Portraying the true diversity of the Regency-era and the hidden intrigue of England\'s abolitionist movement, this vibrant, inclusive new historical mystery from acclaimed author Vanessa Riley features an engaging heroine with an independent streak, a notorious past, and a decided talent for sleuthing...
But this time, it may be far higher than she wishes to pay..
Uncovering the truth always comes at a price.
For Abigail the case is complicated still further, for one suspect is a leading advocate for the cause dearest to her heart--the abolition of slavery within the British empire.
Abigail soon discovers a tangled drama that rivals anything brought to the stage, involving gambling debts, a beautiful actress with a parade of suitors, and the very future of the Drury Lane theatre.
But she cannot resist, especially when the usually curmudgeonly Henderson offers his assistance.
The magistrate, keen to avoid bringing more attention to the case and making Lady Worthing more of a target, asks Abigail not to investigate.
Abigail\'s neighbor, Stapleton Henderson, is also in attendance, and the two rush backstage.
A man has been found dead in the prop room, stabbed through the heart.
Onstage, a woman emits a scream of genuine terror. . .
But on one particular June evening everything collides, and the performance takes an unwelcome turn .
Abigail has always found respite at the theater, away from the ton \'s judgmental stares and the risks of her own secret work to help the cause of abolition--and her fears that someone from her past wants her permanently silenced.
Her marriage to an absent lord does at least provide some comforts, including a box at the Drury Lane theater, owned by the playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Pressed into a union of convenience, Lady Abigail Worthing knew better than to expect love.
Portraying the true diversity of the Regency-era and the hidden intrigue of England\'s abolitionist movement, this vibrant, inclusive new historical mystery from acclaimed author Vanessa Riley features an engaging heroine with an independent streak, a notorious past, and a decided talent for sleuthing..
