The Hanover Square Affair

by Ashley Gardner, Jennifer Ashley

Overview

Cavalry captain Gabriel Lacey returns to Regency London from the Napoleonic wars, burned out, fighting melancholia, his career ended. His interest is piqued when he learns of a missing girl, possibly kidnapped by a prominent member of Parliament.

Lacey's search for the young woman leads to murder, corruption, and dealings with a leader of the underworld. At the same time, he struggles with his disorientation transitioning from a soldier's life to the civilian world, redefining his role with his former commanding officer, and making new friends--from the top of society to the street girls of Covent Garden.

Book 1 of the Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781946455505
Publisher:	JA / AG Publishing
Publication date:	10/11/2018
Series:	Captain Lacey Regency Mystery Series , #1
Pages:	272
Sales rank:	359,947
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.61(d)

About the Author

Ashley Gardner is a pseudonym of New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Ashley.

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Editorial Reviews

The Barnes & Noble Review
Ashley Gardner's historical mystery series is a winner. This author brings the highs and lows of the English Regency period to vivid life. You'll meet soldiers out of work after the Napoleonic Wars; wives and mistresses who once followed the drum; Bow Street runners and master criminals; streetwalkers, servants, and ladies and gentleman from many different levels of society. Ex-cavalry captain Gabriel Lacey has learned the hard way that there are many fates worse than death. Betrayal and injustice infuriate him to the point of recklessness (some would say madness). Since his return from the Peninsular Campaign, lamed by a wound and burdened by the realization he was betrayed by his best friend, Lacey has lived on the fringes of Regency society. His poverty, and his unfashionable fascination with crime, are at war with the efforts of a wealthy new acquaintance who seems to determined to smooth his way. His involvement in the Hanover Square Affair comes about purely by chance. After coming to the aid of a man injured by cavalry officers who'd been sent to quell a riot, he learns that the injured man started the riot while seeking entry into the house where he believes his kidnapped daughter is being held captive. Captain Lacey is quick to decide than honor demands he get to the bottom of the girl's mysterious disappearance…whatever the cost. Such hasty decisions have gotten Lacey into trouble before, but this time the stakes are incredibly high for Lacey, his allies, his quarry, and -- most of all -- for the innocent victim he hopes to restore to her grieving family. Sue Stone

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