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Silent in the Grave

(2006)
(The first book in the Lady Julia Grey series)
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Awards
2008 CrimeFest: Last Laugh Award (nominee)
2008 Dilys Award for Best Book (nominee)
2008 Rita Award for Best First Book (nominee)
2007 Agatha Award for Best First Novel (nominee)

"Let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave."

These ominous words, slashed from the pages of a book of Psalms, are the last threat that the darling of London society, Sir Edward Grey, receives from his killer. Before he can show them to Nicholas Brisbane, the private inquiry agent he has retained for his protection, Sir Edward collapses and dies at his London home, in the presence of his wife, Julia, and a roomful of dinner guests.

Prepared to accept that Edward's death was due to a longstanding physical infirmity, Julia is outraged when Brisbane visits and suggests that Sir Edward has been murdered. It is a reaction she comes to regret when she discovers the damning paper for herself, and realizes the truth.

Determined to bring her husband's murderer to justice, Julia engages the enigmatic Brisbane to help her investigate Edward's demise. Dismissing his warnings that the investigation will be difficult, if not impossible, Julia presses forward, following a trail of clues that lead her to even more unpleasant truths, and ever closer to a killer who waits expectantly for her arrival.


Genre: Historical Romance

Praise for this book

"Storytelling at its most compelling." - Nora Roberts


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