Murder on Black Swan Lane by Andrea Penrose

Thus, begins an uneasy alliance between the pair.

Seeing his advantage, Wrexford agrees to keep her secret, if she will help him clear his name. Once his informers have located the enigmatic cartoonist, Wrexford is surprised to make the acquaintance of Charlotte Sloane. When the Earl of Wrexford becomes the primary suspect in a murder investigation, he is unnerved by Quill’s sketches, which would suggest the artist was either on the scene of the crime or has inside information. Quills is not at all the person they believe him to be. However, most people are unaware that A.J. Quills is a political satirist, sketching scathing cartoons, which often make his subjects squirm. Murder on Black Swan Lane by Andrea Penrose is a 2017 Kensington publication.Ī thrilling new Regency period mystery series-Ī.J. 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. 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. 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.Īn artist in her own right, Charlotte Sloane has secretly slipped into the persona of her late husband, using his nom de plume A.J. As their war of words escalates, London’s most popular satirical cartoonist, A.J. So when pompous, pious Reverend Josiah Holworthy publicly condemns him for debauchery, Wrexford unsheathes his rapier-sharp wit and strikes back. The Earl of Wrexford possesses a brilliant scientific mind, but boredom and pride lead him to reckless behavior. In Regency London, an unconventional scientist and a fearless female artist form an unlikely alliance to expose unspeakable evil.