The Hanover Square Affair (Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries #1)

1816
When I, cavalry captain Gabriel Lacey, return to London from the Napoleonic Wars, I am exhausted and fighting melancholia, my army career ended. My interest is piqued when I learn of a man's missing daughter, possibly kidnapped by a prominent member of Parliament. My search for her uncovers murder and corruption beneath glittering Mayfair society and to dealings with a leader of the underworld. I also must deal with transitioning from a soldier's life to the civilian world, redefining m...