In Places Hidden by Tracie Peterson

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IN PLACES HIDDEN by Tracie Peterson, Tracie

This is the first in a series called the Golden Gate Secrets.  The setting is 1905 in San Francisco, a city corrupted by a high ranking official who could be bought to do anything. And, of course, there is the hero and heroine trying to stop the corruption.  When Caleb Coulter goes missing, his sister Camri comes from Chicago to try and find him. And then, of course, there's Patrick Murdock, the poor Irishman who lost his business after the corrupt guys basically set him up.

Anyway, you already know where this is going on the romance side. So let's talk a little bit about Camri. She was of the persuasion that education was everything and she had no qualms about telling people that, friends, people she didn't really know yet, etc. She was sure education would solve all problems for the poor and anyone else not having the life she did. She was arrogant about it. But through her two good friends, Julia and Kenzie, and also through Patrick and his sister Ophelia, she realized that there is so much more to learn than what she could learn through books. It softened her and made her open to the possibility that not all uneducated people were doomed to a life of poverty. I could appreciate Tracie working that characteristic into Camri's personality.

This was a good book by Tracie. I wouldn't call it one of her best, but it was good and interesting. And while it was fiction, I have no doubt believing that there was more fact in the story than I would wish.

I received this book from Bethany House and was not required to write a positive review.

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