City of Betrayal

Counterfeit Lady, Book 7

By: Victoria Thompson

Narrated by: Kate Forbes

Elizabeth Bates's latest con just might change the course of history in an all-new Counterfeit Lady Novel from USA Today bestselling author Victoria Thompson. A year has passed since Elizabeth Bates ran her last con. Life has been simpler, although not nearly as exciting, but she has thrown herself into working to get the 19th Amendment ratified by thirty-six states to become the law of the land. Since every other Southern state has already rejected the amendment, it seems unlikely Tennessee will be an exception … but it's their only hope, so the suffragists descend on Tennessee for the final battle. Elizabeth’s ability to interact with difficult men and to persuasively explain all the advantages of allowing women to vote—all skills she perfected as a grifter—have made her a valuable member of the team. But she would never have expected the lengths to which some would go to keep the vote out of women's hands. She'll need to devise the perfect con or the suffragists' life's work could all be for nothing.

©2023 Victoria Thompson (P)2023 Recorded Books

Read like nonfiction

This book was more of a detailed nonfiction with conversation among the characters thrown in. If you’re a fan of the Counterfeit Lady series (like I am) this book is nothing like the previous books. I hope Ms. Thompson goes back to the original premise or she has lost a reader.

Good history lesson

Not as engaging as some other installments of this series, but fascinating look at the final state ratification of the 19th Amendment. All of the intrigues that go on in state governments are magnified a hundred fold when the women’s right to vote is at stake and it’s required decades to get there. The Old Man and Jake show up for cameos and the mysteries are mostly political. So I can understand why many listeners might mark this one down.

I still enjoyed it, although it did seem to drag in places - but just because the creation and approval of a bill requires some stultifying, repetitive steps! I think Thompson did her readers a service by showing them a picture of a moment in time in our democracy!

Most boring installment

While the historic context is an important one. The books story line is boring snd without any actual con-action as we are used from main characters. Very disapointing.

History lesson on Tennessee's Ratification of women's right to vote

I like most of Ms. Thompson's books. But this one seemed to preach history. Had enough of that in school.

Lack of suspense

The story line tends to repeat itself way to much on the topic of  ratification. Not a very good con line