Set in the 1870s, Marla is a newspaper woman trying to make it in a man's world. In an effort to be taken seriously, she decides to go undercover and become a Pinkerton detective. Little does she know that in order to become a Pink, she will be required to enter into a marriage of convenience in order to be respectable traveling with and learning from her male trainer.

This was a straight forward historical novel. I enjoyed Marla's initiative. She was willing to what she needed in order to advance in her chosen career. I liked her interaction with Pryce Adams even though I would have liked to have seen a little more development of their romance. The murder mystery, was not so much a mystery, but rather more about how they get the accused to confess.

All in all, I enjoyed reading this book and would recommend it to friends that enjoy historical romance.

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