Murder At Half Moon Gate, Andrea Penrose
Murder At Half Moon Gate, Andrea Penrose
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Murder At Half Moon Gate

Author: Andrea Penrose

Narrator: James Cameron Stewart

Unabridged: 12 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/18/2018


Synopsis

When Lord Wrexford discovers the body of a gifted inventor in a dark London alley, he promptly alerts the watchman and lets the authorities handle the matter. But Wrexford soon finds himself drawn into the murder investigation when the inventor's widow begs for his assistance, claiming the crime was not a random robbery. It seems her husband's designs for a revolutionary steam-powered engine went missing the night of his death. The plans could be worth a fortune . . . and very dangerous in the wrong hands.

Joining Wrexford in his investigation is Charlotte Sloane, who uses the pseudonym A. J. Quill to publish her scathing political cartoons. Her extensive network of informants is critical for her work, but she doesn't mind tapping that same web of spies to track down an elusive killer. Each suspect—from ambitious assistants to rich investors, and even the inventor's widow—is entwined in a maze of secrets and lies that leads Wrexford and Sloane down London's most perilous stews and darkest alleyways.

About Andrea Penrose

Andrea Penrose is the acclaimed author of Regency-era historical fiction, including the USA Today bestselling Wrexford & Sloane mystery series, as well as Regency romances written under the names Cara Elliott and Andrea Pickens. Published internationally in ten languages, she is a three-time RITA Award-finalist and the recipient of numerous writing awards, including two Daphne Du Maurier Awards for historical mystery and two Gold Leaf Awards. A graduate of Yale University with a BA in Art and an MFA in Graphic Design, Andrea fell in love with Regency England after reading Pride and Prejudice, and has maintained a fascination with the era's swirling silks and radical new ideas throughout her writing career. She lives in Connecticut and blogs with a community of historical fiction authors at wordwenches.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Teresa on March 03, 2018

This is the second in the Wrexford and Sloane murder mysteries and I think it's even better than the first. The characters we met in the first book are now fully fleshed out and the mystery was intriguing. I don't like murders where you know who the murderer is early on and that's definitely not the......more

Goodreads review by Mei on December 01, 2020

I'm so glad I discovered this series!!! Wrex and Charlotte are so good together! Don't imagine anything sexual, even if there're signes of their attraction, but they're so subtle that I'm wanting it to happen all the more! LOL I liked also all the secondary characters! The "weasels" are my favorit! Bu......more

Goodreads review by Kathy on February 09, 2022

I really enjoyed the action and collaboration in this story. The Earl of Wrexford is something of a man of science, and his knowledge and contacts are essential in solving the murder of a man who had developed a better steam machine for manufacturing. The patent had not yet been applied for and it w......more