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Andrea Penrose

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Mystery & Thrillers, Historical Mystery, Regency Set Mystery

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Andrea Penrose is the USA Today bestselling author of Regency-era historical fiction, including the acclaimed 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 B.A. in Art and an M.F.A. 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 b ...more

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Average rating: 4.08 · 79,721 ratings · 7,157 reviews · 25 distinct works • Similar authors

	Murder on Black Swan Lane (Wrexford & Sloane, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 16,068 ratings — published 2017 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder at Half Moon Gate (Wrexford & Sloane, #2) 4.17 avg rating — 10,655 ratings — published 2018 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder at Kensington Palace (Wrexford & Sloane, #3) 4.15 avg rating — 9,663 ratings — published 2019 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder at Queen's Landing (A Wrexford & Sloane Mystery, #4) 4.17 avg rating — 8,653 ratings — published 2020 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder at the Royal Botanic Gardens (Wrexford & Sloane, #5) 4.12 avg rating — 7,667 ratings — published 2021 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder at the Serpentine Bridge (Wrexford & Sloane, #6) 4.18 avg rating — 6,217 ratings — published 2022 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder at the Merton Library (Wrexford & Sloane, #7) 4.10 avg rating — 5,276 ratings — published 2023 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder at King’s Crossing (Wrexford & Sloane, #8) 4.07 avg rating — 3,289 ratings — published 2024 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sweet Revenge (A Lady Arianna Regency Mystery #1) 3.74 avg rating — 2,685 ratings — published 2011 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Diamond of London 3.73 avg rating — 1,832 ratings — published 2024 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Backstory: Paper in the Regency era

In my Regency-set mystery, Murder on Black Swan Lane, the heroine, Charlotte Sloane, makes her living putting words and images on paper. Which got me to thinking about what an incredibly important basic commodity it was in the era. Communication—whether it be art, personal letters, scholarly ideas, firebrand political tracts, music, etc.—was dependent on paper, from the fine deckled edged watercol Read more of this blog post »

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“History's boring," grumbled Raven, reluctantly sitting down.
"Actually it's not," she countered. "It's all about the fascinating people--the politicians, the philosophers, the artists, the soldiers, the musicians--who shaped the world.”
― Andrea Penrose, Murder at Half Moon Gate

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“It’s a pity women aren’t allowed to practice law,” she shot back. “We’d be far better at it than men because we care more about practical results than prosing on like pompous windbags.”
― Andrea Penrose, Murder at Half Moon Gate

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“None of us can sail a ship alone. We need friends aboard to help us steady the keel and keep a firm hand on the tiller when the weather turns rough.”
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May 2022 Poll

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Which selection would you like to read in May?

The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley

23 votes, 34.3%

Murder on Black Swan Lane by Andrea Penrose

16 votes, 23.9%

Her Last Goodbye by Rick Mofina

11 votes, 16.4%

The False Inspector Dew by Peter Lovesey

9 votes, 13.4%

The Broken Shore by Peter Temple

5 votes, 7.5%

The Tooth Fairy by Davide Tarsitano
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2 votes, 3.0%

A Gilded Death by Cecelia Tichi

1 vote, 1.5%

67 total votes

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