The Stuart Sapphire, Murder in Regency Brighton

Knight, Alanna (Gladys Allan Cleet)

ISBN 10: 0749082569 / ISBN 13: 9780749082567

Published by Allison & Busby Ltd, London, 2005

About this Item

First edition, first impression with full number line. SIGNED, DATED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, IN BLUE PEN, ON TITLE PAGE 'To dearest Helen and Charles, fondest love from Alanna, Edinburgh October 2005'. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners very slightly bruised, not price clipped (£18.99), no other inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy., looks unread. 245pp. Murder in Regency Brighton in August, 1811. When George Prince of Wales and the Prince Regent, discovers his mistress murdered in his bed, he calls in Tam Eildor, masquerading as a Scottish lawyer, to investigate. But it seems someone is determined to prevent him from discovering the truth. Gladys Allan Cleet - Alanna Knight (1923-2020), was a British writer, based in Edinburgh. She wrote over sixty novels, including romances, mysteries, crime, historical, and time travel stories, as well as plays, biographies, and histories. Scarce signed.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Stuart Sapphire, Murder in Regency Brighton
• Publisher: Allison & Busby Ltd, London
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0749082569
• ISBN 13: 9780749082567
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Jacket by Old Tin Dog
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

In August 1811, George, Prince of Wales and the Prince Regent is horrified to find his mistress Sarah, Marchioness of Creeve dead in his bed, strangled by the string of pearls around her neck. The Prince realizes what a scandal could come out of a dead married woman (not to mention his younger brother’s mistress) so he has Tam Eildor, masquerading as a Scottish lawyer, investigate the murder. Tam’s investigation is interrupted by an attempt on his life -and the Prince’s discovery that the Stuart Sapphire has gone missing. Tam’s search for the killer and the thief puts his life in danger. Amidst a cast of royally quirky, entertaining, and psychologically complex characters, Tam needs to figure out his purpose in the Prince Regent’s service, find the killer thief, and get home before time does away with Tam’s memory of home, or someone does away with Tam.

About the Author

Alanna Knight was born and educated in Tyneside, and now lives in Edinburgh. Since the publication of her first book in 1969, Alanna Knight has written more than forty novels (including eleven in the successful Inspector Faro series), four works of non-fiction, numerous short stories and two plays. She is a founding member of the Scottish Association of Writers and Convener of the Scottish Chapter of the Crime Writers? Association and gives talks through the Writers? Register of the Scottish Book Trust.