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A high society amateur detective uses her wits and invisibility as an ‘old maid’ to protect other women. Lady Augusta Colebrook, ‘Gus’, is determinedly unmarried, bored by society life and tired of being dismissed at the age of 42.
She and her twin sister, Julia, who is grieving her dead betrothed, need a distraction. One soon presents itself – to rescue their friend’s goddaughter, Caroline, from her violent husband. The sisters set out to Caroline’s country estate with a plan, but their carriage is accosted by a highwayman. In the scuffle, Gus accidentally shoots and injures the ruffian, only to discover he is Lord Evan Belford, an acquaintance from their past who was charged with murder and exiled to Australia 20 years ago.
What follows is a high adventure full of danger, clever improvisation, heart-racing near misses and a little help from a revived and rather charming Lord Evan.
A high society amateur detective uses her wits and invisibility as an ‘old maid’ to protect other women. Lady Augusta Colebrook, ‘Gus’, is determinedly unmarried, bored by society life and tired of being dismissed at the age of 42.
She and her twin sister, Julia, who is grieving her dead betrothed, need a distraction. One soon presents itself – to rescue their friend’s goddaughter, Caroline, from her violent husband. The sisters set out to Caroline’s country estate with a plan, but their carriage is accosted by a highwayman. In the scuffle, Gus accidentally shoots and injures the ruffian, only to discover he is Lord Evan Belford, an acquaintance from their past who was charged with murder and exiled to Australia 20 years ago.
What follows is a high adventure full of danger, clever improvisation, heart-racing near misses and a little help from a revived and rather charming Lord Evan.
A new historical mystery series from New York Times bestselling author Alison Goodman.
Alison Goodman is the author of eight novels and her most recent
release, The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies, is an
adventure/mystery set in the Regency era. It is the first book in
The Ill-Mannered Ladies series and recently won the 2024 Readers’
Choice Davitt Award and was long-listed in the 2023 ARA Historical
Novel Award.
Her award-winning Lady Helen dark fantasy trilogy has been
described as ‘Buffy meets Pride and Prejudice’. The first book in
the series, The Dark Days Club, was a 2017 CBCA Notable Book for
Older Readers, a 2017 Bank Street Library Best Book and an NPR Best
Book of 2016. The second book, The Dark Days Pact, won the 2016
Aurealis Award for Best YA Novel. The third and final novel in the
series, The Dark Days Deceit, was an Aurealis Award finalist.
Goodman is also the author of the New York Times bestselling
fantasy duology EON and EONA. Her award-winning debut novel,
Singing the Dogstar Blues, was first published in 1998 and is still
in print, and her very adult thriller, A New Kind of Death, was a
Davitt Award finalist under its original title Killing the
Rabbit.
Goodman can dance a mean contra-dance, has a wardrobe full of
historically accurate Regency clothes and will travel a long way
for a good High Tea. She lives in Melbourne, Australia. Born in
Yorkshire, England, Kristin Atherton is an award-winning audiobook
narrator and LAMDA-trained stage and screen actress with over 16
years of experience. Kristin’s acting credits include K-Shop,
National Theatre Live: The Hard Problem, Waterloo Road and video
game Elite Dangerous. She has narrated more than 20 audiobooks in
many genres, including Dreda Say Mitchell’s Spare Room, Faking
Friends by Jane Fallon and The Children of Jocasta by Natalie
Haynes.
'Alison Goodman has crafted a feminist adventure story that will
have you cheering on the unconventional Colebrook sisters in all
their exploits.'
*Stephanie Marie Thornton, USA Today bestselling author of Her Lost
Words*
'Part heart-racing adventure, part gothic mystery, part tantalizing
romance, and wholly wonderful. I can’t wait for the next
installment!'
*Joanna Lowell, author of Artfully Yours*
'Well-developed characters, a touch of romance, and cases involving
social issues of the period enhance the experience.'
*Library Journal, starred review*
'A complete triumph.' (on The Dark Days Deceit)
*Laura Wood, author of A Sky Painted Gold*
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