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Best to leave the ghosts alone.
Boston, 1793—Federal spies Molly and Josiah Robb have returned to Molly’s childhood home—not to brood on her father’s suicide, but with a mission: woo Boston’s elite and find the traitors infiltrating American intelligence operations. Dinners, parties, church committees, business dealings—the Robbs must throw wide their doors if they are to hear society’s tittle-tattle. Only one door remains locked. No one goes in Papa’s study.
Spinster Anne Lawrence will do anything to placate her wealthy uncle if it means her brother Peter will inherit his fortune. So when Uncle Lawrence asks her to befriend the detestable Molly Robb and hunt down a document hidden in Molly’s house, Anne agrees. Little does she know that she’s being watched in turn.
When Molly tells Josiah that they’re expecting a baby, Josiah is caught between joy and panic—Molly’s late mother lost several children at birth. When Molly’s pregnancy doesn’t go as planned, he wonders if they are reliving her parents’ story.
Maggie Rosario –
The third installment of Rhonda Ortiz’s Molly Chase series outdoes itself in a heart-wrenching conclusion that will linger with you a long time after reading! The work is both a fantastic novel, and a real work of faith – a dual triumph that is difficult to find in the world of fiction!
Though this work was the longest of the series, it certainly did not feel so when reading! The story, as with its predecessors, flew by in the rush of mysterious cliffhangers, both in the social and political realms of the tale.
Anne Lawrence’s introduction as a new point of view character lends yet another aspect to the multi-layered and heavily intertwined stories of characters in in Molly’s Boston society. I appreciated the new point of view since it showed the minds of those who are bent against Molly and Josiah. Anne’s storyline is one several well-crafted and compelling plotlines – each character which Mrs. Ortiz has so masterfully designed has his or her unique qualities and struggles. I might place the Molly Chase series, and Keeper of Keys in particular, among sweeping masterpieces such as Charles Dickens or Victor Hugo might produce. With such a cast of characters, whose stories are all brought to delightful conclusion in Keeper of Keys, Ortiz has produced a work that can stand up among the greats as a work that well represents human life.
In short: Keeper of Keys is a satisfying conclusion to Molly’s story in every way. The political plotline is suitably sorted, marriages take place, family drama is brought to light and resolved in a sweet blend of tragedy and joy.