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A Murder in Ashwood: Scandals and Secrets in the Gilded Age
Named BookLife Reviews "Editor's Pick" - "Setting this series apart from other historical mysteries is Brighton's deft hand at capturing the dishy lives of long ago ... has the feel of a great cocktail party... the tangled mysteries compel ... a polished, rewarding page-turner ..."
It's as much a 'whydunit' as a 'whodunit' in a page-turning story that leaves readers wanting more.
Contains three original interior scratchboard illustrations.
Discover the Avenging Angel Detective Agency(TM) Mysteries today! Read the novels in any order!
Book Details
- Publisher: Ashwood Press
- Publish Date: Dec 5th, 2023
- Pages: 448
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 9.00in - 6.10in - 0.85in - 1.57lb
- EAN: 9798987696415
- Categories: • Literary• Mystery & Detective - Historical• Historical - General
About the Author
Award-winning author Robert Brighton is an authority on the Gilded Age, and a great believer that the Victorian era was anything but stuffy. In his Avenging Angel Detective Agency(TM) Mysteries, Brighton exposes the turbulence of the era - its passions, dreams, and disasters -- against a backdrop of careful research on the places, sights, sounds, and smells of the time.
When he is not walking the streets in the footsteps of the Avenging Angels, sniffing out unsolved mysteries, Brighton is an adventurer. He has traveled in more than 50 countries around the world, personally throwing himself into every situation his characters will face -- from underground ruins to opium dens -- and (so far) living to tell about it.
A graduate of the Sorbonne, Paris, Brighton is an avid student of early 20th Century history and literature, an ardent and relentless investigator, and an admirer of Emily Dickinson and Jim Morrison. He lives in Virginia with his wife and their two cats.
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Praise for this book
"...Setting this series apart from other historical mysteries is Brighton's deft hand at capturing dishy lives of long ago, as his Ashwood residents gossip, scheme, preen, and love...has the feel of a great cocktail party...a polished, rewarding page-turner..." - BookLife Reviews Editor's Pick
"...The author is a talented storyteller, and it is hard to resist the very detailed and authentic world he creates ... Time and place are fully realized in this murder story ... a fascinating period piece." - Kirkus Reviews
"A Murder in Ashwood is ... a captivating novel of betrayal, deception, power, conscience, crime, and love ... dynamic and thought-provoking ... a beautiful and engaging story written by a talented writer ... Five Stars ..."
"A Murder in Ashwood by Robert Brighton is the ultimate turn-of-the-century murder mystery ... from the beginning, the reader plunges into the heart of the action in this enthralling historical mystery novel, with strong, well-developed characters and raw, emotional dialogue. The author is descriptive, unveiling each scene and event so that readers can see it clearly in their minds, noting any possible clues that may be revealed ...
"Brighton weaves a scandalous story full of murder, infidelity, and a web of lies. Spectacularly naughty, A Murder in Ashwood paints a picture of revenge with characters that are seductive, smarmy, and sly. Readers who enjoy mysteries set in the Gilded Age era will delight in this novel."