The Metropolitan Affair

FTC Disclosure: I received a complimentary copy of this book. These are my honest thoughts.

The premise for this one sounded like an Indiana Jones type story, which is right up my alley. A hunt among New York City's elite's collections of ancient Egyptian artifacts was scrumptious to my way of thinking.

The father-daughter dysfunction was well played. Their family dynamics kept me interested on the personal side of things.

A cop and an Egyptologist—what an intriguing combination! I enjoyed the sweet second-chance romance aspect of this story just as much as how the leading characters' careers played into the unfolding of the mystery.

I'm a sucker for a good organized crime story, which was a big reason why I chose to read this book. That it visited Little Italy in New York City was definitely a bonus. The complex web of criminals and crimes was superbly written. This aspect kept me turning pages when other portions fell short.

The faith thread was weak and felt much like an afterthought to the main story.

Historical facts were significantly altered. Dr. Breasted was in Egypt rather than Chicago. The author asked in the author note for us readers to forgive her for intentionally altering a major historical fact for convenience's sake. Maybe the book would have been better suited to the “altered history” genre, as the expectation there is that historical facts would be changed significantly.

Because of the canceling of historical facts, I won't be continuing this series.

Content: tobacco, alcohol, drunkenness, profanity, speakeasies, miscarriages mentioned, nude statues