Just a few short years ago, Carson and Sophia were madly in love, but a promise made when she was but a babe tore them apart. Now, Sophia is a widow torn between society's dictates and living life on her terms. Amid the beautiful, and ostentatious, backdrop of London's last Frost Fair, Sophia will
Death at the Frost Fair
β Scribed by Karen Charlton
- Book ID
- 111564037
- Publisher
- Famelton Publishing
- Year
- 2020
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 80 KB
- Series
- Detective Lavender #
- Category
- Fiction
- ASIN
- B085LJC62T
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β¦ Synopsis
CHILLED TO THE BONE February 1814: London is gripped in the thrall of the worst winter in living memory. When the River Thames freezes over, thousands of people descend onto the ice to enjoy the Frost Fair, an exciting, frozen extravaganza. But Detective Stephen Lavender and his loyal constable, Ned Woods, are distracted from this carnival of colour and noise by the perplexing case of a missing man. Their investigation takes on a sinister and more dangerous twist when a body is found on the rapidly thawing ice beneath the arches of Blackfriars Bridge. Set against the thrilling backdrop of Londonβs last Frost Fair β which is also one of historyβs darkest moments β this bone-chilling short story is a superb introduction to the Detective Lavender Mysteries
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