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The Hanover Square Affair (Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries) [Kindle Edition]

Ashley Gardner (Author), Jennifer Ashley (Author)
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London, 1816
Cavalry captain Gabriel Lacey returns to Regency London from the Napoleonic wars, burned out, fighting melancholia, his career ended. His interest is piqued when he learns of a missing girl, possibly kidnapped by a prominent member of Parliament. Lacey's search for the girl leads to the discovery of murder, corruption, and dealings with a leader of the underworld. At the same time, he struggles with his own disorientation transitioning from a soldier's life to the civilian world, redefining his role with his former commanding officer, and making new friends--from the top of society to the street girls of Covent Garden.

Book 1 of the Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries. For fans of Kate Ross, Anne Perry, and C.S. Harris. This is a full-length novel.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 325 KB
  • Print Length: 262 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0425193306
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B004O4C1AK
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #3,937 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Roman Clodia TOP 500 REVIEWER
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In the first of the Captain Lacey mysteries, we are given a dark story of kidnap, rape and female abuse in Regency society.

This is the second book in the series that I have read, and I have found them both excellent. Gardener/Ashley has a very fluent style that never feels over-written or as if she's thrusting all her research into our faces. Above all, her characters are fascinating, with deep back stories that she doesn't reveal all at once.

The series builds on the characters who develop in unexpected ways which never feel forced, and the mysteries really are mysterious. Lacey is an interestingly flawed hero with his limp from the Napoleonic wars, and his complicated relationships with his ex-commander and his wife.

If you enjoy well-written historical mysteries, this is an excellent series.
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humourless tosh 25 May 2012
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The title and blurb were intriguing, but the "characters", awful. None came to life and were completely unbelievable. The detective character is completely humourless, with no redeeming features and the book is padded out with rather boring vignettes relating to his past life. The denouement of his feud with his former commanding officer was laughable when finally revealed. All in all, this is just a derivative, cliched mishmash of all the regency books this author has ever read. I certainly wont be reading any more.
There are too many holes in this story. If Captain Lacey was the son of a gentleman, he would have inherited something when his father died, or if he didn't that meant he had an older brother. His father could not have been called a gentleman unless he owned some property. The desertion by his wife doesn't ring true, surely she was also of good family meaning he could trace her? At that time, there was no divorce unless you could afford an Act of Parliament and children remained the property of the father, no wife could insist they remain with her (think Duchess of Devonshire as a famous example)
I do not understand this compulsion by American authors to set their historical novels in England, they very rarely understand the culture of the time and too often just set their own 20th/21st century situations and culture in 18th/19th century clothes.
I do not recommend this book, in fact, I advise you to keep away
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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
I'm so glad I found this author. 13 April 2006
By J. Lesley - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Mass Market Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
If I could give this book more than 5 stars, I would gladly do so. I thoroughly enjoyed my entire time of reading this book. Thankfully I started it when I could devote all my attention to it because that is what I ended up doing. Luckily I didn't have to feel guilty about ignoring those things I really should have been doing.

The historical time frame was superbly rendered. The character descriptions were so real that I feel I came to know the people and like or dislike them just as the author wished me to. The main character, Captain Gabriel Lacy, had just enough angst to make me sympathetic but not so much as to make me tired of hearing about his past. There was some mystery about an occurance in his past which was kept covered just long enough, with little bits and pieces revealed along the way to keep me curious. The conclusion was completely logical and satisfactory.

All in all, to my way of thinking, a superb way to spend my valuable time.
22 of 23 people found the following review helpful
A grat dbut by a mystery author with loads of talent 2 Dec 2003
By Harriet Klausner - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Regency England in 1816 is not the best place for a lame soldier on half pay with no prospects and no hope of finding any. Captain Gabriel Lacey and his commanding officer were asked to leave the army to avoid a court martial and scandal but the animosity between the two men exist to this very day. Still his ex-commander's wife Louisa tries to mend the breach that she was inadvertently responsible for causing.

Lacey rejects her overture but on his way to visit her without her husband there, he runs into a mob intending to assault the home of Josiah Horne. This curious captain goes to visit Josiah who thinks he wants the direction of a powerful man in the underworld. When he returns to the home to get the name, he find the man dead and castrated and a young girl drugged in a hidden compartment in the closet. He learns that another girl was there as well and he intends to find her or die trying.

The protagonist of THE HANOVER SQUARE AFFAIR is one of the most honorable men to grace the pages of a mystery book. He will risk his own life to right a wrong and that is the reason the audience will come to care for him and hope one day in his future he will find happiness. Ashley Gardner's debut novel compares favorably with writers who have made the best seller list.

Harriet Klausner

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
An Enjoyable Mystery, A Likeable Hero, Left Me Wanting to Read the Next in the Series 20 Jun 2009
By Barb Mechalke - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Ashley Gardner has created an interesting and likable hero in her protagonist Captain Gabriel Lacy. A complex and honorable man with a complicated personal history. I liked his direct and often blunt approach to things. The author reveals her hero to us slowly and at the end of this particular mystery I found myself wanting to know more about Captain Lacy and his personal life.

The mystery was interesting, the period details well done, the characters realistic, the writing very good. I was pleased with this book and I am looking forward to reading the rest of this series. I'm disappointed that I didn't plan ahead and have the second book in the series in my hand so I could start reading it right away.

This book reminds me of Kate Ross' wonderful Julian Kestrel Mystery series. I would recommend them all if you like historical mysteries
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