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Lädt ... Sweet Revengevon Andrea Penrose
Gaslamp Mysteries (58) Lädt ...
Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Good start to a series new to me. Some complex and well developed characters living in interesting times. Much about chocolate and also featuring the South Seas Bubble as a raison d'etre create an authentic environment for this ill met team of sleuths. Arianna, impersonating a male chef is suspected of poisoning the Prince of Wales. Politically, possibly a good idea but socially, just inappropriate. The Earl of Saybrook to the rescue. This is a complicated story with a woman (Arianna) impersonating a male chef in order to avenge her father's death. She has prepared a meal for the Prince Regent at his mistress's home (happens to be her employer) and he is stricken with food poisoning. There is special investigator on scene and he protects her from being arrested. They bond while investigating their separate missions. 1813, and Lady Arianna Hadley has returned to England to revenge her father's death. In her disguise as a French chef she becomes a suspect in the poisoning of the Prince Regent. In his role of an investigator she meets the Earl of Saybrook. But this is just the start of the intrigue. A well-written, enjoyable mystery with interesting characters which I look forward to reading more about. keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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Lady Arianna Hadley's desire for revenge has brought her back to London from exile in the West Indies. Determined to find the men responsible for her disgraced father's murder, she disguises herself as a man and contrives to be hired as a chef in one of London's aristocratic households. But when the Prince Regent is poisoned by Arianna's special chocolate dessert, she finds own quest has become intertwined with a far more deadly intrigue. Because of his expertise in chocolate, the Earl of Saybrook is asked by the government to investigate the crime. Though he, too, is fighting inner demons, he reluctantly agrees. His first confrontation with Arianna has them at daggers drawn. But when someone tries to kill them both, they become reluctant allies in the hunt to discover what evil is afoot. As their investigation takes them from the glittering ballrooms of Mayfair to the slums of St. Giles, they uncover a cunning plan of fraud that could throw the government into chaos. Determined to bring the culprits to justice, they set an elaborate trap, but they find themselves dancing on a razor's edge-and one false step will prove fatal . . . Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999Klassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt:
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When Saybrook discovers Arianna's secret, the two team up to share information but begin to find increasing overlap in their pursuits.