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Lady C Investigates #3
In The House Of Secrets And Lies
Discovering the killer is the easy part … but can Cordelia bring them to justice?
Politicians tend to have more enemies than friends, so when one of Sir Robert Peel’s more radical Tories is poisoned, the list of suspects is long.
Those suspects have money and power. It keeps them out of jail. But someone must pay the price and it’s the daughter of Cordelia’s butler who is arrested and charged.
Cordelia vows to stop this miscarriage of justice. But she is too rich to go into the lowest parts of Victorian London, too female to go into the clubs and coffee houses, and too scandalous to go to the parties and balls. She has to rely on help, and not just from her unconventional household staff.
Because Hugo Hawke has rolled back into her life. He’s a cad, he’s a bounder, and he’s still angry about how she beat him in a wager.
Can she bring the killer to justice before Hugo wrecks her chances – and before an innocent young girl hangs for it?
This novel contains innuendo but no graphic scenes and may be considered “clean” and suitable for all readers. It’s a light and frothy read that keeps to the “fun” side of history.
Politicians tend to have more enemies than friends, so when one of Sir Robert Peel’s more radical Tories is poisoned, the list of suspects is long.
Those suspects have money and power. It keeps them out of jail. But someone must pay the price and it’s the daughter of Cordelia’s butler who is arrested and charged.
Cordelia vows to stop this miscarriage of justice. But she is too rich to go into the lowest parts of Victorian London, too female to go into the clubs and coffee houses, and too scandalous to go to the parties and balls. She has to rely on help, and not just from her unconventional household staff.
Because Hugo Hawke has rolled back into her life. He’s a cad, he’s a bounder, and he’s still angry about how she beat him in a wager.
Can she bring the killer to justice before Hugo wrecks her chances – and before an innocent young girl hangs for it?
This novel contains innuendo but no graphic scenes and may be considered “clean” and suitable for all readers. It’s a light and frothy read that keeps to the “fun” side of history.
- GenresMystery
253 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 4, 2016
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July 9, 2021
This is the best of the series so. Some of the problems with her staff are resolved. She is still outside the aristcracy and is treated as such. She has found good friends in the Delaneys and Septimus Gibbs. Not everyone she meets is bad, but Cordelia herself is occasionally out of control. The mystery is resolved with the help of her friends and a few boxers. Hugo Hawke makes a little effort to redeem himself, but I don't trust him.
November 24, 2019
1846. A politician has been poisoned and Florence Fry has been arrested. As the daughter of Lady Cordelia's butler she feels compelled to investigate and find the real guilty party.
An enjoyable cozy mystery, though I did at times find the character of Lady C somewhat frustrating.
An enjoyable cozy mystery, though I did at times find the character of Lady C somewhat frustrating.
July 12, 2018
Really fun how Brooke builds a murder investigation over all the history of England in the first 50 years of the 19th century! Lady C and her staff are wonderful characters.
March 31, 2023
Rereading this series. Still agree with my review below.
Very enjoyableand the best in the series so far. A good and exciting mystery, a fun read and I absolutely love Lady C. and her staff. Looking forward very much to the next in the series.
Very enjoyableand the best in the series so far. A good and exciting mystery, a fun read and I absolutely love Lady C. and her staff. Looking forward very much to the next in the series.
October 17, 2016
I liked this book. Lady C is a hoot and gets herself into into all sorts of situations in order to solve the mystery. A fun read.
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