Death at Bishop's Keep (Robin Paige Victorian Mysteries, No. 1)
Kate Adrleigh is everything the Victorian English gentlewoman is not--outspoken, free-thinking, American...and a writer of the frowned upon "penny-dreadfuls." Soon after her arrival in Essex, England, a body is unearthed in a nearby archeological dig--and Kate has the chance to not only research...
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Kate Adrleigh is everything the Victorian English gentlewoman is not--outspoken, free-thinking, American...and a writer of the frowned upon "penny-dreadfuls." Soon after her arrival in Essex, England, a body is unearthed in a nearby archeological dig--and Kate has the chance to not only research her latest story...but to begin her first case with amateur detective Sir Charles Sheridan.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780425164358 (0425164357)
ASIN: 0425164357
Publish date: 1998-07-01
Publisher: Berkley
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
Category:
European Literature,
British Literature,
Historical Fiction,
Adult,
Mystery,
Historical Mystery,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
Cozy Mystery,
Fiction,
Historical
Kathryn Ardleigh is from America and secretly writes "penny-dreadfuls" under a pseudonym. She's at the end of a job and is invited to join her Aunts in England, aunts she never knew she had. When she arrives she finds herself embroiled in murder, family drama and the Order of the Golden Dawn. It'...
3-3.5 starsPromising start to a series of mysteries featuring Kathryn (Kate) Ardleigh and Sir Charles Shreridan. The author, Robin Paige, is the pseudonym of husband & wife writing team Susan Wittig-Albert and Bill Albert. (I find that interesting alone! Wonder if they take turns writing the scenes....
A thoroughly enjoyable read! Well written and fast paced with two very likable lead characters in Kathyrn Ardleigh and Sir Charles Sheridan. I really liked the fact that I was actually stumped as who the guilty party was right up until the revelation was made. There's 12 books in this series, ...
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