Unlike many of Klassen's other works that prioritize romance, this novel is primarily a murder mystery with Gothic elements, though it retains a slow-burn romantic subplot.
Reviewers from Austenprose note the "mist and mystery" of the setting, comparing the story's tone to a mix of Agatha Christie and Jane Austen. E-book Details REVIEW of The Bridge to Belle Island by Julie Klassen
The story follows , a young London lawyer who vows never to trust a beautiful woman again after being humiliated in court. When a close friend is murdered, he is sent to investigate a remote island on the Thames called Belle Island.