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The Matter of the Secret Bride
The Matter of the Secret Bride | Darcie Wilde
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Set in Regency London, this charming Jane Austen-inspired mystery series features Rosalind Thorne, a resourceful young woman with a talent for helping ladies of the ton with their most delicate and pressing predicaments. But now shes faced with a task of royal proportions. Literally. KingGeorge IV is petitioning Parliament for a divorce from his queen on the grounds of her adultery. But rumor has it that the king secretly married Maria Fitzherbertlong before he married the queen. Now Mrs. Fitzherbert has been robbedand shes frantically calling on Rosalind for help. Because what those thieves took is proof that she and King George did really marry. That single piece of paper could destroy Mrs. Fitzherbert and her familyor it could prove the king guilty of bigamy. Rosalind races to investigate. With her is ex-Bow Street officer, Adam Harkness, with whom Rosalind shares a complex and rapidly intensifying bond. But a case of theft soon turns to murder . . . Josiah Poole, a disreputable attorney specializing in helping debtorsand who was seen entering Mrs. Fitzherberts houseis found brutally murdered. Mrs. Fitzherbert has debts. Could she have staged the theft, and employed Mr. Poole to sell the marriage certificate? Or is the truth even more complicated? Mrs. Fitzherberts daughters have secrets of their own. And Poole himself had no shortage of enemies. With suspicious coincidences mounting, and more danger encroaching, Rosalind and Adam must move quickly to unravel a history-making mystery that might just lead them straight to the palace itself . . .
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Been reading this one for the better part of the day. It‘s by Darcie Wilde. Really interesting and well written book. Just what a “who-done-it?” Or “what-is-going-on-here.” mystery should be. It is a ARC I‘m reading for Net Galley.🙂📚💜🌙💙🌙🩷🌙💜🙂
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