A summer house party in the countryside takes a deadly turn after the abduction of a viscountess. After the shocking events of the spring, Audrey Sinclair and Hugh Marsden are adjusting to their new lives when an apparent highway robbery ends in the violent abduction of Audrey’s sister. As callous as Millie has been in the past, Audrey can’t turn her back on family. She’ll do whatever it takes to find her sister, even if it means working with the man she’s been avoiding for months: former Bow Street officer Hugh Marsden. Unsettled with his new role in society, and being deemed one of London’s most eligible bachelors, Hugh is happy to fall back on his Bow Street skills to track down Lady Redding — and to see Audrey again. But the viscountess’s disappearance is only half of the puzzle. A long-lost ring worth a fortune could be the driving force behind the deadly events, and as Audrey and Hugh unravel the truth — along with the secrets and complications surrounding their future — a killer closes in on the house party… and selects a new victim. The Bow Street Duchess Mystery continues with Fatal by Design, the newest Audrey Sinclair and Hugh Marsden investigation. Perfect for fans of the Lady Sherlock mysteries, the Veronica Speedwell mysteries, and PBS Masterpiece’s Miss Scarlet & the Duke.
Series Order:
Book 1: Murder at the Seven Dials
Book 2: Death at Fournier Downs
Book 3: Silence of Deceit
Book 4: Penance for the Dead
Book 5: Fatal by Design (releasing Oct. 21, 2023)
Book 6: Nature of the Crime (coming Jan. 2024)
Publication date: October 21, 2023
Pages: 248 pages
ASIN: B0C62FZ937
About the Author: Cara Devlin is an author, reader, and history lover. She reads and writes across genres, but her heart is reserved for romantic historical fiction and mystery. Her new Bow Street Duchess books are fast-paced historical mysteries featuring a slow-burn romance taking place in Regency London. The series begins with Murder at the Seven Dials. Cara lives in rural New England with her family, where she is at work on her next Bow Street Duchess mystery.
