Murder on Black Swan Lane, Andrea Penrose
Murder on Black Swan Lane, Andrea Penrose
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Murder on Black Swan Lane

Author: Andrea Penrose

Narrator: James Cameron Stewart

Unabridged: 11 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/27/2017


Synopsis

The Earl of Wrexford possesses a brilliant scientific mind, but boredom and pride lead him to reckless behavior. He does not suffer fools gladly. So when pompous, pious Reverend Josiah Holworthy publicly condemns him for debauchery, Wrexford unsheathes his rapier-sharp wit and strikes back. As their war of words escalates, London's most popular satirical cartoonist, A. J. Quill, skewers them both. But then the clergyman is found slain in a church—his face burned by chemicals, his throat slashed ear to ear—and Wrexford finds himself the chief suspect.

An artist in her own right, Charlotte Sloane has secretly slipped into the persona of her late husband, using his nom de plume A. J. Quill. When Wrexford discovers her true identity, she fears it will be her undoing. But he has a proposal—use her sources to unveil the clergyman's clandestine involvement in questionable scientific practices, and unmask the real murderer. Soon Lord Wrexford and the mysterious Mrs. Sloane plunge into a dangerous shadow world hidden among London's intellectual enclaves to trap a cunning adversary—before they fall victim to the next experiment in villainy . . .

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 Heidi

It took about a third of the book to know for sure, but I loved this first entry in the Wrexford/Sloan Regency mystery series. Lots of new characters along with villains, victims, scientific puzzles and mystical alchemy references. Plus Newton and friends. Excellent series... looking forward to a ne......more

Goodreads review by Sherry

2.5 stars This book should have been a slam-dunk for me. Historical mystery? Great. Set in the Regency period? Even better. A dark, intelligent, sardonic hero with potential hidden depths? My favorite kind. A courageous, independent heroine? Bring it! And yet, in spite of being the sort of thing I sh......more