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Title details for Penance for the Dead by Cara Devlin - Available

Penance for the Dead

#4.0 in series

by Cara Devlin
Allie Rose
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Principal Bow Street Officer Hugh Marsden is used to living in the shadow of disgrace. First, as the illegitimate son of the late Viscount Neatham, and second, as the man who permanently maimed his half-brother in a duel six years ago. Reviled by the posh ton, Hugh happily severed ties to polite society—until the enigmatic Duchess of Fournier, Audrey Sinclair entered his world and turned it upside down.
Now, Hugh's half-sister Eloisa has done the same. Just days after returning to London and hiring him to find a missing person—someone Eloisa claims holds a destructive family secret—she is murdered on a ballroom floor. The prime suspect? Hugh Marsden.
When Audrey learns the Bow Street officer she's come to cherish is on the run and being hunted for the crime, she vows to clear his name, no matter what it takes. Restricted to clandestine meetings, Audrey and Hugh's investigation to find Eloisa's true killer peels back years of Neatham family secrecy and a diabolical scheme to conceal the circumstances surrounding Hugh's birth.
The killer will stop at nothing to prevent Audrey and Hugh from unearthing the rest of the wicked truth—even if it means sending them both to an early grave.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Bow Street Duchess Mystery

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    January 23, 2024

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9798350887334
      • File size: 237529 KB
      • Duration: 08:14:51

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Allie Rose's light, genteel performance is just right for the fourth novel in Cara Devlin's Bow Street Duchess series. Once again, Lady Audrey and Bow Street runner Hugh Marsden must solve a baffling puzzle. When his half-sister, Eloisa, is brutally murdered during a ball, Hugh becomes the prime suspect. Meeting in secret, Hugh and Audrey set out to prove his innocence and to find Eloisa's killer. Rose deftly handles the simmering relationship between Hugh and Audrey while heightening the tension as multiple layers of complicated sibling animosities emerge. The investigation reveals the well-hidden circumstances surrounding Hugh's birth, as well as a sinister plot to get rid of him. Rose narrates all the audiobooks in this entertaining series, and she just keeps getting better. S.J.H. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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