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Murder in Park Lane
Murder in Park Lane | Karen Charlton
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London, 1812. At a fashionable address in leafy Mayfair, a far cry from Detective Stephen Lavender's usual haunts, a man is found dead in his room. He has been brutally stabbed, but the door is locked from the inside and the weapon is missing. The deceased is David MacAdam, an Essex businessman with expensive tastes. As Lavender and Constable Ned Woods travel between London and Chelmsford seeking to understand MacAdam's final hours and unearth the grisly truth, they uncover a tangled web of deceit behind his stylish facade. The unusual circumstances of MacAdam's death are nothing compared to the shady nature of his life and it seems the house on Park Lane is at the heart of a dark conspiracy. But when a second body turns up, everything they think they've learned is thrown into doubt. Can Lavender and Woods find out who's behind these shocking murders before more lives are ruined?
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London, Mayfair 1812. Elderly noble women in relationships with young men, murders, burials that are not all they seem to be, fast paced horse pursuits all make this an intriguing crime story for Woods and Lavender to investigate. The descriptive detail of clothing and furnishings throughout gives you a great sense of the era this book was set in. With the younger family members growing older the blend of characters made this book come alive.

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I enjoyed this entertaining tale of suspense which has all the required ingredients for a great read. It has a clever plot, it‘s fast paced, full of twists and turns, and has the odd red herring. There‘s a great sense of time and place and the characters are well rounded. It‘s not without its humour, either.

An easy, engaging and intriguing historical mystery which will keep you guessing - I look forward to the sixth instalment!

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