A review by calipanda
A Golden Cage by Shelley Freydont

4.0

Another romp through Gilded Age Newport, this time with a theater troupe visiting that ends with murder and a disappearance. I enjoyed this second installment more than the first, and was able to narrow down the main suspects pretty quickly. I am rather impressed at Freydont's willingness to have Deanna explore some of the more scandalous and seedy realities of life in the Gilded Age, acknowledging the fight for contraception, which is still a controversial topic, as well as discussing Oscar Wilde's imprisonment for gross indecency, as well as writing some gay and bisexual characters. The book ended with a question I would love to hear Deanna's response to, and I look forward to more.