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Something in the Heir (The Lady Jack Mysteries Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Jane Hedwig (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Book 1 of 4: The Lady Jack Mysteries

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London 1887 ~ When dubiously acquired American fortunes are exchanged for respectable British titles. Everybody’s doing it!

Raised by a man with no heart, heiress Kate Dellamort swore she’d never marry ~ until she lost her head to Jack Penrowan, a British lord low on funds but full of fun. Now the honeymoon’s over and Jack’s always away at his club, and though Kate’s new relatives are thrilled with her fortune, they find her American self appalling. Then people start dying ~ and an otherwise seemingly intelligent detective from Scotland Yard seems to think Kate’s to blame!

The Gilded Age has a dark side.

When a body turns up on the Penrowan estate, Inspector Gabriel Hart would like nothing better than to arrest Lord Jack. The last time the man killed someone, he got away with it. There’s only one small problem—it seems the murder was ordered by an American-based terrorist organization bent on disrupting the Queen’s Golden Jubilee—a group known to have ties to the father of Jack’s dollar-princess bride.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BFTCL9VR
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Beastie Press (September 29, 2022)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 29, 2022
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 6030 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 366 pages

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- #142 in Traditional Detective Mysteries (Kindle Store)
- #182 in Historical Mysteries (Kindle Store)
- #226 in Historical Mystery

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Jane Hedwig lives the good life. When not searching for new recipes to try out on her willing friends (suckers!), she writes historical mysteries about the varied and sundry ways people try to love (or kill) each other while navigating the marvels and dangers of an ever-changing era.

The Lady Jack Mysteries is a murder mystery series set in the late Victorian Age about British Inspector Gabriel Tertius Hart and the American heiress who complicates his life.

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KindleQueen

Wow! A worthy read

Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2023

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Some stories are worth the read. This is one of them. Great characters, complete story line with me not able to guess the murderer, AND writing style that gives the joy of reading the story as it unfolds. I feel that this book should have a medal or an award. ...maybe it already does. Enjoy!!

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Good story

Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2023

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I enjoyed this book and am looking forward go the sequel, but I must confess having a hard time keeping up with the characters. There were many and some were called by different names at different times, which further confused me! i guess that is a British tradition. By the end of the book, I was acquainted with most of them so it worked out.

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P. Willson

Excellent start!

Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2023

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This is a well-written, well-edited book (so nice to read without tripping over errors, and increasingly rare in ebooks). Characters are engaging and I’m eager to follow them through future adventures — some of which are rather heavily foreshadowed. Then again, the plotting was complex and sly, but eventually logical, and perhaps the author can sidestep or tweak some of the inevitable tropes I see looming.

I enjoyed the read very much, and as a binge-reader, was annoyed to discover that book 2 is still aways off!

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Happy in Kansas

Excellent read!

Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2023

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I had trouble putting this book down so I could get to sleep at night! Delightful characters and a well-crafted plot kept me reading Ling past bedtime. Highly recommend!

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Chuck Brider

Something in the Heir

Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2023

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A really good start to the series. The author did a fine job of defining the characters. I'm looking forward to more of this series.

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KB

Great read.

Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2023

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This book started a bit slow, building the background universe for the characters. I need characters that I can care about. I also need characters I love to hate. Not only was this a good mystery with twists and turns, but with characters I look forward to meeting again for their next adventures. Jane Hedwig built a strong world, one that I hope to visit again and again.

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E.P. McLean

first in series

Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2024

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Pleasant period mystery with the central characters the wealthy American who marries the second son of a lord, and a detective inspector investigating a suspicious death. Called the Lady Jack mysteries the lady has little do with any detective work and instead we deal with the various evil of men. Still a pleasant read with few highs or lows.

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who is doing all the killing?

Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2024

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Kate is an American heiress with her decision that she would stay single. She meets Jack who is a Lord and about to sweep her off her feet. They marry and before she knows it she is in England. His brother is the heir but the family needs money. They are not too happy about her being an American but enjoy the money. His brother is always trying to get the maids or Kate in a compromising position but Kate puts him in his place. When he is killed everyone wants to blame Kate. Then there are other murders. The story keeps you wondering who did it until the very end.

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