The Adventuress, Tasha Alexander
The Adventuress, Tasha Alexander
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The Adventuress
A Lady Emily Mystery

Author: Tasha Alexander

Narrator: Bianca Amato

Unabridged: 9 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/10/2015

Synopsis

In The Adventuress, the next entry in the New York Times bestselling series by Tasha Alexander, Lady Emily Hargreaves travels to the south of France where an apparent suicide may be something far more sinister

Emily and husband Colin have come to the French Riviera for what should be a joyous occasion - the engagement arty of her lifelong friend Jeremy, Duke of Bainbridge, and Amity Wells, an American heiress. But the merrymaking is cut short with the shocking death of one of the party in an apparent suicide. Not convinced by the coroner's verdict, Emily must employ all of her investigative skills to discover the truth and avert another tragedy.

About Tasha Alexander

TASHA ALEXANDER is the author of the New York Times bestselling Lady Emily mystery series. The daughter of two philosophy professors, she studied English literature and medieval history at the University of Notre Dame. She and her husband, novelist Andrew Grant, live on a ranch in southeastern Wyoming.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lily (Night Owl Book Cafe) on November 14, 2015

Lady Emily's long time best friend, Jeremy is finally getting married. To celebrate the engagement Emily and husband Colin have come to the French Riviera but, what should have been a happy time for the couple is soon shadowed by a murder and other unexplained events. When Neville is found dead in J......more

Goodreads review by Mei on October 28, 2015

Usually I hate when fashion becomes almost a secondary character in a novel, but here I enjoyed it immensely! I kept immagining the marvellous gowns Emily has made for her by Worth!!! I wanted to go back in time and steal her whole wardrobe!!! Who wouldn't? And shell we speak about the jewelry? Sigh........more

Goodreads review by Pamela on January 10, 2016

For a while I thought that this might be the installment that finally made it from "amusing series to get from the library" to "maybe I'll want my own copies in future." Ultimately, however, the mystery managed to be at once too predictable and too opaque. I fingered the culprit quite early but then......more

Goodreads review by Jacqie on February 15, 2017

Tasha Alexander is well into the Lady Emily series now, and it looks like her current way of keeping things fresh is to transplant her protagonist into different settings. This time, she;s in the French Riviera, along with Colin her husband, her friend Cecile, her friend/sometimes suitor Jeremy, and......more

Goodreads review by Angie on November 10, 2015

This, the 10th entry in the Lady Emily series is quite good! Some of the later books in this series have been hit or miss for me, but this one was definitely a hit. It picks up with the last little bit of book 9, with Lady Emily's best friend (and constant admirer) Jeremy's engagement to Amity, a we......more

Quotes

“Author Tasha Alexander is one to watch--and read. . . . despite her cliffhanger climaxes and witty repartee, there's a depth of sensitivity which sets her apart.” —The Huffington Post on Dangerous to Know

“With wisps of darkness, shadows of a ghost story and embers of heightened Freudian themes, Dangerous to Know is the perfect novel to curl up with and chase away the world.” —Examiner.com

“Infused with wit and charm, with just the right amounts of danger, romance and detection blended in.” —Denver Post on Tears of Pearl

“[Tears of Pearl] will please readers of Anne Perry, Laurie R. King, and Deanna Raybourn seeking a new fan-favorite author.” —Library Journal on Tears of Pearl

“A thoroughly enjoyable adventure with both historical texture and emotional depth.” —Anne Perry, New York Times bestselling author on A Fatal Waltz

“Alexander's sweetly choreographed plot dances between her wonderfully drawn sleuth, Lady Ashton, and Victorian high society.” —Julie Spencer-Fleming, Edgar Award finalist and author of All Mortal Flesh on A Poisoned Season

“Alexander excels in depicting the social mores of a society uncomfortable with the independence of women, and deftly allows the plot to develop in tandem with Emily's growth.” —The Baltimore Sun on And Only to Deceive

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