Named BookLife Reviews Editor\'s Pick - Setting this series apart from other historical mysteries is Brighton\'s deft hand at capturing the dishy lives of long ago ... --Robert Brighton. an Avenging Angel Detective Agency(TM) Mystery by Robert Brighton, acclaimed author of The Unsealing . . . before a killer strikes again? Find out in award-winning A Murder in Ashwood . . . and the truth uncovered by Sarah\'s fledgling Avenging Angel Detective Agency . . .
Can justice be done . and plenty of reasons to keep the motive behind Edward Miller\'s Murder from ever seeing the light of day--a motive that only the victim and his killer knew ... . . skeletons best kept hidden away in the tidy closets of trendy Ashwood . . .
Meanwhile, those caught up in the most scandalous crime of a new century have reputations to protect .
Soon, they will all face a hurricane of courtroom drama, public outrage, and the behind-the-scenes scheming of cold and corrupt District Attorney Terence Penrose. including those of Edward\'s estranged wife Alicia, her lover Arthur Pendle, and would-be detective Sarah Payne. . .
But for all its glitz and glamor, Ashwood guards the dark Secrets of its fashionable residents . the city reels again, at the sensational Murder of successful businessman Edward Miller, bludgeoned to death in his cozy den, in one of the city\'s most fashionable enclaves: Ashwood. . . as the remains of the great Pan-American Exposition are swept away, and the bitter memories of William McKinley\'s assassination begin to fade . . .
Buffalo, New York . . .
Ashwood awakens to a foul Murder . . .
New Year\'s Day 1902 . - Kirkus Reviews As much a \'whydunit\' as a \'whodunit\' in this award-winning page-turning, immersive and lush historical mystery. a fascinating period piece ... time and place are fully realized in this Murder story ... it\'s hard to resist the detailed and authentic world [he] creates ...
Brighton spins a tale of Murder and revenge... a polished, rewarding page-turner ... the tangled mysteries compel ... has the feel of a great cocktail party...
Named BookLife Reviews Editor\'s Pick - Setting this series apart from other historical mysteries is Brighton\'s deft hand at capturing the dishy lives of long ago ..
