Status Updates From A Touch Of Camelot (Camelot...

Very good story and detail. I wish this author had written more historicals like this book.

This is really good. Maybe a 5-star. Because of the 1994 publishing date, I thought it might be a bodice ripper, but it is not. Full of detail and moderately-paced. A beginning Pinkerton whose first independent assignment sounds mundane and deceivingly easy encounters a deadly mystery. Very compelling read. Imaginative story line and detail.

Gwin searched his face for any sign that he might be bluffing. There was none. "But what about my reputation?"

"Which one? Horse thief? Or cardsharp?"

"Hopeless. A hopeless, meaningless end to a hopeless, meaningless life."

"Not so meaningless," Cole offered. "She had you and Arthur. And not hopeless, either. She named her children after kings and queens." "She lived in a dream world." "There's nothing wrong with having dreams, Gwin. It gives us something to strive for."

"Hopeless. A hopeless, meaningless end to a hopeless, meaningless life."

"Not so meaningless," Cole offered. "She had you and Arthur. And not hopeless, either. She named her children after kings and queens." "She lived in a dream world." "There's nothing wrong with having dreams, Gwin. It gives us something to strive for."

She merely gave him an arch look before turning her back and gathering up her skirts. "I’m sorry, but we're in a hurry." Cole took hold of the reins, pointedly delaying their departure. "Ma'am? There's just one more thing."
"What's that?" With his free hand, Cole reached into his coat pocket and pulled out a pair of gleaming silver handcuffs. "That horse you're stealing? It's mine."