Jocelyn seeks help from the Pinkerton Agency in order to solve the mystery of who murdered her geologist father and research team as well as to expose a scam around a fake diamond deposit. Like the other books in the Pinkerton Matchmaker series, Jocelyn is required to marry a Pinkerton agent in order to partner with him and work to solve their case. She is partnered with a former swindler named Owen. Because of his past, he is a logical one for the case even though Jocelyn is not inclined to trust him much in the beginning. They end up making a good team.

I have read a few of these Pinkerton books now and am more inclined to call them novellas. This one as well as the others I have read are solid stories with interesting characters. My personal opinion is that I wish the story would have been longer. I would have loved to see more development of the characters and their romance, more details from their past, more conversation, more detail to the mystery. I think it would have been interesting to have started the story with Jocelyn being with her father and the geological team and experiencing more of what happened to them and her. The characters and the idea behind the story were unique and interesting and deserved more in my opinion. That being said, I still thought what was written was good. Someone who likes reading historical novellas will enjoy this addition to the Pinkerton Matchmaker series.

My thanks to Lynn Donovan for the opportunity to read this book and offer my unbiased opinion. ( )