#1 NYTbestselling author Stephanie Laurens brings you a tale of unexpected romance that blossoms against the backdrop of dastardly murder.&nbspOn discovering the lifeless body of an innocent ing&eacutenue, a peer attending a country house party joins forces with the ladyamazon sent to fetch the victim safely home in a race to expose the murderer before Stokes, assisted by Barnaby and Penelope, is forced to allow the guests, murderer included, to decamp.&nbspWellborn rakehell and head of an ancient family, Alaric, Lord Carradale, has finally acknowledged reality and is preparing to find a bride. But loyalty to his childhood friend, Percy Mandeville, necessitates attending Percy&rsquos annual house party, held at neighboring Mandeville Hall. Yet despite deploying his legendary languid charm, by the second evening of the weeklong event, Alaric is bored and restless.&nbspEscaping from the soir&eacutee and the Hall, Alaric decides that as soon as he&rsquos free, he&rsquoll hie to London and find the mildmannered, biddable lady he believes will ensure a peaceful life. But the following morning, on walking through the Mandeville Hall shrubbery on his way to join the other guests, he comes upon the corpse of a young ladyguest.&nbspConstance Whittaker accepts that no gentleman will ever offer for her&mdashshe&rsquos too old, too tall, too buxom, too headstrong&helliptoo much in myriad ways. Now acting as her grandfather&rsquos agent, she arrives at Mandeville Hall to extricate her...

Binding: Paperback;228 pages; Publisher: Savdek Management Pty Ltd; Classification: FFH; Weight: 412 g; Dimensions: 140 x 216 x 17

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