{"product_id":"2940044710467","title":"Deadly Affair: A Georgian Historical Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003eAutumn 1763. Career diplomat Alec Halsey has been elevated to a marquessate he doesn't want and Polite Society believes he doesn't deserve. And with the suspicion he murdered his brother still lingering in London drawing rooms, returning to London after seven months in seclusion might well be a mistake. So when a nobody vicar drops dead beside him at a party-political dinner, and his rabble-rousing uncle Plantagenet is bashed and left for dead in a laneway, Alec’s foreboding deepens. Uncovering the vicar's true identity, Alec suspects the man was poisoned. But who would want a seemingly harmless man of God murdered, and why?\u003cbr\u003eAWARDS\u003cbr\u003eRomance Writers of Australia Romantic Book of the Year Finalist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDETAILS\u003cbr\u003eSeries: Book 2 in the Alec Halsey Mystery series\u003cbr\u003eClassification: Parental Guidance Recommended (mild violence)\u003cbr\u003eLength: Full-length novel (114,000 words, about 450 standard printed pages)\u003cbr\u003eEdition: Revised, re-edited, and re-covered in 2015\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Character-driven amateur sleuth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCONNECTING BOOKS\u003cbr\u003eMany readers enjoy Lucinda Brant's books as part of a wider series since her characters inhabit the same meticulously-researched 18th Century world with people and events cross-referenced throughout. You can explore the details and delve deeper into the history within each book by visiting LucindaBrantAuthor on Pinterest. Should you wish to read each series in chronological order, here is the sequence:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlec Halsey Mystery Series\u003cbr\u003eSpring 1763 DEADLY ENGAGEMENT (Country house murder and mayhem)\u003cbr\u003eAutumn 1763 DEADLY AFFAIR (A poisoned vicar and the mysterious Miranda)\u003cbr\u003eWinter 1763 DEADLY PERIL (Bloody intrigue abroad) In progress\u003cbr\u003eSummer 1764 DEADLY KIN (Evil lurks in Edinburgh) In progress\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSalt Hendon Series\u003cbr\u003e1763 SALT BRIDE (Magnus and Jane)\u003cbr\u003e1767 SALT REDUX (Antony and Caroline)\u003cbr\u003e1767 A FAIRY CHRISTMAS (Kitty and Tom); a short story in SILVER BELLS COLLECTION, a Timeless Romance anthology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoxton Family Saga\u003cbr\u003e1740s NOBLE SATYR (Renard and Antonia)\u003cbr\u003e1760s MIDNIGHT MARRIAGE (Julian and Deb)\u003cbr\u003e1770s AUTUMN DUCHESS (Antonia and Jonathon)\u003cbr\u003e1770s DAIR DEVIL (Dair and Rory)\u003cbr\u003e1770s PROUD MARY (Mary and Christopher) In progress\u003cbr\u003e1780s SATYR’S SON (Henri-Antoine and Lisa) In progress\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eREVIEWS\u003cbr\u003e\"Descriptions are so vivid I felt as if I were there, experiencing the sights and sounds of Georgian London. Lucinda Brant gets five stars from me, and I can't wait to read the other books in the Alec Halsey series” — Anne Boling, Readers’ Favorite\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Lucinda Brant has a beautiful writing style and a careful grasp on the social mores, political environment and tangled affairs of the aristocracy of Georgian England. Her characterizations are layered and complex. The mystery is intricately woven into an absorbing plot. Lucinda Brant is a gifted writer and Deadly Affair is highly and enthusiastically recommended for lovers of historical mysteries! \" — Jill MacKenzie, InD'Tale magazine\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sprigleaf","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47156820967664,"sku":"2940044710467","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940044710467_p0.jpg?v=1763666329","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940044710467","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}