The Riddle of the Roses: A Victorian Historical Romance Mystery: 8 (Silver and Grey) - Softcover

Lancaster, Mary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1972086170 ISBN 13: 9781972086179

Publisher: Dragonblade Publishing, Inc., 2026

Synopsis

Who left flowers for the dead?

When the mysterious Sebastian Kellar asks Constance and Solomon to investigate the tragic death of brilliant young opera singer, Caterina di Ripoli, they can find nothing untoward at the scene - except the presence of red roses that had not been there the night before she died. What they find more suspicious is Kellar's insistence that they keep looking.

As Caterina's tangled personal life becomes clearer, Constance and Solomon are drawn deeper into the mystery. If there truly was a murder, then they have three suspects, Caterina's husband, her lover, and Kellar himself, whose past has touched not only Caterina, but Constance's disreputable and maddening mother, Juliet.

All Constance's protective instincts are aroused. But each of the three men have motive and opportunity, and making a mistake could be deadly...

Tropes You Love:

• Victorian era mystery
• Amateur sleuth duo
• Romantic partners solving crime
• Protective heroine
• Dangerous secrets from the past
• Family scandal
• Morally gray suspect
• Slow-burn romance
• Murder among high society

About this title

About the Author

Mary Lancaster is a USA Today bestselling author of award winning historical romance, historical mysteries and other historical fiction. She lives in Scotland with her husband, one of three grown-up kids, and a small dog with a big personality.Her first literary love was historical fiction, a genre which she relishes mixing up with romance and adventure in her own writing. Several of her novels feature actual historical characters as diverse as Hungarian revolutionaries, medieval English outlaws, and a family of eternally rebellious royal Scots. To say nothing of Vlad the Impaler.Her most recent books are light fun Regency romances, with occasional forays into the Victorian era, and the world of historical mysteries.

Edition details

• Publisher: Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1972086170
• ISBN 13: 9781972086179
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 254