Nightingale's Gate

by Linda Francis Lee

Book Overview

ONE WOMAN WILL RISK EVERYTHING TO SAVE THE MAN SHE LOVES. A gentleman killer is stalking prostitutes in the alleys of Boston. The police arrest Lucas Hawthorne, the notorious son of a prominent family... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0449002071
• ISBN13: 9780449002070
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Ivy Books
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

A fitting ending to a fascinating series

Nightingale's Gate is the final book in the trilogy by Linda Francis Lee, and it is a fitting finale for this fascinating series. Lee presents the story of the third Hawthorne brother, Lucas, and his journey to find love. Filled with intrigue and suspense and enhanced by it's wonderful romantic thread, Nightingale's Gate is perhaps the best story of the trilogy. I'm sorry to see this one end, but was happy to see that Lee wraps up her storyline with the inclusion of the other Hawthorne brothers and updates on their lives and loves. I highly recommend all three books, Dove's Way, Swan's Grace and Nightingale's Gate.Sharon Galligar Chance Times Record News

an exhilarating romantic legal procedural

In the late nineteenth century Boston, District Attorney Walker Kendall charges the owner of Nightingale's Gate gentleman's club Lucas Hawthorne with murder. The distinguished DA plans to prove in court that the debased Lucas killed hooker Lucille Rouge. Forced by his brother Grayson to obtain legal council, Lucas visits young lawyer Alice Kendall, daughter of the famous DA. Alice knows she must refuse to accept Lucas as a client though she could use the money. Alice realizes that defending the notorious Lucas will be construed as a conflict of interest. She also knows that she has no experience with homicide cases. Alice concludes that she cannot mount a proper defense. In spite of what she should do, intrigued by Lucas, Alice accepts him as her client. As they work closely together, the virtuous Alice and the depraved Lucas fall in love, but he cannot escape his past. NIGHTINGALE'S GATE is an exhilarating romantic legal procedural that readers from both genres will relish. The conflict of interest (at least from a modern day perspective) should have halted the heroine's involvement in the case, but once the audience accepts Alice's entry, the plot turns into a stirring historical tale. Lucas is a tormented individual while Alice is a brave person trying to succeed in an exclusively male world. If justice prevails Linda Francis Lee will receive a cache of new readers wanting more historical romantic legal thrillers like this one. Harriet Klausner

Thrilling Historical

Alice Kendall is a woman lawyer at a time when woman lawyers were few and far between. Though she has had few clients in her first year of practice, she not only aced the bar exam but graduated at the top of her class. Fellow attorney Grayson Hawthorne decides that Alice would be the perfect person to defend his brother Lucas who has been accused of murdering a prostitute. At first Alice declines to represent Lucas, partially because she feels that the case would be difficult to win especially against her father, a veteran prosecutor. Furthermore, Alice is disturbed by her attraction to Lucas, a known black sheep of his respectable family who has earned his reputation as the owner of a gentlemen's gambling club. After agreeing to represent Lucas, Alice is a little more than disturbed by his reluctance to disclose to her just why he couldn't have been involved in the murder. As the attraction between Alice and Lucas grows, she begins to believe in his innocence as more clues surface proving the possibility that someone else is likely the killer. While the trial progresses, emotions hit an all-time high as Alice faces off in court with Clark, the prosecutor and her would-be suitor, as well as her father who has taught her much of what she knows. What a page-turner!!! Linda Frances Lee had me glued to the pages as soon as I began reading. The dark intensity of the hero coupled with the strength and innocence of the heroine are an irresistable combination. Because the innocence of the hero is never entirely clear from the onset of the novel, the introduction of probable suspects and the manner in which they are connected to one another keeps the reader gripping the edge of the chair until the real killer is finally revealed. This is a wonderful conclusion to the trilogy of DOVE'S WAY and SWAN'S GRACE.

an exhilarating romantic legal procedural

In the late nineteenth century Boston, District Attorney Walker Kendall charges the owner of Nightingale's Gate gentleman's club Lucas Hawthorne with murder. The distinguished DA plans to prove in court that the debased Lucas killed hooker Lucille Rouge. Forced by his brother Grayson to obtain legal council, Lucas visits young lawyer Alice Kendall, daughter of the famous DA. Alice knows she must refuse to accept Lucas as a client though she could use the money. Alice realizes that defending the notorious Lucas will be construed as a conflict of interest. She also knows that she has no experience with homicide cases. Alice concludes that she cannot mount a proper defense. In spite of what she should do, intrigued by Lucas, Alice accepts him as her client. As they work closely together, the virtuous Alice and the depraved Lucas fall in love, but he cannot escape his past. NIGHTINGALE'S GATE is an exhilarating romantic legal procedural that readers from both genres will relish. The conflict of interest (at least from a modern day perspective) should have halted the heroine's involvement in the case, but once the audience accepts Alice's entry, the plot turns into a stirring historical tale. Lucas is a tormented individual while Alice is a brave person trying to succeed in an exclusively male world. If justice prevails Linda Francis Lee will receive a cache of new readers wanting more historical romantic legal thrillers like this one.Harriet Klausner