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The Sans Pareil Mystery

The Detective Lavender Mysteries, Book 2

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The Sans Pareil Mystery

By: Karen Charlton
Narrated by: Michael Page
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On a cold February night in Regency London, a dark curtain falls on the Sans Pareil Theatre following the death of April Clare, a promising young actress, whose body is found in mysterious circumstances.

Detective Stephen Lavender and his dependable deputy, Constable Woods, quickly discover that nothing is quite as it seems. As successive mysteries unfold, they soon realise that it is not only the actors from the Sans Pareil who are playing a part.

With the Napoleonic War looming dangerously across the Channel, this is a time of suspicion and treachery. Following the clues from the seedy back streets of Covent Garden up through the echelons of society, Lavender and Woods begin to fear that the case is much bigger than they'd dared imagine - and worse, that they are at risk of becoming mere players in a master criminal's shadowy drama.

It will take all of Lavender's skill and wit, and help from the beautiful Magdalena, to bring the mystery of the Sans Pareil Theatre to a dramatic conclusion in the final act.

©2015 Karen Charlton (P)2015 Brilliance Audio, Inc. Detective Historical Mystery Traditional Detectives Fiction Celebrity Exciting Theatre
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One again a wonderful book, twists it's way through London's theater world and Spanish French spy ring. The reading is superb and the charters a e brought to life.

Splendid work riveting story line

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For an audio book of just over 10 hours, not a single minute was dragged out or spent filling out the plot. Each character was given the right amount of detail and the story was great in the attention to historic detail.

I loved the use of period slang peppering the tex. The narrator's different character voices meant I could easily tell who was 'speaking'.

I'm looking forward to more in the series, especially as I've realised Stephen Lavender was a real Principal Officer with the Bow Street Magistrates Court.

A brilliant start to this series

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An enjoyable story with interesting characters based at the time of Bonaparte's rampage across Europe, the book gives a bit of insight of what it was like to live at that time. If you like mystery and history, you will probably enjoy this book.

Good and fast paced

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Found this author quite by chance and The Sans Pareil Mystery is the second book I have listened to. The narrator, Michael Page, brings the characters to life and his voice is very easy to listen to. I would definitely recommend giving this author a try,

Great Historical Mystery Book

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Karen Charlton is a wonderful writer I have read all of her 5 books 📚 hope it is not too long before her next one

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