Fool's Gold: A 1960s British Mystery: 8 (A Liberty Lane Mystery) - Hardcover

Peacock, Caro

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0727886916 ISBN 13: 9780727886910

Publisher: Severn House, 2017

Synopsis

"Readers who relish impeccably crafted historical mysteries will find the eighth book in the Liberty Lane series, to be an especially toothsome literary treat"
Booklist

A series of anonymous letters leads to a case of cold-blooded murder for 19th-century private investigator Liberty Lane.

September, 1841. A new arrival has taken London society by storm. Lord Byron's handsome illegitimate son, George, recently arrived from the exotic island of Cephalonia in the company of his guardian, the mysterious Mr Vickery, has been setting female hearts aflutter.

But not all the attention George attracts is welcome. Mr Vickery has been receiving disturbing letters from a woman who calls herself Helena, and he hires Liberty Lane to find out who Helena is and what she wants.

As Liberty is to discover, there is more to this case than meets the eye. Is George really Lord Byron's son - or is he an imposter? And who exactly is Mr Vickery? What is his agenda? When Liberty comes across a body shot dead near Mr Vickery's home in Muswell Hill, the investigation takes a shocking turn.

About this title

Review:

"Readers who relish impeccably crafted historical mysteries will find the eighth book in the Liberty Lane series, to be an especially toothsome literary treat"--Booklist

"Fans of Victorian historicals will be enthralled"--Publishers Weekly

About the Author:

Caro Peacock, who has written five previous Liberty Lane novels, is a pseudonym of Gillian Linscott the award-winning author of numerous crime novels, including the Nell Bray historical mystery series featuring the eponymous suffragette sleluth. She lives near the Welsh borders.

About this edition

• Publisher: Severn House
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0727886916
• ISBN 13: 9780727886910
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224