Laetitia Rodd is a warm and engaging heroine'The TimesFor readers of The Thursday Murder Club,M.C. Beaton and James Runcie,The Mystery of the Sorrowful Maiden is the charming third mystery in Kate Saunders's series about Laetitia Rodd,the indomitable Victorian lady detective.In the spring of 1853,private detective Laetitia Rodd receives a delicate request from a retired actor,whose days on the stage were ended by a theatre fire ten years before. His great friend,and the man he rescued from the fire,Thomas Transome,has decided to leave his wife,who now needs assistance in securing a worthy settlement. Though Mrs Rodd is reluctant to get involved with the scandalous world of the theatre,she cannot turn away the woman in need. She agrees to take the case. But what starts out as a simple matter of negotiation becomes complicated when a body is discovered in the burnt husk of the old theatre. Soon Mrs Rodd finds herself embroiled in family politics,rivalries that put the Capulets and Montagues to shame,and betrayals on a Shakespearean scale. Mrs Rodd will need all her investigative powers,not to mention her famous discretion,to solve the case before tragedy strikes once more. Praise for the Laetitia Rodd Mystery series:'A witty,genteel tale of secrets,lies and hidden gold... Enormous fun'The Times'With a well-crafted plot,an engaging protagonist,and astute nods to the literature and theological squabbles of the period,this is a perfect novel for a summer afternoon'Guardian'A Dickensian glow pervades this immensely satisfying novel. Hugely enjoyable'James Runcie,author of the'Grantchester Mysteries''Pure delight'Sunday Times
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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCISBN: 9781408866924Number of pages: 336Weight: 470 gDimensions: 216 x 135 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
Never less than compelling...A popular series in the makingVictorian England's answer to Miss Marple...The story,which exposes a hornets'nest of secrets and lies within a single family,rivals Nordic noir for the darkness at its heart. Yet the way Saunders tells the tale is as refined and proper as her lady narrator...Engaging...DelightfulHighly entertaining...Her best adventure yetA witty,genteel tale of secrets,lies and hidden gold...Enormous funWith a well-crafted plot,an engaging protagonist,and astute nods to the literature and theological squabbles of the period,this is a perfect novel for a summer afternoonCharmingly written,combining nods to manners of the time with a bit of modern sass
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