Uneasy Lies the Crown: A Lady Emily Mystery (Lady Emily Mysteries, 13) - Hardcover

Alexander, Tasha

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1250164702 ISBN 13: 9781250164704

Publisher: Minotaur Books, 2018

Synopsis

In Uneasy Lies the Crown, the thrilling new mystery in Tasha Alexander's bestselling series, Lady Emily and her husband Colin must stop a serial killer whose sights may be set on the new king, Edward VII.

On her deathbed, Queen Victoria asks to speak privately with trusted agent of the Crown, Colin Hargreaves, and slips him a letter with one last command: Une sanz pluis. Sapere aude. “One and no more. Dare to know.”

The year is 1901 and the death of Britain’s longest-reigning monarch has sent the entire British Empire into mourning. But for Lady Emily and her dashing husband, Colin, the grieving is cut short as another death takes center stage. A body has been found in the Tower of London, posed to look like the murdered medieval king Henry VI. When a second dead man turns up in London's exclusive Berkeley Square, his mutilated remains staged to evoke the violent demise of Edward II, it becomes evident that the mastermind behind the crimes plans to strike again.

The race to find the killer takes Emily deep into the capital’s underbelly, teeming with secret gangs, street children, and sleazy brothels―but the clues aren’t adding up. Even more puzzling are the anonymous letters Colin has been receiving since Victoria's death, seeming to threaten her successor, Edward VII. With the killer leaving a trail of dead kings in his wake, will Edward be the next victim?

About this title

About the Author:

TASHA ALEXANDER, the daughter of two philosophy professors, studied English Literature and Medieval History at the University of Notre Dame. She and her husband, novelist Andrew Grant, live on a ranch in southeastern Wyoming. She is the author of the long-running Lady Emily Series as well as the novel Elizabeth: The Golden Age.

Review:

"engrossing...English history lovers will be enthralled." -Publishers Weekly

"...readers are in the author's trustworthy hands, and the working out of the puzzle will delight mystery and history buffs alike...With a few cheeky references to a certain umbrella-wielding archaeologist (Amelia Peabody) and to Lady Emily's breathtakingly handsome swain, Emily and Colin... straighten the strands and explain a whopper of strange connections." -Booklist

"Alexander, who's adept at mixing historical facts with mysteries, includes chapters featuring a tale from 1415 that's easily as interesting as the...mystery that finally brings past and present together." -Kirkus

"...will bring joy to anyone who loves delving into challenging mysteries of the past, particularly those involving British history and the monarchy. The witty banter between Lady Emily and her husband, their obvious love for one another and their innate intelligence are some of the wonderful features of this book and this series." -Bookreporter

"Emily's arch, often irreverent, sense of humor is but one of the many charms of Uneasy Lies The Crown, which delves not only into English royal history but also into the injustices of life in England at the turn of the 20th century." -Criminal Element

About this edition

• Publisher: Minotaur Books
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1250164702
• ISBN 13: 9781250164704
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304