

2017 In Regency London, an unconventional scientist and a fearless female artist form an unlikely alliance to expose unspeakable evil. Sloane plunge into a dangerous shadow world hidden among London's intellectual enclaves to trap a cunning adversary-before they fall victim to the next experiment in villainy. Author: Andrea Penrose Genres: Historical Mystery, Historical Fiction, Mystery Series: Wrexford & Sloane Mystery Publisher: Kensington Publishing Published: 27 Jun. Soon Lord Wrexford and the mysterious Mrs. But he has a proposal-use her sources to unveil the clergyman's clandestine involvement in questionable scientific practices, and unmask the real murderer. When Wrexford discovers her true identity, she fears it will be her undoing. An artist in her own right, Charlotte Sloane has secretly slipped into the persona of her late husband, using his nom de plume A. But then the clergyman is found slain in a church-his face burned by chemicals, his throat slashed ear to ear-and Wrexford finds himself the chief suspect. As their war of words escalates, London's most popular satirical cartoonist, A. Lord Wrexford is there when he finds the body of an inventor in the middle of a dark alley in London.

If you liked the first book in this series, feel free to check out the second Nothing is as it seems in the times of Regency London. So when pompous, pious Reverend Josiah Holworthy publicly condemns him for debauchery, Wrexford unsheathes his rapier-sharp wit and strikes back. Murder at Half Moon Gate is the second book in the Wrexford & Sloane series by Andrea Penrose.

The Earl of Wrexford possesses a brilliant scientific mind, but boredom and pride lead him to reckless behavior.
