The Opium Purge, Elizabeth Bailey
The Opium Purge, Elizabeth Bailey
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The Opium Purge

Author: Elizabeth Bailey

Narrator: Esther Wane

Unabridged: 11 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 10/27/2020


Synopsis

A dark shadow has been brought from the West Indies to an English estate . . .

1790, England

Lord Francis and Lady Ottilia Fanshawe are preparing for the birth of their first child. But Lady Fan won't let a little thing like pregnancy get in the way of solving a local mystery.

Their neighbor—Sir Joslin Cadel—who recently returned from a sugar plantation in Barbados, has collapsed and died on his doorstep. And his young ward, Tamasine Roy, claims to have murdered him.

With Tamasine clearly suffering from some kind of mental disorder, and the rest of Cadel's household acting suspiciously, it is clear all is not as it seems.

Why did Sir Joslin suddenly return to England? What happened to Tamasine's parents?

Could this seemingly angelic young woman really be a murderess . . . ?

About Elizabeth Bailey

Elizabeth Bailey is the author of more than a dozen Regency novels, including Mademoiselle At Arms, the Brides By Chance Regency Adventures, and the Lady Fan Mystery series. She grew up in Africa with unconventional parents, where she loved reading and drama. On returning to England, she developed her career in acting, theater directing and finally writing. Elizabeth lives in Sussex, England.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kathy on November 11, 2018

I did stick with the book, like it or not. Hysteria and extreme situations on every turn, only for Regency fans. I do believe this is the first Regency book I have read that included opium addiction as the primary focus. Since I liked the fist book in the series but did not like the second, I gave t......more

Goodreads review by Elaine on November 01, 2018

I would like to thank Netgalley and Sapere Books for a review copy of The Opium Purge, the third novel to feature amateur detective Ottilia “Lady Fan” Fanshawe, set in 1790. In an interesting condition Lady Fan and her husband are visiting his family for Christmas. It is going uneventfully until a be......more

Goodreads review by Aqi on March 18, 2020

Lady Fan Mystery Book 3...not equal The first two books of this series were very engaging, funny, sad, and a mystery with a solution. Book 3 is not equal to them: the story is tangled, wordy without moving the story forward, planted with extraneous information and sorry to say I was bored to tear as......more

Goodreads review by Thebooktrail on November 02, 2018

What would you do if you're visiting your family for Christmas and a young girl comes to you in distress claiming to have murdered her guardian? Lady Fan realises that the girl is mentally ill and that although the guardian has indeed been murdered, she thinks there are more secrets in that househol......more

Goodreads review by Eileen on March 13, 2023

Interesting story but I didn’t like how some of the characters were portrayed.......more