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Murder on Black Swan Lane (Wrexford & Sloane, #1)
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2017
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Murder at Half Moon Gate (Wrexford & Sloane, #2)
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2018
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Murder at Kensington Palace (Wrexford & Sloane, #3)
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2019
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Murder at Queen's Landing (A Wrexford & Sloane Mystery, #4)
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2020
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Murder at the Royal Botanic Gardens (Wrexford & Sloane, #5)
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2021
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Murder at the Serpentine Bridge (Wrexford & Sloane, #6)
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2022
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Murder at the Merton Library (Wrexford & Sloane, #7)
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2023
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Sweet Revenge (A Lady Arianna Regency Mystery #1)
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2011
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The Diamond of London
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2024
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The Cocoa Conspiracy (Lady Arianna Regency Mystery, #2)
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2011
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The Backstory: Paper in the Regency era
In my Regency-set mystery, Murder on Black Swan Lane, the heroine, Charlotte Sloane, makes her living putting words and images on paper. Which got me to thinking about what an incredibly important basic commodity it was in the era. Communication—whether it be art, personal letters, scholarly ideas, firebrand political tracts, music, etc.—was dependent on paper, from the fine deckled edged watercol
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Yes to both questions! Wrexford's first name is rarely used (that was very common in the Regency for aristocrats) But it is mentioned in Murder at Half Moon Gate for the first time. And Murder at the Merton Library has a subplot concerning Tommy's de
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“History's boring," grumbled Raven, reluctantly sitting down.
"Actually it's not," she countered. "It's all about the fascinating people--the politicians, the philosophers, the artists, the soldiers, the musicians--who shaped the world.”
― Murder at Half Moon Gate
"Actually it's not," she countered. "It's all about the fascinating people--the politicians, the philosophers, the artists, the soldiers, the musicians--who shaped the world.”
― Murder at Half Moon Gate
“It’s a pity women aren’t allowed to practice law,” she shot back. “We’d be far better at it than men because we care more about practical results than prosing on like pompous windbags.”
― Murder at Half Moon Gate
― Murder at Half Moon Gate
“As we both know, seeing a problem from a different perspective often reveals a simple answer.”
― Murder at Half Moon Gate
― Murder at Half Moon Gate
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| Cover to Cover Ch...: Shay's Less is More Challenge 2011 | 43 | 115 | Dec 23, 2011 02:30PM | |
| Nothing But Readi...: Level 4 of the Serious Readers Challenge for 2011 | 39 | 182 | Jan 03, 2012 05:14PM | |
| Cozy Mysteries : Jennifer's (in Oz) Reading Challenges | 20 | 129 | Mar 20, 2012 07:00PM | |
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“It was a dark and stormy night. Lightning flashed and thunder rolled across the sky. Rain spattered a mysterious, hooded stranger who peered over the ...more
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