A Regimental Murder
Title | A Regimental Murder PDF eBook |
Author | Ashley Gardner |
Publisher | Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2013-07-24 |
Genre | Lacey, Gabriel (Fictitious character) |
ISBN | 9781490557946 |
ondon 1816 After rescuing a lovely woman from an attempted robbery, Captain Lacey discovers that she's the widow of a colonel who had been accused of murdering an English officer during the recent war. Lydia declares that her husband was innocent and that she knows the true culprits' identities. Intrigued, Lacey begins to investigate, and soon finds himself mired in scandals past and present. Book 2 of the Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries. This is a full-length novel.
The Sudbury School Murders: A Regency Historical Mystery
Title | The Sudbury School Murders: A Regency Historical Mystery PDF eBook |
Author | Ashley Gardner |
Publisher | Jennifer Ashley |
Pages | 283 |
Release | 2011-06-06 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0989867730 |
Cavalry captain Gabriel Lacey returns to Regency London from the Napoleonic wars to begin solving crimes that go unnoticed by the Bow Street Runners, which take him from the mansions of Mayfair to the backstreets of London's rookeries. Captain Lacey takes a post as a secretary at the Sudbury School in Berkshire, a school for sons of the wealthiest merchants and bankers in England. He discovers as soon as he arrives that he's been hired for more than his letter-writing skills—a series of disturbing pranks have kept the school in an uproar. The headmaster expects Lacey to discover the identity of the prankster—immediately. Problems intensify when a groom of the school's stables turns up dead in a lock of the nearby canal. A Romany is arrested for the murder, and Lacey is the only person who believes him innocent. As Lacey works to discover what happened, he gets drawn into the secrets of Marianne Simmons, the actress who'd lived upstairs from Lacey in London. Marianne swears Lacey to silence, which puts a new strain on his friendship with Grenville. Meanwhile the intrigue surrounding the murder becomes as murky as the waters of the canal itself and puts Lacey and Grenville into grave danger.
The Custom House Murders
Title | The Custom House Murders PDF eBook |
Author | Ashley Gardner |
Publisher | Jennifer Ashley |
Pages | 295 |
Release | 2020-11-17 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1951041291 |
James Denis gives Captain Lacey a task, to deliver a mysterious package to a man with an office near the Custom House on the bank of the Thames. Lacey, who has been drawn into danger delivering items for Denis before, opens the package to find a single chess piece, a white queen. The piece tells Lacey nothing, but he soon realizes it plays deeply into Denis’s ongoing battle for control of London’s underworld. Meanwhile Lacey encounters an old army friend just returned from Antigua, who is being accused of smuggling and possibly murder. Lacey decides to help the man, whom he considers honorable, to clear his name. But Lacey is drawn farther into the dark games of James Denis and his rival, until only his wits and memories from his past can save himself and his family from gravest danger. Book 15 of the Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries
The Glass House: A Regency Historical Mystery
Title | The Glass House: A Regency Historical Mystery PDF eBook |
Author | Ashley Gardner |
Publisher | Jennifer Ashley |
Pages | 291 |
Release | 2011-04-17 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0989867722 |
Cavalry captain Gabriel Lacey returns to Regency London from the Napoleonic wars to begin solving crimes that go unnoticed by the Bow Street Runners, which take him from the mansions of Mayfair to the backstreets of London's rookeries. On a cold January night in 1817, former cavalry officer Captain Gabriel Lacey is summoned to the banks of the Thames to identify the body of a young woman. When Lacey looks down at the pretty, dead young woman, cut down too soon, he vows to find her murderer. Lacey's search takes him to the Glass House, a sordid gaming hell that played a large part in the victim's past, as well as to gatherings of the haut ton and the chambers of respectable Middle Temple barristers. Lacey uncovers secrets from the highborn and the low, finds himself drawn deeper into the schemes of a crime lord, and explores his tenuous new friendship with Lady Breckenridge.
The Hanover Square Affair
Title | The Hanover Square Affair PDF eBook |
Author | Ashley Gardner |
Publisher | Jennifer Ashley |
Pages | 284 |
Release | 2011-02-20 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0989867706 |
London 1816 Cavalry captain Gabriel Lacey returns to Regency London from the Napoleonic wars, burned out, fighting melancholia, his career ended. His interest is piqued when he learns of a missing girl, possibly kidnapped by a prominent member of Parliament. Lacey's search for the girl leads to the discovery of murder, corruption, and dealings with a leader of the underworld. At the same time, he struggles with his own transition from a soldier's life to the civilian world, redefining his role with his former commanding officer, and making new friends--from the top of society to the street girls of Covent Garden.
A Covent Garden Mystery
Title | A Covent Garden Mystery PDF eBook |
Author | Ashley Gardner |
Publisher | Ja / AG Publishing |
Pages | 280 |
Release | 2019-01-04 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9781946455475 |
Captain Lacey looks for girls gone missing from the Covent Garden area--and is reunited with his long-lost daughter.
A Disappearance in Drury Lane: A Regency Historical Mystery
Title | A Disappearance in Drury Lane: A Regency Historical Mystery PDF eBook |
Author | Ashley Gardner |
Publisher | Jennifer Ashley |
Pages | 306 |
Release | 2013-09-16 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0986023892 |
Cavalry captain Gabriel Lacey returns to Regency London from the Napoleonic wars to begin solving crimes that go unnoticed by the Bow Street Runners, which take him from the mansions of Mayfair to the backstreets of London's rookeries. As Captain Gabriel Lacey prepares for his upcoming wedding, his former neighbor, Marianne Simmons, asks for his help to find an actress friend who’s gone missing. Lacey agrees to help look for the actress, little realizing that the search will pit him against men who think nothing of abduction, assault, or sending incendiary devices to the innocent. At the same time, Lacey’s personal life is changing, and his time for investigation is frequently and frustratingly interrupted. He is also commanded by a new Bow Street Runner to assist in bringing down James Denis, a criminal with whom Lacey now has complicated ties. Lacey must help or else risk hanging alongside Denis. The search for the actress takes Lacey from elegant assembly rooms to the backstage of the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, where he finds darkness in all corners. Lacey’s life and honor are constantly challenged as he tries to settle into his new life, until he realizes he can follow no code but his own.