A Girl Like You: A Henrietta and Inspector Howard novel, Book 1

Written by Michelle Cox

Narrated by Jayne Entwistle

Henrietta Von Harmon works as a 26 girl at a corner bar on Chicago's northwest side. It's 1935, but things still aren't looking up since the big crash and her father's subsequent suicide, leaving Henrietta to care for her antagonistic mother and younger siblings. Henrietta is eventually persuaded to take a job as a taxi dancer at a local dance hall - and just when she's beginning to enjoy herself, the floor matron turns up dead.

When aloof Inspector Clive Howard appears on the scene, Henrietta agrees to go undercover for him - and is plunged into Chicago's grittier underworld. Meanwhile, she's still busy playing mother hen to her younger siblings, as well as to pesky neighborhood boy Stanley, who believes himself in love with her and keeps popping up in the most unlikely places, determined to keep Henrietta safe - even from the Inspector, if need be. Despite his efforts, however, and his penchant for messing up the Inspector's investigation, the lovely Henrietta and the impenetrable Inspector find themselves drawn to each other in most unsuitable ways.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Michelle Cox
• Release date: Nov 14, 2017
• ISBN: 9781094237152

Michelle Cox

Michelle Cox is the author of the Henrietta and Inspector Howard series, a mystery/romance saga set in 1930s Chicago often described as “Downton Abbey meets Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries.” To date, the series has won over sixty international awards and has received positive reviews from Library Journal (starred), Booklist (starred), Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, and various media outlets, such as Popsugar, Buzzfeed, Redbook, Elle, Brit&Co., Bustle, Culturalist, Working Mother, and many others. Cox also pens the wildly popular Novel Notes of Local Lore, a weekly blog that chronicles the lives of Chicago’s forgotten residents. She lives in the northern suburbs of Chicago with her husband and three children and is hard at work on her next novel.

Reviews for A Girl Like You

[Bryan · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A nice romance short story with a hint of mystery and action. The main character Henrietta is likeable and endearing to you. You see her hardships and cheer her on throughout the story.

[Dian · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Not my kind of story i find the characters dumb except Stan what a mateur attempt at murder mystery police inspector don't know what he's doing and Henrietta is a hot head talkative woman who does not know the word subtle needless to say i did not enjoy it