The Hanover Square Affair
Ashley Gardner & Jennifer Ashley [Gardner, Ashley & Ashley, Jennifer]London, 1816.
Cavalry captain Gabriel Lacey returns to Regency London from the Napoleonic wars, burned out, fighting melancholia, his career ended. His interest is perked when he learns of a missing girl, possibly kidnapped by a prominent member of Parliament. Lacey's search for the girl leads to the discovery of murder, corruption, and dealings with a leader of the underworld. He faces his own disorientation transitioning from a soldier's life to the civilian world at the same time, redefining his role with his former commanding officer and making new friends--from the top of society to the street girls of Covent Garden.
1 of the Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries series.
This is a full-length novel, e-version of The Hanover Square Affair, previously published in print by Berkley Prime Crime.