1888 The Dead & The Desperate
A Story of Struggle, Passion, and Deceit
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When he approached, he caught his breath at the arrestingly beautiful American. He’d seen many lovely ladies before, but this one was stunning with her porcelain complexion, near black hair, and dark flashing eyes. They were right—any gentleman would have been a fool to not escort her to every ball in town, every night of the week.
He spun her around the dance floor, smiling into her eyes. He felt a rare lightening of his soul as they moved, for she was lovely. When the waltz finished, he thanked her for having room on her dance card . . . his heart rejoicing in the pleasure.
There was no way to know then that a murder would bring them together or that she would affect him as no other woman ever had.
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London’s social season is in full glory when Scotland Yard Inspector Frederick Abberline discovers an unidentified, well-dressed corpse down by the London docks.
A widower for three years, Lord Langsford is in a dark place of his own. Although he is shocked by the murder of his gambling acquaintance, Edwin Percy, he is astounded when he realizes all clues point to him. He must solve the crime before Scotland Yard does or he, himself, will be accused. Langsford and Inspector Abberline, at odds with each other, independently race to identify the killer while the aristocrats and social elite attend dinners and balls. Even when Langsford is distracted by Grace Westfield, Percy’s wealthy and beautiful American fiancée, he must turn his attention back to his desperate quest to find the killer and avoid being arrested and hung for a crime he did not commit.
In this exciting historical mystery, Lord Langsford must face dire facts about a murder while wrestling with his heart over a lady promised to another.
“ … ‘Expect the unexpected’ because Wasserman, in addition to being a superb writer, is very adept at pulling surprises out of the bag.”
– Discovering Diamonds Reviews, UK
About the Author
A.E. Wasserman grew up the daughter of a newspaperman in a house filled with books and stories. At age fourteen, she wrote her first novella and never stopped writing. After graduating from The Ohio State University, she lived in London, then San Francisco. Currently, Wasserman resides in Southern California with her family and her muse, a Border collie named Topper.
Visit the author’s web site at www.aewasserman.com