Jen Turano's latest tale tells the story of Miss Gertrude Cadwalader. After Gertrude's parents both died when she was a young girl, she is left alone, depending on her extended family to get her through school. Now that she is a young adult, Gertrude has had to take a job as a paid companion, in order to survive. Her employer, the wealthy Mrs. Davenport, is a rather eccentric woman, who has a strange habit of carrying off expensive items from the homes of the wealthy with whom they socialize. Gertrude is left over and over to return these items to the owners, in secret!
The latest party that Gertrude and Mrs. Davenport are attending is on the yacht of the wealthy Sinclair family. Gertrude has become a close friend to the young shipping magnate, Harrison Sinclair, so she is very nervous when Mrs. Davenport is suddenly missing and she cannot seem to track her down!
This book was a slower read than her previous books; however, by the last one hundred pages, the pace of the book picks up, as you discover what happened previously in Mrs. Davenport's life that brought about her current state!
I received this book from Bethany House in exchange for my unbiased review.