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Zusatztext "A neatly plotted tale of mayhem among the racing set." ?Publishers Weekly "Page-turning...will entice historical fiction buffs and Victorian mystery readers." ?Midwest Book Review Informationen zum Autor Robin Paige is the pseudonym of husband-and-wife team Susan Wittig Albert and Bill Albert. Susan Wittig Albert is the author of the China Bayles mysteries Thyme of Death, Witch's Bane, Hangman's Root, Rosemary Remembered, Rueful Death, Love Lies Bleeding, Chile Death, Lavender Lies , Mistletoe Man , and Bloodroot . Bill Albert is the coauthor, with his wife, of more than sixty novels for young adults. They live in the Texas hill country. Klappentext On Derby day at Epsom Downs! Lord Charles Sheridan is ready to photograph the race with his new camera. The race is marred! however! by the death of a jockey. While her husband investigates the death! Kate Sheridan retreats to the country to interview actress Lillie Langtry for a magazine article. As Kate plunges into Langtry's past! Charles's investigation heads toward Langtry as well. Zusammenfassung Lord Charles Sheridan has launched an investigation into a jockey's recent (and mysterious) death-while his wife! Kate! puzzles over the long-ago theft of an actress's jewels. But soon the Sheridans can't help wondering if the two strange events are! somehow! connected.
