The mystery of the sorrowful maiden / Kate Saunders.
"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"--Dust jacket flap.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781408866924
- ISBN: 1408866927
- Physical Description: 319 pages ; 23 cm.
- Publisher: London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021.
- Copyright: ©2021.
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| General Note: | "A private detective of the utmost discretion"--Cover. |
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| Subject: | Women private investigators > Fiction. Private investigators > Fiction. Actors > Fiction. Great Britain > History > Victoria, 1837-1901 > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Theatrical fiction. Historical fiction. Detective and mystery fiction. Fiction. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland County Main Library | F SAUNDERS (Text) | 22281500149560 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
