The Sans Pareil Mystery (Detective Lavender Mysteries, #2)

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On a cold February night in Regency London, a dark curtain falls on the Sans Pareil Theatre following the death of April Clare, a promising young actress, whose body is found in mysterious circumstances.Detective Stephen Lavender and his dependable deputy, Constable Woods, quickly discover that nothing is quite as it seems As successive mysteries unfold, they soon realise that it is not only the actors from the Sans Pareil who are playing a part.With the Napoleonic War looming dangerously across the Channel, this is a time of suspicion and treachery Following the clues from the seedy back streets of Covent Garden up through the echelons of society, Lavender and Woods begin to fear that the case is much bigger than they d dared imagine and worse, that they are at risk of becoming mere players in a master criminal s shadowy drama.It will take all of Lavender s skill and wit, and help from the beautiful Magdalena, to bring the mystery of the Sans Pareil Theatre to a dramatic conclusion in the final act. Free Download [ The Sans Pareil Mystery (Detective Lavender Mysteries, #2) ] By [ Karen Charlton ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr A good cozy that brings my mind back to Nancey Drew Hardy Boys type mysteries but with an older detective A fast moving plot and a great narration kept me entertained throughout.I enjoyed the first book in the series and when I saw the rest of the series on kindle daily deal, I wasthan happy to buy the rest of the series to date This one I actually preferred to the first one Set in London, where I ve always lived, I was fascinated by the Regency version of a bawdy neighbourhood, around Covent Garden and Theatre land.I love learning history through historical fiction and in this book I learnedabout how the Spanish were affected and treated during the Napole I enjoyed the first book in the series and when I saw the rest of the series on kindle daily deal, I wasthan happy to buy the rest of the series to date This one I actually preferred to the first one Set in London, w...I made 126 notes and highlights on this book in Kindle That s either an excellent sign or a really, really bad one I sincerely wish I had paidattention to the author s and main character s names before requesting this from Netgalley, because I read a free novella by Charlton featuring Detective Lavender some time ago I loathed it I didn t ...I m not going to read the rest of this series The mysteries are just too easy to solve, there are no surprises And while I rather like the characters, they are so anachronistic I keep having to remind myself that the story is set in 1809 and not 1909 It s a shame, as the author has clearly put in a lot of research as to buildings and people and events, but she utterly fails capture the feel of the era This is why I don t read much historical fiction, especially historical fiction set in the I m not going to read the rest of this series The mysteries are just too easy to solve, there are no surprises And while I rather like the characte...Received from Netgalley.London February 1810 and the body of a young actress is found in an abandoned building in the process of being demolished The young woman, a baron s daughter, worked at the Sans Pareil theatre, now called the Adelphi a theatre unusually run by a woman That this theatre was and still is a real place and that it was run by a real historical figure, adds a nice little flavour of authenticity to this story In fact I thought many of the historical details seemed very r Received from Netgalley.London February 1810 and the body of a young actress is found in an abandoned building in the process of being demolished The young woman, a baron s daughter, worked at the Sans Pareil theatre, now called...The Regency world in a parallel universeRegency London 1810 Bow Street detective Stephen Lavender and his colleague Constable Ned Woods are called to a derelict building about to be demolished A neighbour insists there s a woman in the building, but when Lavender s men search it, they find no one The demolition proceeds and when the wall falls down, the corpse of a beautiful young woman is revealed beneath the floorboards It s not long until she is recognised as one of the actresses at th The Regency world in a parallel universeRegency London 1810 Bow Street detective Stephen Lavender and his colleague Constable Ned Woods are called to a derelict building about to be demolished A neighbour insists there s a woman in the building, but when Lavender s men search it, they find no one The demolition proceeds and when the wall falls down, the corpse of a beautiful young woman is revealed beneath the floorboards It s not long until she is recognised as one of the actresses at the Sans Pareil theatreThis is a light hearted romp, as much a romance novel as a crime novel rea...This follow up to the first Detective Lavender mystery, The Heiress of Linn Hagh, is set in an actual theatre of the time that was run by a woman And speaking of women, Lavender s love interest, the beautiful Spanish Magdalena, plays a muchimportant role in this book both as lover and in having her share of the action In that day attitudes towards Catholics generally were not at all sympathetic, especially the opinions of people in authority If Lavender marries Magdalena, it could be This follow up to the first Detective Lavender mystery, The Heiress of Linn Hagh, is set in an actual theatre of the time that was run by a woman And speaking of women, Lavender s lo...Detective Stephen Lavender and his trusty sidekick Constable Woods first appeared in The Heiress of Linn Hagh, which I also enjoyed The novels are set in the Regency Period and in this one the Napoleonic War on the continent creates an environment in which treachery thrives.A young woman is found dead in a derelict house, and Lavender must discover who she was and why she died.A solid mystery in which the lovely Magdelena again appears My favorite part was discovering that the Sans Pareil thea Detective Stephen Lavender and his trusty sidekick Constable Woods fi...The second in the Detective Lavender series, set in London in 1810, Lavender is the chief detective in the Bow Street Runners The body of a young woman is found under the floor of a derelict house about to be demolished She is identified by the pathologist who had seen her on stage at a local theatre.Apart from the murder mystery, the story gives interesting insights into Regency London The Napoleonic Wars are not going well and London is full of foreigners such as Spanish that have fled from The second in the Detective Lavender series, set in London in 1810, Lavender is the chief detective in the Bow Street Runners The body of a young woman is found under the floor of a derelict house about to be demolished She is identified by the pathologist who had seen her on stage at a local theatre.Apart from the murder mystery, the story gives interesting insights into Regency London The Napoleonic Wars are not going well and London is full of foreigners such as Spanish that have fled from the invaders and French spies and those who who have fled from Bonaparte s regime William, Duke of Clarence, ...Another great case for Lavender and Woods.The second installment in the Detective Lavender series This book was quite enjoyable, just as good as the first one Love the core characters Absolutely love the way historical events and places are woven into the story This time Stephen and Ned must deal with the death of an actress who happens to be connected to the peerage and also is an identical twin They along with Magdalena also get caught up in uncovering a French spy ring Action, mystery a Another great case for Lavender and Woods.The second installment in the Detective Lavender series This book was quite enjoyable, just as good as the first one Love the core characters Absolutely love the way historical ev...

The Sans Pareil Mystery (Detective Lavender Mysteries, #2)
  • 09 August 2017
  • Paperback
  • 336 pages
  • 1503947823
  • Karen Charlton
  • The Sans Pareil Mystery (Detective Lavender Mysteries, #2)