A crimson warning / Tasha Alexander.
Material type: TextSeries: Lady Emily Ashton mystery ; 6 | Alexander, Tasha, Lady Emily Ashton mystery ; 6Publisher: New York : Minotaur Books, 2011Edition: First editionDescription: 324 pages ; 25 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0312661754
- 9780312661755
- 813/.6 23
- PS3601.L3565 C75 2011
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Book | Bedford Public Library Mystery | Fiction | F ALE | Available | 32500005259479 |
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Secrets prove deadly in this new novel from Tasha Alexander featuring Lady Emily Hargreaves. Some very prominent people in London are waking up to find their doorsteps smeared with red paint, the precursor to the revelation of a dark secret - and worse - by someone who enjoys destroying lives
Newly returned to her home in Mayfair, Lady Emily Hargreaves is looking forward to enjoying the delights of the season. The delights, that is, as defined by her own eccentricities--reading The Aeneid, waltzing with her dashing husband, and joining the Women's Liberal Federation in the early stages of its campaign to win the vote for women. But an audacious vandal disturbs the peace in the capital city, splashing red paint on the neat edifices of the homes of London's elite. This mark, impossible to hide, presages the revelation of scandalous secrets, driving the hapless victims into disgrace, despair and even death. Soon, all of London high society is living in fear of learning who will be the next target, and Lady Emily and her husband, Colin, favorite agent of the crown, must uncover the identity and reveal the motives of the twisted mind behind it all before another innocent life is lost.
"A Lady Emily mystery."--Book jacket.
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Red paint splashed on the doors of prominent London residents presage the revelation of scandalous secrets, driving the victims into disgrace, despair, and even death. Lady Emily Hargreaves and her husband Colin, recently returned to their home in Mayfair, must uncover the person responsible before another life is lost.
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Library Journal Review
In early summer 1893, someone is splashing red paint on the doorsteps of prominent London citizens, a warning that their most scandalous secrets are about to be exposed. One of the first targets is Mr. Dillman, an industrialist promoting social justice. When he is killed in a warehouse fire, Colin Hargreaves, an agent of the Crown, is requested to investigate. Colin and his wife, Lady Emily, begin their work as a team to find the connection among the paint, the secrets, and the murder. After a detour to Normandy in Dangerous To Know, Alexander returns to the familiar setting of London society; this time she has a more solid foundation on which to build her characters and crime. Emily remains strong willed and focused in her desire to find the culprit before Colin, but their sincere affection and happy marriage act as pleasant counterweights to Emily's competitive nature. VERDICT The mystery and the solution are clever, with the addition of commentary on the dark side of a class-driven society for extra oomph. Fans will be excited to spend more quality time with such appealing and intelligent characters. [See Prepub Alert, 4/21/11.]-Stacey Hayman, Rocky River P.L., OH (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.Publishers Weekly Review
At the start of Alexander's enchanting sixth late Victorian novel of suspense (after 2010's Dangerous to Know), news of a fire in Southwark prompts British intelligence agent Colin Hargreaves to leave Lady Londonderry's ball, to his wife Emily's dismay. Colin returns home to Mayfair that night to announce that Michael Dillman, who ran a successful export business, has been cruelly burned alive in his warehouse by an unknown perpetrator. The week before, according to Michael's fiancee, someone threw red paint on his front door. The Sanders family receives similar treatment shortly before the rumor breaks that daughter Polly's mother was, in fact, a maid impregnated by her father. Subsequently, other respectable London families find red paint splashed on their houses, presaging some scandalous revelation in each case. Can Emily help Colin solve the crimes without risking her reputation-or becoming a target herself? Alexander keeps readers guessing to the very end. (Nov.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.Booklist Review
The latest Lady Emily mystery finds the unconventional Victorian lady and her husband, crown agent Colin, investigating crimes on their own doorstep. Only a few weeks after their return to Mayfair, a party is interrupted with news of a scandal, and soon after, they learn of the death of a wealthy businessman in his warehouse. Haunted by the image of the man's fiery demise while she and Colin enjoyed a waltz, Emily is determined to help find the killer before he strikes again. Meanwhile, polite society is terrified by the red paint appearing on housefronts throughout town, because it presages the revelation of terrible secrets that will destroy lives and end marriages. Emily, however, fears nothing. She doesn't care who knows that she likes port, cigars, and ancient languages. With Emily embodying the feminist ideals and sleuthing instincts of Amelia Peabody (Emily joins the Women's Liberal Federation to scandalize her mother), this historical mystery should appeal to fans of Elizabeth Peters.--Moyer, Jessica Copyright 2010 BooklistKirkus Book Review
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Tasha Alexander is a graduate of Notre Dame. Following graduation, she traveled for several years, eventually settling with her family in Tennessee. When not reading, she can be found hard at work writing. She is the author of the bestselling Emily Ashton Series. She also wrote the novelization for Elizabeth: The Golden Age.(Bowker Author Biography)