Binding: Hardcover
Description: Bridgerton meets Agatha Christie in Act Like a Lady Think Like a Lord a dazzling first entry in a captivating new Regency - era mystery series with a feminist spin from Celeste Connally. London 1815. Lady Petra Forsyth daughter of the Earl of Holbrook has made a shocking proclamation. After losing her beloved fianc in an accident three years earlier she announces in front of London's loosest lips that she will never marry. A woman of independent means and rather independent ways Petra sees no reason to cede her wealth and freedom to any man now that the love of her life is gone. Instead she plans to continue enjoying the best of society without any expectations. But when ballroom gossip suggests that a longtime friend has died of a fit due to her melancholia while in the care of a questionable physician Petra vows to use her status to dig deeper. Just as Petra has reason to believe her friend is alive a shocking murder proves more danger is afoot than she thought. And the more determined Lady Petra becomes in uncovering the truth the more her own headstrong actions and desire for independence are used against her putting her own freedom and possibly her life in jeopardy.
Title: Act Like A Lady Think Like A Lord
Author(s): Connally Celeste
Publisher: Minotaur Books Us
Barcode: 9781250867551
Pages: 304 Pages, Includes 1 Map
Publication Date: 11/14/2023
Series: Lady Petra Inquires
Category: Historical Mysteries