Die I Will Not: A Regency Mystery (Regency Mysteries, 3) - Softcover

S. K. Rizzolo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1464203245 ISBN 13: 9781464203244

Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press, 2014

Synopsis

Unhappy wife and young mother Penelope Wolfe fears scandal for her family and worse. A Tory newspaper editor has been stabbed while writing a reply to the latest round of letters penned by the firebrand Collatinus. Twenty years before, her father, the radical Eustace Sandford, also wrote as Collatinus before he fled London just ahead of accusations of treason and murder --a mysterious beauty closely connected to Sandford and known only as N.D. had been brutally slain. Now the seditious new Collatinus letters that attack the Prince Regent in the press seek to avenge N.D.'s death and unmask her murderer. What did the dead editor know that provoked his death? Her artist husband Jeremy being no reliable ally, Penelope turns anew to lawyer Edward Buckler and Bow Street Runner John Chase. As she battles public notoriety, Buckler and Chase put their careers at risk to stand behind her and find N.D.'s killer. They pursue various lines of inquiry including a missing memoir, Royal scandal, and the dead editor's secretive, reclusive wife. As they navigate the dark underbelly of 1813 London among a cast driven by dirty politics and dark passions, as well as by decency and a desire for justice, past secrets and present criminals are exposed, upending Penelope's life and the lives of others.

About this title

About the Author:

S.K. Rizzolo earned an MA in literature before becoming a high school English teacher and writer. Her Regency mystery series features a trio of crime-solving friends: a Bow Street Runner, an unconventional lady, and a melancholic barrister. Rizzolo lives in Los Angeles.

Review:

"Rizzolo vividly depicts Regency London through her trio of contrasting but equally likable protagonists." --Publishers Weekly

"History and 1813 London come alive in this powerful saga, highly recommended for fans of historical mysteries who are looking for a combination of powerful history background and involving plot." --Midwest Book Review

"This is a Regency far from the mannered drawing rooms and pastoral rides of Austen pastiches--vivid with detail, teeming with raucous life, peopled with wistful and memorable characters. Delving into the sensational aspects of Society and politics, Rizzolo delivers her most compelling mystery yet." --Stephanie Barron, author of the Jane Austen mysteries

"Perfect for fans of C.S. Harris, this well-researched mystery takes us to the heart of the Regency underworld..." --Lauren Willig, New York Times best-selling author of the Pink Carnation series

About this edition

• Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1464203245
• ISBN 13: 9781464203244
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288