Invited Murder

Edwardian Christmas Mysteries #3

by E.A. Allen

It is 1906 and the Holiday Season is approaching. Britain's Special Branch has discovered that a foreign agent is to be among guests of His Majesty, Edward VII, at Balmoral in Scotland during the Christmas Season. There, according to the source, "something important" is to happen. The King is distressed and puzzled that among his friends there is a spy. He turns to the only man who can surely discover the agent and prevent whatever mischief is afoot. Follow Gerard de Montclaire, the ablest detective of the Belle Epoque, as he weathers treachery and intrigue to unmasque a deadly plot and a vicious assassin.

52 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 31, 2015

About the author

Dr. Edward A. Allen is a retired CIA Intelligence Officer. During Bush and Clinton Administrations, he served as the CIA’s Senior Analyst for European Security Affairs, and as Deputy National Intelligence Officer for Europe. He has lectured widely on International Relations and has published more than a score of historical articles in scholarly journals—notably The Journal of British Studies and French Historical Studies. He now lives in his native Northwest Arkansas, where he raises cattle, promotes Historic Preservation, continues to lecture on International Relations, and teaches Modern European History and World Civilizations.