{"id":25842,"date":"2020-09-07T22:29:23","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T03:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=25842"},"modified":"2020-09-07T22:29:23","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T03:29:23","slug":"the-black-midnight-by-kathleen-ybarbo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=25842","title":{"rendered":"The Black Midnight by Kathleen Y’Barbo"},"content":{"rendered":"

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MY REVIEW:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kathleen Y’Barbo’s contribution to the True Colors Historical Stories of American Crime, The Black Midnight<\/strong> is brilliant! It is such a clever blend of true, unsolved crimes with fictional characters and imaginary scenarios that I was captivated by it. It is evident by the way both Austin and London came to life on its pages that this author has done her research and done it well. And how inspired was it to feature a great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria as a Pinkerton detective!<\/p>\n

Once again this author has contributed to an evening of my reading pleasure with a well-balanced combination of mystery, danger, suspense, and romance. It was fun to imagine the possibilities behind both the Jack the Ripper and the Midnight Assassin unsolved cases and how they might be connected.<\/p>\n

I highly recommend The Black Midnight<\/strong> to all lovers of true crime fiction. I have enjoyed all the previous books in this series but this one is a must. Do pick up a copy for yourself soon.<\/p>\n

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I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book provided by Celebrate Lit. A favorable review was not required. All views expressed are my own.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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ABOUT THE BOOK:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Book: <\/strong>The Black Midnight<\/p>\n

Author: <\/strong>Kathleen Y\u2019Barbo<\/p>\n

Genre: <\/b> Christian Historical Suspense<\/p>\n

Release Date: <\/strong>August, 2020<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> to get your copy!<\/pre>\n<\/td>\n
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Death Seems to Follow Harriet\u2019s New Friend<\/strong><\/p>\n

Book 7 in the True Colors series\u2014Fiction Based on Strange-But True History<\/p>\n

Three years before Jack the Ripper began his murderous spree on the streets of London, women were dying in their beds as The Midnight Assassin terrorized the citizens of Austin, Texas. Now, with suspicion falling on Her Majesty\u2019s family and Scotland Yard at a loss as to who the Ripper might be, Queen Victoria summons her great-granddaughter, Alice Anne von Wettin, a former Pinkerton agent who worked the unsolved Austin case, and orders her to discreetly form a team to look into the London matter.<\/p>\n

The prospect of a second chance to work with Annie just might entice Isaiah Joplin out of his comfortable life as an Austin lawyer. If his theories are right, they\u2019ll find the The Midnight Assassin and, by default, the Ripper. If they\u2019re wrong, he and Annie are in a bigger mess than the one the feisty female left behind when she departed Austin under cover of darkness three years ago.<\/p>\n

Can the unlikely pair find the truth of who is behind the murders before they are drawn into the killer\u2019s deadly game? From Texas to London, the story navigates the fine line between truth and fiction as Annie and Isaiah ultimately find the hunters have become the hunted.<\/p>\n

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"Bestselling author Kathleen Y\u2019Barbo<\/strong> is a multiple Carol Award and RITA nominee of more than sixty novels with almost two million copies of her books in print in the US and abroad.<\/p>\n

MORE FROM KATHLEEN Y’BARBO:<\/strong><\/p>\n

I am a tenth generation Texan, but London has held a place in my heart for over ten years. You see, I have a son who has lived there for more than a decade. Thanks to him and his family of three\u2014my granddaughter was born there on New Year\u2019s Eve 2019\u2014the city will always be special to me. There is absolutely nothing like walking those streets with a thousand years of history close enough to touch.<\/p>\n

It was on a walk with my son through this great city that the stories of nineteenth century London came alive. With fog shrouding the rooftops of buildings that were hundreds of years old and our footsteps echoing on the cobblestones, I could imagine a time when lack of electricity and CCTV would make this place less than charming on a dark night. What reminded me of my favorite childhood movie, Mary Poppins, quickly became more reminiscent of Jack the Ripper. And then a story was born.<\/p>\n

Only I just had half the story.<\/p>\n

The other half came to me several years later when I stumbled across an article in Texas Monthly<\/em> magazine about a serial killer who rampaged through Austin, Texas in 1884 and 1885 and was never caught. Some surmised this madman, called \u201cThe Midnight Assassin\u201d by some, might have been Jack the Ripper honing his skills before he crossed the Atlantic to begin his famous crime spree in Great Britain.<\/p>\n

But Austin? Ironically, my other two sons lived in Austin. So while part of my heart was in London, two more parts of that same heart resided in the Texas capital. I thought I knew Austin inside out. Between one of my sons getting not one but two degrees from the University of Texas (this Aggie grad is still proud of him in spite of what I jokingly call his burnt orange rebellion) and my other son living there and managing a restaurant at the time (and who just graduated from Texas A&M Galveston last month!), I had spent many years in the city. And yet I had never heard of the Midnight Assassin.<\/p>\n

Research turned up a tale that sounds so close to fiction I had to write about it. Discovering the theory that the Austin killer might also be the Ripper just added to my interest\u2014neither had been caught. And I like to write about Pinkerton detectives.<\/p>\n

From there the story unfolded. If you\u2019ve read any of my historical romances, you know that I love incorporating actual history into my stories. As you\u2019ll see when you read The Black Midnight<\/em>, this book is no exception. While I will continue writing the historical romances I love to bring to you, I will confess that writing this book has me itching to research another one like it.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next in my foray into true crime novels? Maybe Houston. You see, I have a daughter who lives there\u2026<\/p>\n

In the meantime, I hope you\u2019ll enjoy reading The Black Midnight<\/em> as much as I enjoyed writing it!<\/p>\n

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GIVEAWAY:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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To celebrate her tour, Kathleen is giving away\u00a0the grand prize package of a $25 Amazon gift card and a copy of the book!!<\/p>\n

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/promosimple.com\/ps\/ffb7\/the-black-midnight-celebration-tour-giveaway<\/a><\/p>\n

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