{"product_id":"murder-in-drury-lane-vanessa-riley-9781496738707","title":"Murder in Drury Lane","description":"\u003cb\u003eBringing a vibrant edge and welcome diversity to the Regency genre, this exciting historical mystery from award-winning author Vanessa Riley features an engaging heroine with an independent streak, a notorious past, and a decided talent for sleuthing . . .\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePressed into a union of convenience, Lady Abigail Worthing's marriage to an absent lord does at least provide some comforts, including a box at the Drury Lane theater, owned by the playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Abigail has always found respite there, away from the \u003ci\u003eton\u003c\/i\u003e's judgmental stares, the risks of her own secret work to help the cause of abolition--and her fears that someone from her past wants her permanently silenced. But on one particular evening everything collides, and the performance takes an unwelcome turn . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnstage, a woman emits a scream of genuine terror. A man has been found dead in the prop room, stabbed through the heart. The magistrate, keen to avoid bringing more attention to the case and making Lady Worthing more of a target, asks Abigail not to investigate. But of course, she cannot resist . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAbigail soon discovers a tangled drama that rivals anything brought to the stage, involving gambling debts, an actress with a parade of suitors, and the very future of the Drury Lane theatre. For Abigail the case is complicated further, for one suspect is a leading advocate for the cause dearest to her heart--the abolition of slavery within the British Empire. Uncovering the truth always comes at a price. But this time, it may be far higher than she wishes to pay.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vanessa Riley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496738705\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496738707\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kensington Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/20\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Vanessa Riley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44890973405439,"sku":"9781496738707","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d96df302-3d15-492a-a83a-a8663efdadab.jpg?v=1709740562","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/murder-in-drury-lane-vanessa-riley-9781496738707","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}