Murder at Kensington Palace - Andrea Penrose

Written by Andrea Penrose
Read by James Cameron Stewart
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Wrexford & Sloane Mystery Series, Book 3
Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc.
Release date: September 24, 2019
Duration: 12:40:11

Though Charlotte Sloane’s secret identity as the controversial satirical cartoonist A. J. Quill is safe with the Earl of Wrexford, she’s ill prepared for the rippling effects sharing the truth about her background has cast over their relationship.

She thought a bit of space might improve the situation. But when her cousin is murdered and his twin brother is accused of the gruesome crime, Charlotte immediately turns to Wrexford for help in proving the young man’s innocence. Though she finds the brooding scientist just as enigmatic and intense as ever, their partnership is now marked by an unfamiliar tension that seems to complicate every encounter.

Despite this newfound complexity, Wrexford and Charlotte are determined to track down the real killer. Their investigation leads them on a dangerous chase through Mayfair’s glittering ballrooms and opulent drawing rooms, where gossip and rumors swirl to confuse the facts. Was her cousin murdered over a romantic rivalry . . . or staggering gambling debts? Or could the motive be far darker and involve the clandestine scientific society that claimed both brothers as members? The more Charlotte and Wrexford try to unknot the truth, the more tangled it becomes. But they must solve the case soon, before the killer’s madness seizes another victim . . .

Publisher’s Weekly…August 26, 2019
The fatal stabbing of artist Charlotte Sloane’s cousin Cedric, Lord Chittenden, propels Penrose’s uneven third Regency mystery ….. Though Locke is bitter that a difference of a few minutes at birth prevented him from inheriting the Chittenden title, Charlotte believes he’s been framed. …. A melodramatic final act disappoints, and the bad-tempered Wrexford’s predilection for violent attacks on those reluctant to answer his questions lessens his appeal. In contrast, Penrose does a good job linking the mystery to the period’s scientific and social changes. Those seeking an unusually rich look at Regency life will be satisfied.