Murder at Half Moon Gate by Andrea Penrose

With danger lurking at every turn, the potent combination of Wrexford’s analytical mind and Sloane’s exacting intuition begins to unravel the twisted motivations behind the inventor’s death. She doesn’t mind tapping her extensive network of informants critical to her work to track down an elusive killer.

Quill to publish her scathing political cartoons. Joining Wrexford in his investigation is Charlotte Sloane, who uses the pseudonym A. It seems her husband’s designs for a revolutionary steam-powered engine went missing the night of his death. But Wrexford soon finds himself drawn into the investigation when the inventor’s widow begs for his assistance. When Lord Wrexford discovers the body of a gifted inventor in a dark London alley, he promptly alerts the watchman and lets the authorities handle the matter. Nothing is as it seems in Regency London, especially when the Earl of Wrexford and Charlotte Sloane join forces to solve a shocking murder. But neither Charlotte nor her husband-to-be can realize how close the danger is about to get-or to what lengths this villain is prepared to go. With fame and immense fortune at stake, there's no shortage of suspects, including some whose ruthlessness is already known. Drawn into the investigation, Charlotte and the Earl learn of the victim's involvement in a momentous medical discovery. The traces of white powder near his mouth reveal the dark truth-he was murdered. At a symposium at the Royal Botanic Gardens, a visiting botanist suffers a fatal collapse. Quill?ĭespite those concerns, there are soon even more urgent matters to attend to during Charlotte and Wrexford's first public outing as an engaged couple. But will being a wife-and a Countess-make it difficult for her to maintain her independence-not to mention, her secret identity as famed satirical artist A. One advantage of being caught up in a whirl of dress fittings and decisions about flower arrangements is that Charlotte Sloane has little time for any pre-wedding qualms. The upcoming marriage of the Earl of Wrexford and Lady Charlotte Sloane promises to be a highlight of the season, if they can first untangle-and survive-a web of intrigue and murder involving the most brilliant scientific minds in Regency London.

Murder at Half Moon Gate by Andrea Penrose