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The third novel in the gripping Georgian mystery series chronicling the adventures of Robert Fairfax. A must-read for fans of historical crime fiction.
Engaged as tutor to the children of a wealthy and ambitious sugar merchant, Samuel Appleton, Robert Fairfax soon finds that his employer has work of a more delicate nature for him to do. Appleton’s beautiful daughter, Charlotte, has made a very good marriage to the rakish and aristocratic Lord Mortlock – but all is not well.
Urged to investigate discreetly, Fairfax finds evidence of gambling debts, love affairs – and intrigue. When Lord Mortlock is found murdered in his bed, Fairfax must find the truth behind an elegant facade of lies and unmask an evil killer…
Engaged as tutor to the children of a wealthy and ambitious sugar merchant, Samuel Appleton, Robert Fairfax soon finds that his employer has work of a more delicate nature for him to do. Appleton’s beautiful daughter, Charlotte, has made a very good marriage to the rakish and aristocratic Lord Mortlock – but all is not well.
Urged to investigate discreetly, Fairfax finds evidence of gambling debts, love affairs – and intrigue. When Lord Mortlock is found murdered in his bed, Fairfax must find the truth behind an elegant facade of lies and unmask an evil killer…
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Reviews
A felicitously realised Georgian mystery, and setting a detective novel in the age of Moll Flanders is a masterstroke... exuberant
Clever and accomplished...witty and convincing
A gloriously rich tale of London at its grandest and seamiest, well told, at a cracking pace
Excellent