas the reader is led on a merry chase tracking the Gunnysack Bandit. Employed by the Pinkerton Agency Amy must live up to her promises and deliver. I really enjoyed the book with its vivid description of characters and landscapes, following the twists and turns the author seamlessly wove into the fabric of the story. I am already looking forward to the second book in the series, Undercover Bride!Thank you to Fred and Cheri at The Book Club Network, Margaret Brownley and Shiloh, a division of Barbour Publishing for the opportunity to read this book. I was given this book free in exchange for an honest review. A positive critique was not required. The opinions are my own.
    • 4/5
      This book is both mystery and romance with more emphasis on the mystery than on the romance. Jennifer is a member of the Pinkerton Ladies Division (something that I'm not sure really existed but want to research to find out). She's sent undercover to try to discover the identity of the Gunnysack Bandit. Being a woman detective has its advantages in that fewer people suspect a woman of being a detective, evidenced by the number of "but you're a woman!"s that we read in the text, but in this case it also has its disadvantages because she is sent undercover to a brothel to try to make contact with Rose, who they think knows the identity of GB. Unfortunately, Rose is killed before Jennifer or former Texas Ranger Tom can question her. Rose was Tom's brother's fiancee, and it seems someone is framing the brother as GB--even the Pinkerton Detective Agency believes it!Eventually, Jennifer does help solve the case, and she also finds her sister, who disappeared at 3 years of age, though she decides not to reveal the relationship after meeting her. Finding her sister (and finding love) seems to take the desire to be a detective out of Jennifer altogether, which is a bit disappointing because she could have been a good role model character for young girls.I did like that Jennifer has a positive influence on her "fellow" call girls--helping one to get back to her family with respectable work, and most of the others decide to give up the life and become detectives of sorts.
    • 5/5
      Pink Gets Her Man...A Pinkerton always gets his (her) man(woman). But from inside a bordello? Jennifer takes up the persona of a lady of the evening by the name of "Amy" at Miss Lillian's "boarding house." Looking for the "Gunnysack Bandit," she makes some unsavory discoveries: the bandit could be the ex-Texas Ranger, Tom, for whom she's come to care;or his dead brother, which would crush Tom; or someone much closer to the "soiled doves" and very much alive.While this was a fun, light read in many ways, it was also very sobering. Ms. Brownley does an excellent job of showing the double standard afforded to the men who frequented the bordello vs.the young ladies who were paid to be their escorts. The hatred and disdain shown the escorts made it very difficult for them to have any desire to believe in a God or have any trust that He could love the likes of them.Ms. Brownley plants plenty of clues, not all of them true. I was pleasantly surprised with the outcome of the mystery being quite different than I had figured. If you enjoy light, Christian romantic fiction set in the wild west, you will enjoy this book.I received this book from bookfun.org in exchange for an honest review.