Behind the Shattered Glass: A Lady Emily Mystery (Lady Emily Mysteries)

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by Tasha Alexander


  “For you, my darling girl, I will find a hundred.” He pulled me close to him and kissed me. I was lost in the deliciousness of the moment when I felt something sharp prodding my back.

  “Heavens, Mother,” I said, “don’t you know it is bad manners to use a parasol in the house? That is something that would never be tolerated at Anglemore Park.”

  She frowned, but lowered the parasol. It was a small victory, yet one I would gladly take.

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  And Only to Deceive

  A Poisoned Season

  A Fatal Waltz

  Tears of Pearl

  Dangerous to Know

  A Crimson Warning

  Death in the Floating City

  Elisabeth: The Golden Age

  About the Author

  TASHA ALEXANDER attended the University of Notre Dame, where she studied English and medieval history. She and her husband, novelist Andrew Grant, divide their time between Chicago and the UK.

  Visit Tasha online at www.tashaalexander.com.

  This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

  BEHIND THE SHATTERED GLASS. Copyright © 2013 by Tasha Alexander. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

  www.minotaurbooks.com

  Cover design by Elsie Lyons

  The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows: Alexander, Tasha, 1969– Behind the shattered glass: a Lady Emily Mystery / Tasha Alexander.—First edition.

  p. cm.

  ISBN 978-1-250-02470-1 (hardcover) ISBN 978-1-25002471-8 (e-book) 1. Upper class—England—Fiction. 2. Mayfair (London, England)—Fiction. 3. England—Social life and customs—19th century—Fiction. I. Title.

  PS3601.L3565B44 2013

  813'.6—dc23

  2013014993

  e-ISBN 9781250024718

  First Edition: October 2013

 

 

 


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