A Poisoned Season, Tasha Alexander
A Poisoned Season, Tasha Alexander
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A Poisoned Season

Author: Tasha Alexander

Narrator: Nic Frances

Unabridged: 9 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 07/02/2012


Synopsis

Stolen jewels, secret identities, and death abound in this sparkling tale of suspense set in Victorian England, from New York Times bestselling author Tasha Alexander.London's social season is in full swing, and Victorian aristocracy can't stop whispering about a certain gentleman who claims to be the direct descendant of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. But he's not the only topic of wagging tongues. Drawing rooms, boudoirs, and ballrooms are abuzz with the latest news of an audacious cat burglar who has been systematically stealing valuable items that once belonged to the ill-fated queen. Light gossip turns serious when the owner of one of the pilfered treasures is found murdered, and the mysterious thief develops a twisted obsession with Lady Emily Ashton. It will take all of Lady Emily's wit and perseverance to unmask her stalker and ferret out the murderer, while faced with a brewing scandal that threatens both her reputation and her romance with her late husband's best friend, the dashing Colin Hargreaves.

About Tasha Alexander

When not reading, Tasha Alexander can be found hard at work on her next book featuring Emily Ashton.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Allison on April 22, 2017

I’ve decided I like Lady Emily after all! Reading the first book, I wasn’t sure - but that was because I couldn’t help comparing her to Lady Julia Grey, my favorite Victorian widow sleuth and my first love of the genre. But now I’ve had some time without a lot of new Lady Julia material to read, and......more

Goodreads review by Lisa Kay on June 21, 2012

One of my favorite paintings, “Marie Antoinette with the Rose,” by Louise-Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun (female prodigy and a favorite of the queen). The rose is the symbolic flower of Austria. ★★★★ ½ Oh, I think I liked this one even more than the first in the Lady Emily Mysteries. It has plenty of intrigu......more

Goodreads review by Holly in Bookland on February 05, 2015

I loved this one so much more than the first in the Lady Emily series! After I read the first, I didn't think I would be too interested to continue but I was willing to give the series a second shot. I'm so glad that I did because I thought this was great. It had it all for me: the 1800's (one of my......more

Goodreads review by Razvan on November 08, 2023

This one looks to be a sort of chick-lit from the Victorian age. There is some panache, but the story is too long, the characters far too many, the plot somehow childish. Not to mention the "pudibondery" in excess, quite in opposition with the coarse rudeness of some servants.........more