A Disappearance In Drury Lane

Author : Ashley Gardner,Jennifer Ashley
Publisher : Jennifer Ashley
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780986023897

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A Disappearance in Drury Lane by Ashley Gardner,Jennifer Ashley Pdf

Book 8 in the Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries 1818: As Captain Gabriel Lacey prepares for his upcoming wedding, his former neighbor, Marianne Simmons, asks for his help to find an actress friend who’s gone missing. Lacey agrees to help look for the actress, little realizing that the search will pit him against men who think nothing of abduction, assault, or sending incendiary devices to the innocent. At the same time, Lacey’s personal life is changing, and his time for investigation is frequently and frustratingly interrupted. He is also commanded by a new Bow Street Runner to assist in bringing down James Denis, a criminal with whom Lacey now has complicated ties. Lacey must help or else risk hanging alongside Denis. The search for the actress takes Lacey from elegant assembly rooms to the backstage of the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, where he finds darkness in all corners. Lacey’s life and honor are constantly challenged as he tries to settle into his new life, until he realizes he can follow no code but his own.

Author : Ashley Gardner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : London (England)
ISBN : 1513039636

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A Disappearance in Drury Lane by Ashley Gardner Pdf

Late December, 1818. As Captain Gabriel Lacey prepares for his upcoming wedding, his former neighbor, Marianne Simmons, comes to him about an actress friend who's gone missing. Lacey agrees to help look for the actress, little realizing that the search will pit him against men who think nothing of abduction, assault, or sending incendiary devices to the innocent. At the same time, Lacey's personal life is changing, and his time for investigation is frequently and frustratingly interrupted. He is also commanded by a new Bow Street Runner to assist in bringing down James Denis, a criminal with whom Lacey now has complicated ties. Lacey must help or else risk hanging alongside Denis. The search for the actress takes Lacey from elegant assembly rooms to the backstage of the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, where he finds darkness in all corners. Lacey's life and honor are constantly challenged as he tries to settle into his new life, until he realizes he can follow no code but his own.

Author : Ashley Gardner,Jennifer Ashley
Publisher : Jennifer Ashley
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781941229811

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The Thames River Murders by Ashley Gardner,Jennifer Ashley Pdf

Captain Lacey is asked by Peter Thompson of the Thames River Police to help him investigate a cold case–the murder of a woman found near the docks Thompson patrols. The investigation was sidelined, considered unsolvable, but Thompson has long wished to find her killer. Captain Lacey joins him in the hunt, entering a part of society that is closed to outsiders. Meanwhile, he must deal with his daughter’s come-out and more developments in his new domestic life, including a blackmailer who’s out to ruin Lacey any way he can. Book 10 of the Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries

Author : Ashley Gardner,Jennifer Ashley
Publisher : Jennifer Ashley
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2011-03-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780989867719

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A Regimental Murder by Ashley Gardner,Jennifer Ashley Pdf

Book 2 of the Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries. Returning home through a London night in July 1816, Captain Gabriel Lacey is surprised to see a well-dressed, elegant woman stride to the middle of an unfinished bridge. Following her in curiosity, Lacey is on hand to rescue her from an attack by a footpad. As grateful as she is for the help, the lady refuses to give her name and direction, and so Lacey takes her to his own rooms in a street off Covent Garden to rest. He discovers that she is one Lydia Westin, wife of Colonel Roehampton Westin, who has recently been accused of murdering an English officer in Portugal during the Peninsular War. Before he could come to trial, however, Colonel Westin was found dead at the foot of the staircase in his own house. Lydia Westin, to Lacey’s surprise, declares he was murdered and that she knows the culprits’ identities. Intrigued, Lacey begins to investigate, and soon finds himself mired in scandals past and present, with a journalist dogging his footsteps, eager to print Lacey’s latest adventure.

Author : Ashley Gardner,Jennifer Ashley
Publisher : Jennifer Ashley
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2010-09-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780989867764

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A Covent Garden Mystery by Ashley Gardner,Jennifer Ashley Pdf

Book 6 in the Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries June 1817: Captain Lacey stops to assist a young woman in the market at Covent Garden, and realizes to his astonishment that she is his daughter. Lacey then discovers that his estranged wife and her paramour, a French officer, have journeyed to London at the invitation of James Denis to dissolve her marriage to Captain Lacey. Meanwhile, a Bow Street Runner and a man from the Thames River Police have asked Lacey to help them look into the disappearances of “game girls” from Covent Garden. The magistrates aren’t interested in their fate, but perhaps Lacey can learn a thing or two. Lacey agrees and recruits old friends to help. But when the goings-on in Covent Garden put his daughter in danger, Lacey’s crusade turns personal. He will do anything, and call in any favor from anyone, in order to protect his own Gabriella.

Author : Joan Smith
Publisher : Belgrave House
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781610847551

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Drury Lane Darling by Joan Smith Pdf

Pamela Comstock and Nigel Raleigh had been “courting” for several years at their families’ behest. Neither was enthusiastic. But Nigel is helping with French actress Flawless Fleur’s memoirs and is enamored. After Fleur and her aristocratic manager, Lord Breslau, arrive at Nigel’s family home, Belmont, Fleur goes missing. Pam and Lord Breslau must separate fact from fiction to discover what has happened to the actress. Regency Romance by Joan Smith; originally published by Fawcett Crest

Author : Ashley Gardner,Jennifer Ashley
Publisher : Jennifer Ashley
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2011-06-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780989867733

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The Sudbury School Murders by Ashley Gardner,Jennifer Ashley Pdf

Book 4 in the Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries Captain Lacey takes a post as a secretary at the Sudbury School in Berkshire, a school for sons of the wealthiest merchants and bankers in England. He discovers as soon as he arrives that he's been hired for more than his letter-writing skills—a series of disturbing pranks have kept the school in an uproar. The headmaster expects Lacey to discover the identity of the prankster—immediately. Problems intensify when a groom of the school's stables turns up dead in a lock of the nearby canal. A Romany is arrested for the murder, and Lacey is the only person who believes him innocent. As Lacey works to discover what happened, he gets drawn into the secrets of Marianne Simmons, the actress who'd lived upstairs from Lacey in London. Marianne swears Lacey to silence, which puts a new strain on his friendship with Grenville. Meanwhile the intrigue surrounding the murder becomes as murky as the waters of the canal itself and puts Lacey and Grenville into grave danger.

Author : Ashley Gardner
Publisher : Jennifer Ashley
Page : 829 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2015-07-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781941229101

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Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries Volume 3 by Ashley Gardner Pdf

This collection gathers three Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries into one bundle. Book 7: A Death in Norfolk Captain Lacey travels back to his boyhood home in Norfolk to allay the past and becomes caught up in mysteries surrounding the Lacey estate. Book 8: A Disappearance in Drury Lane Marianne Simmons asks Lacey to look into the disappearance of an actress from the company at Drury Lane. Lacey does so to find the problem far more complex and dangerous than he anticipated. Meanwhile, he has a very important appointment to keep with Lady Breckenridge. Book 9: Murder in Grosvenor Square Lacey is shocked by the murder of a friend and vows to bring the killer to justice. Three full-length novels in one volume.

Author : Ellery Queen
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2011-10-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781453229255

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The Roman Hat Mystery by Ellery Queen Pdf

A murder in a crowded Broadway theater presents a full house of suspects—the first in this classic mystery series starring Ellery Queen! Despite the dismal Broadway season, Gunplay continues to draw crowds. A gangland spectacle, it’s packed to the gills with action, explosions, and gunfire. In fact, Gunplay is so loud that no one notices the killing of Monte Field. In a sold-out theater, Field is found dead partway through the second act, surrounded by empty seats. The police hold the crowd and call for the one man who can untangle this daring murder: Inspector Richard Queen. With the help of his son Ellery, a bibliophile and novelist whose imagination can solve any crime, the Inspector attacks this seemingly impenetrable mystery. Anyone in the theater could have killed the unscrupulous lawyer, and several had the motive. Only Ellery Queen, in his debut novel, can decipher the clue of the dead man’s missing top hat.

Author : Ashley Gardner,Jennifer Ashley
Publisher : Jennifer Ashley
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781941229262

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The Alexandria Affair by Ashley Gardner,Jennifer Ashley Pdf

Captain Gabriel Lacey accompanies famous dandy Lucius Grenville to Egypt, a land that Lacey has long anticipated visiting. Lacey travels there for more than a simple holiday, however—James Denis has tasked him with finding an "object" from ancient Alexandria and procuring it, whatever the cost. The task does not turn out to be so simple. Locating what Denis wants proves difficult, sending Lacey and Grenville exploring tombs along the Nile. Lacey must deal with treasure hunters, a shadow following him and his friends, murder, and missing his new family as he explores the exotic country he has so longed to see. Book 11 in the Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries series.

Author : Ashley Gardner,Jennifer Ashley
Publisher : Jennifer Ashley
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2011-02-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780989867702

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The Hanover Square Affair by Ashley Gardner,Jennifer Ashley Pdf

London 1816 Cavalry captain Gabriel Lacey returns to Regency London from the Napoleonic wars, burned out, fighting melancholia, his career ended. His interest is piqued when he learns of a missing girl, possibly kidnapped by a prominent member of Parliament. Lacey's search for the girl leads to the discovery of murder, corruption, and dealings with a leader of the underworld. At the same time, he struggles with his own transition from a soldier's life to the civilian world, redefining his role with his former commanding officer, and making new friends--from the top of society to the street girls of Covent Garden.

Author : Ashley Gardner,Jennifer Ashley
Publisher : Jennifer Ashley
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2011-04-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780989867726

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The Glass House by Ashley Gardner,Jennifer Ashley Pdf

Book 3 of the Captain Lacey Mystery Series On a cold January night in 1817, former cavalry officer Captain Gabriel Lacey is summoned to the banks of the Thames to identify the body of a young woman. When Lacey looks down at the pretty, dead young woman, cut down too soon, he vows to find her murderer. Lacey's search takes him to the Glass House, a sordid gaming hell that played a large part in the victim's past, as well as to gatherings of the haut ton and the chambers of respectable Middle Temple barristers. Lacey uncovers secrets from the highborn and the low, finds himself drawn deeper into the schemes of a crime lord, and explores his tenuous new friendship with Lady Breckenridge.

Author : Kazuhiro Fujita
Publisher : Kodansha Comics
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781682334614

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The Ghost and The Lady by Kazuhiro Fujita Pdf

Author : Ashley Gardner,Jennifer Ashley
Publisher : Jennifer Ashley
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2018-03-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781946455239

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Murder in St. Giles by Ashley Gardner,Jennifer Ashley Pdf

Author : Ashley Gardner,Jennifer Ashley
Publisher : Jennifer Ashley
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781941229705

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Murder in Grosvenor Square by Ashley Gardner,Jennifer Ashley Pdf

Book 9 in the Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries Captain Gabriel Lacey begins Spring 1818 preparing for a duel. But while he focuses on the affair of honor, darkness, greed, and death stalk the streets of London and bring tragedy to a family Lacey has grown close to. With the aid of Lucius Grenville, London’s most famous dandy, and Brewster, a ruffian employed by an underworld criminal, Lacey explores the world of molly houses and the double lives some men of society lead. His investigation takes him from the elegant mansions of Grosvenor Square to the squalid lanes of Seven Dials, to taverns that practice a highly illegal trade, spelling ruin and possible hanging for those caught within. Lacey once again comes into the realm of James Denis, a crime lord, when what appears to be a simple crime of hatred becomes far more complex.