THE BOOK
The audio version of this review was first shared in Episode 44: A Bookchat about The Premonition at Withers Farm with Jaime Jo Wright & a Review of Above the Fold by Rachel Scott McDaniel
After losing the love of her life to a big city journalism job, Elissa Tillman pours herself into the suffragette movement and her secretarial work helping keep her father’s Pittsburgh newspaper afloat.
Cole Parker returns to the steel city with the phantom failures of his past nipping his heels. All he asks of the future is a second chance with the woman he once spurned.
The murder of a millionaire offers the perfect chance for Elissa to prove to her father and the world that she’s a serious journalist. But there’s a catch—she has to compete for the story. Against none other than Cole Parker, the very man who shattered her heart.
THE REVIEW
I fell in love with Rachel Scott McDaniel’s writing when I read her hidden gem of a book, “The Red Canary.” Her atmospheric prose and flair for historic detail hooked me from page one, and by The End, I was adding her other titles to my Bookbub wish list.
I’m pleased to report that her debut novel, “Above the Fold,” was everything I’d hoped and more! McDaniel’s evocative writing makes the Roaring Twenties come alive, and her multifaceted characters zing off the page. Cole and Elissa’s snappy dialogue and sleuthing shenanigans made for a fun, fast-paced plot, and the murder mystery kept me guessing to the very end. And by guessing, I mean McDaniel totally got me with that doozy of a plot twist! As a voracious reader, I can usually spot a twist coming a mile away, but this one was executed so deftly, that when it was revealed, my cloche hat flew away with my blown mind.
If you enjoy quick-witted romances and a good gumshoe mystery, you’re sure to agree that “Above the Fold” is the bee’s knees!
THE AUTHOR
Rachel Scott McDaniel is an award-winning author of historical romance. Winner of the ACFW Genesis Award and the RWA Touched By Love award, Rachel infuses faith and heart into each story. She currently enjoys life in Ohio with her husband and two kids.
Read more about Rachel at her website. (https://rachelmcdaniel.net/)
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Disclaimer: The publisher offered a complimentary copy of this book. The review was given freely, without payment. All views expressed are only the honest opinion of a member of the Historical Bookworm Review Team.