Divided Lives by K.R. Mullins – Review by Ashley Lape

Divided Lives by K.R. Mullins
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This historical fiction gem takes place in Greenwich Village in 1912 when times were much more conservative. The book follows Lottie a young legal clerk for Justice Goff of the Manhattan Municipal Court but her radical extended family and her sexual explorations have led to blackmail to purposefully influence her actions. Legal clerk by day and bohemian lifestyle by night. When a very high-profile case lands on Justice Goff’s docket Lottie doesn’t know if she can stand by and watch injustice being played out in the courtroom. The trial involves a local police officer named Charles Becker. Becker was the first police detective indite for murder and corruption at the turn of the century in lower Manhattan, an area notorious for graft and exploitation. At the same time, Lottie’s lover goes missing and she begins to receive blackmail threats that involve the trial and Rose.
I really enjoyed reading this historical fiction book. It’s not too often this genre of books can keep my interest but the authors use flashbacks to complete the backstory details of the main character.

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