A Fall of Silver (The Redemption Series)
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Escaping Notice ~ A sabotaged boat forces an earl to investigate murder and discover that love may ultimately be what he's searching for.
Everyone believes Hugh drowned with his brother after their boat is sabotaged, and Hugh fosters that belief trick the elusive killer into revealing himself. But he doesn’t count on running into two others also desperate to escape notice behind the comforting anonymity of false identities. Helen Archer lost the fabled Peckham necklace at a ball given at Hugh’s home and is desperate to get it back. Young Edward Brown only wants to run away to sea like his hero, Admiral Nelson. When the three meet, Helen and Hugh hatch the perfect plan. By masquerading as servants, they can accomplish their goals in secret. However, Edward objects for purely practical reasons. He wants to go to sea, and he definitely doesn’t want to spend his days polishing boots as a pretend servant. But the young boy is overruled and their adventure begins.
Second Sons Inquiry Agency Series
The Second Sons Inquiry Agency series are traditional historical mysteries spiced with a romance. The books all feature Second Sons, but do not necessarily focus on the found of the agency, Mr. Knighton Gaunt. Many of the stories feature other inquiry agents, or investigators, as the agency grows and flourishes. Mr. Gaunt is often called to the aid of the Archers, who seem to be inordinately fond of trouble.
While these books do not need to be read in order, the list below presents them in a suggested order.
The Vital Principle ~ Gaunt is called to a séance to uncover a fraud, only to stumble upon a murder.
The Vital Principle is the first in the Second Sons Inquiry Agency historical mystery series and features coolly intellectual Mr. Knighton Gaunt, the agency’s founder. Once accused of murder, himself, Knighton is driven to uncover the truth behind the complex, often mysterious murders that cross his path.
In The Vital Principle, Knighton Gaunt meets Prudence Barnard, a spiritualist accused of murder. While those involved are happy to accuse her as the stranger in their midst, Knighton is not so sure and sets out once again to discover the truth.
The two meet again in Hidden Aspects, coming in the fall of 2012.
A Rose Before Dying ~ An earl is enmeshed in a deadly game to prove his uncle didn’t murder his mistress.
In A Rose Before Dying, Charles Vance impulsively decides to pluck the role of inquiry agent out of Knighton’s hands and discover the real killer. Charles is determined to exonerate his irascible uncle, Sir Edward, the only real father he has ever known. Unfortunately, Sir Edward doesn’t make it easy for his nephew, and the only clues Charles has are sprays of roses left at the scene.
As Second Sons Inquiry Agency grows, you’ll encounter other agents who run into odd mysteries and formidable murderers during the vibrant first half of the 19th century.
“Witty historical whodunits in the tradition of Bruce Alexander’s Blind Justice and Victoria Holt’s The Mistress of Mellyn, that will keep you guessing until the unexpected end.” –A Reader
About the Author
Amy Corwin is a charter member of the Romance Writers of America and recently joined Mystery Writers of America. She writes historical and cozy mysteries with a touch of romance, as well as paranormal romances. To be truthful, most of her books include a bit of murder and mayhem since she discovered that killing off at least one character is a highly effective way to make the remaining ones toe the plot line.
Join her and discover that every good romance has a touch of mystery.
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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events or locales, is entirely coincidental.
A Fall of Silver
COPYRIGHT © 2013 by Amy G. Padgett
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Publishing History
First Edition, 2013