A Murder at Wapping Docks
(2026)(The second book in the Lark and Everthorne Mystery series)
A novel by Magda Alexander
A brutal murder. A desperate widow. A killer hiding in the shadows.
London, 1859. After the tumultuous events of the previous month, Lady Larkspur Everly's life has finally returned to normal—or as normal as holding a literary salon filled with radical thinkers and reform-minded women can ever be.
But then a notorious earl is brutally slain at Wapping Docks, and suspicion falls upon his wife—the very woman who helped Lark build the life she now treasures. Lark knows her friend is innocent. But proving it means finding the real killer. So she turns to the Marquis of Everthorne, whose title and influence will open doors she cannot open alone.
Together they venture into the shadowed world of Wapping Docks, where they discover that the dead earl had enemies in every corner of London, and secrets that may have lured him to his death.
As danger draws them together and their attraction deepens, both confront wounds that have nothing to do with murder—Lark's determination to guard her hard-won independence and Thorne's belief that the scars of war left him too damaged to deserve a woman's love.
A Murder at Wapping Docks, Book 2 in the Lark & Everthorne Mysteries by USA Today bestselling author Magda Alexander, is an atmospheric Victorian historical mystery filled with deadly secrets, dangerous intrigue, and slow-burn romance. Perfect for fans of independent women sleuths and brooding noblemen, this gripping mystery will keep readers turning pages until the final, shocking conclusion.
Genre: Historical Mystery
London, 1859. After the tumultuous events of the previous month, Lady Larkspur Everly's life has finally returned to normal—or as normal as holding a literary salon filled with radical thinkers and reform-minded women can ever be.
But then a notorious earl is brutally slain at Wapping Docks, and suspicion falls upon his wife—the very woman who helped Lark build the life she now treasures. Lark knows her friend is innocent. But proving it means finding the real killer. So she turns to the Marquis of Everthorne, whose title and influence will open doors she cannot open alone.
Together they venture into the shadowed world of Wapping Docks, where they discover that the dead earl had enemies in every corner of London, and secrets that may have lured him to his death.
As danger draws them together and their attraction deepens, both confront wounds that have nothing to do with murder—Lark's determination to guard her hard-won independence and Thorne's belief that the scars of war left him too damaged to deserve a woman's love.
A Murder at Wapping Docks, Book 2 in the Lark & Everthorne Mysteries by USA Today bestselling author Magda Alexander, is an atmospheric Victorian historical mystery filled with deadly secrets, dangerous intrigue, and slow-burn romance. Perfect for fans of independent women sleuths and brooding noblemen, this gripping mystery will keep readers turning pages until the final, shocking conclusion.
Genre: Historical Mystery