Wrexford & Sloane Mystery #1
Kensington
July 2017
On Sale: June 27, 2017
Featuring: Charlotte Sloane; Earl of Wrexford
304 pages ISBN: 1496710770 EAN: 9781496710772 Kindle: B01NB98TQO Hardcover / e-Book Add to Wish List
In Regency London, an unconventional scientist and a fearless female artist form an unlikely alliance to expose unspeakable evil . . .
The Earl of Wrexford possesses a brilliant scientific mind, but boredom and pride lead him to reckless behavior. He does not suffer fools gladly. So when pompous, pious Reverend Josiah Holworthy publicly condemns him for debauchery, Wrexford unsheathes his rapier-sharp wit and strikes back. As their war of words escalates, Londonβs most popular satirical cartoonist, A.J. Quill, skewers them both. But then the clergyman is found slain in a churchβhis face burned by chemicals, his throat slashed ear to earβand Wrexford finds himself the chief suspect.
An artist in her own right, Charlotte Sloane has secretly slipped into the persona of her late husband, using his nom de plume A.J. Quill. When Wrexford discovers her true identity, she fears it will be her undoing. But he has a proposalβuse her sources to unveil the clergymanβs clandestine involvement in questionable scientific practices, and unmask the real murderer. Soon Lord Wrexford and the mysterious Mrs. Sloane plunge into a dangerous shadow world hidden among Londonβs intellectual enclaves to trap a cunning adversaryβbefore they fall victim to the next experiment in villainy . . .