Fool's Gold
by Jane Jakeman
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Pub Date 30 Oct 2015 | Archive Date 6 Nov 2015
Description
Spring, 1833.
More consuming than any mystery he has solved is Lord Ambrose’s ardor for down-on-her-luck governess Elisabeth Anstruther.
To have her hand would bring him untold joy.
But when the young lady refuses his proposal, Ambrose smarts from the pain — and has a strange feeling that something awful is soon to unfold.
Elisabeth has taken up a post as companion to nearby Lady Jesmond, but, within days of the girl’s arrival, Sir Antony Jesmond’s young doctor lies dead from poison.
It looks like a suicide, but the stopper to the bottle of poison has been painstakingly replaced on the night-stand — something a man in agony could not have done.
Elisabeth knows that the one person capable of solving this mystery is Ambrose. And soon, he too is embroiled in the sinister goings-on at Jesmond Place …
Will Lord Ambrose be able to solve the mystery?
Or will this case be his last?
Praise for the Lord Ambrose mysteries:
“Crisp, vividly evocative prose, interesting people, arresting plot, and unusual background” — Kirkus Reviews
“Excellent prose, solid characterization, and authentic period »atmosphere.” — Library Journal
“An intriguing Byronic hero.” — Publishers Weekly
“This series is going to be a winner.” — Veronica Stallwood
Jane Jakeman is an art historian who has travelled in the Mediterranean and the Middle East and has had numerous articles on art, food and travel published in newspapers and magazines, including the Independent, The Sunday Times and the Guardian. She studied English at the University of Birmingham and has a doctorate from Oxford University in the architectural history of Islamic Cairo. She lives in Oxford and is at present on the staff of the Bodleian Library. She is also writing her second Lord Ambrose mystery which will be published by Endeavour Press shortly.
Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent digital publisher. For more information on our titles please sign up to our newsletter at www.endeavourpress.com. Each week you will receive updates on free and discounted ebooks. Follow us on Twitter: @EndeavourPress and on Facebook via http://on.fb.me/1HweQV7. We are always interested in hearing from our readers. Endeavour Press believes that the future is now.
More consuming than any mystery he has solved is Lord Ambrose’s ardor for down-on-her-luck governess Elisabeth Anstruther.
To have her hand would bring him untold joy.
But when the young lady refuses his proposal, Ambrose smarts from the pain — and has a strange feeling that something awful is soon to unfold.
Elisabeth has taken up a post as companion to nearby Lady Jesmond, but, within days of the girl’s arrival, Sir Antony Jesmond’s young doctor lies dead from poison.
It looks like a suicide, but the stopper to the bottle of poison has been painstakingly replaced on the night-stand — something a man in agony could not have done.
Elisabeth knows that the one person capable of solving this mystery is Ambrose. And soon, he too is embroiled in the sinister goings-on at Jesmond Place …
Will Lord Ambrose be able to solve the mystery?
Or will this case be his last?
Praise for the Lord Ambrose mysteries:
“Crisp, vividly evocative prose, interesting people, arresting plot, and unusual background” — Kirkus Reviews
“Excellent prose, solid characterization, and authentic period »atmosphere.” — Library Journal
“An intriguing Byronic hero.” — Publishers Weekly
“This series is going to be a winner.” — Veronica Stallwood
Jane Jakeman is an art historian who has travelled in the Mediterranean and the Middle East and has had numerous articles on art, food and travel published in newspapers and magazines, including the Independent, The Sunday Times and the Guardian. She studied English at the University of Birmingham and has a doctorate from Oxford University in the architectural history of Islamic Cairo. She lives in Oxford and is at present on the staff of the Bodleian Library. She is also writing her second Lord Ambrose mystery which will be published by Endeavour Press shortly.
Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent digital publisher. For more information on our titles please sign up to our newsletter at www.endeavourpress.com. Each week you will receive updates on free and discounted ebooks. Follow us on Twitter: @EndeavourPress and on Facebook via http://on.fb.me/1HweQV7. We are always interested in hearing from our readers. Endeavour Press believes that the future is now.
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