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A PLACE OF CONFINEMENT
By: Anna Dean
Dido Kent Mysteries
Minotaur Books
August 2013
On Sale: August 6, 2013
Featuring: Dido Kent
416 pages
ISBN: 1250029678
EAN: 9781250029676
Kindle: B009LRWW8G
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Mystery
The inquisitive Miss Dido Kent returns in A Place of Confinement to elucidate the mysterious disappearance of a young woman in the fourth installment of Anna Deanโs charming Regency era series The dependably sharp Miss Dido Kent is suffering her sister- in-lawโs attempts to marry her off to the ghastly clergyman Doctor Prowdlee. Dido, however, is determined to refuse him, as well as his abominable side whiskers. As punishment she is sent to accompany her hypochondriacโand quite wealthyโ Aunt Manners on a trip to Charcombe Manor. The family hopes that revisiting her childhood home will keep Aunt Manners in good spirits, and Dido in her good graces. However, upon their arrival itโs clear to Dido that there is much more at stake than her auntโs favor. The rich heiress Letitia Verney has disappeared while visiting Charcombe, and Mr. Tom Lomax is suspected of abducting her. Dido is inclined to believe in his innocence, but how is she to explain by what method a young lady could enter through the front door and not appear on the other side? And this isnโt the only enigma that the Elizabethan manor holds: there is a deserted wing in which lights mysteriously appear at night, a crying ghost which keeps visitors awake, and memories of old family quarrels. When the senior Mr. Lomax comes to town to defend his son, the mystery intensifiesโand so does Didoโs romantic life. With lives and reputations on the line, itโs up to Dido to put the pieces together to save the Lomaxes and find the vanished young Miss Verney. In this captivating fourth installment of the Dido Kent series, readers will find more of the rich characters, meticulous historical detail, and masterful suspense theyโve come to expect from Anna Dean.
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