A Mystery at Carlton House

Name: A Mystery at Carlton House
Rating: 4.625 (16 reviews)

Ashley Gardner · Jennifer Ashley

Mar 2017 · Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries Book 12 · Jennifer Ashley

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December 1818

Captain Lacey is drawn into affairs of the highest in the land when his friend Grenville is asked by the Prince Regent to look into odd happenings in his lavish abode of Carlton House. Objects of value have gone missing, paintings and sculpture have been mysteriously moved, and the Regent suspects ghosts or other malign spirits.

The Bow Street Runners have a more human suspect for these doings, and Captain Lacey is asked by a Runner to help him prepare a case against the man they’ve already arrested.

But the suspect is under the protection of James Denis, a leader of crime, which brings Lacey head-to-head with him once more. Opposing Denis can be dangerous, and so can dividing the loyalties of the men who work for him.

Meanwhile Lacey has his family to worry about—his daughter, his wife, and new members who have joined. In addition, he’s not convinced that either Denis or the Runners have the right idea in this matter. He must produce the correct answer before Denis loses his patience or one malevolent Runner in particular makes Lacey answer for the crimes.

Book 12 in the Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries series.

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4.6

16 reviews

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May 1, 2021

I love the captain lacey series so much! this one in particular did not disappoint but that might just be because I got my fill of Denis! He's my favorite kind-of-villain-kind-of-not character but maybe it's because he's realistically written. definitely wasn't expecting that ending but certainly satisfied.

Christine Pisarkiewicz

November 17, 2023

loved it, great exciting read

Pat Monahan

June 10, 2017

This series is really good.

About the author

USA Today bestselling author Ashley Gardner is a pseudonym of New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Ashley. She has written more than 100 novels and novellas in mystery, romance, fantasy, and historical fiction. Ashley writes the Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries and the Leonidas the Gladiator mysteries, and the Below Stairs mysteries as Jennifer Ashley.

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