The Dead Came Calling
The Dead Came Calling by J L Buck, published by Epicenter Press on July 11, 2023, is a mystery novel that follows Lucien Grey, Viscount Ware, as he returns to London to confront a troubling situation involving his friend, Andrew Sherbourne. Accused of murder and hiding in Lucien’s townhouse with a small child named Fanny, Andrew’s predicament is complicated by the child’s mysterious origins and the relentless pursuit of a Bow Street Runner convinced of his guilt. As Lucien seeks to uncover the truth, he faces a landscape filled with sparse evidence and potential suspects.
Readers will find a narrative that intertwines themes of friendship, loyalty, and the quest for justice. Lady Anne Ashburn, called back to care for her ailing mother, is drawn back into Lucien’s world when he requests her assistance in investigating a local family. Her determination to defy societal expectations and help Lucien adds depth to the unfolding mystery. This edition spans 268 pages and is presented in English, offering a compelling exploration of the challenges faced by women sleuths in a historical context.
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Lucien Grey, Viscount Ware, returns to London from his family’s country estate to discover his friend and fellow spy Andrew Sherbourne is a fugitive from a charge of murder.
And Sherry is hiding in Lucien’s townhouse with Fanny, a small child of two or three. The mother–and murder victim–abandoned the child on Sherry’s doorstep, claiming Fanny was his daughter and needed protection from a Frenchman chasing them.
An over-zealous Bow Street Runner is convinced Sherry is guilty of the murder, and no one is looking for the real killer-no one except Lucien-but evidence and potential suspects are sparse.
Lady Anne Ashburn was called home from London to her invalid mother’s bedside two months ago. She is resigned to never seeing Lord Ware again, at least not in the near future, and her monotonous days are relieved by her childhood sweetheart Daniel, the man everyone has always assumed she would marry.
Then the letter comes from Lord Ware, asking for her help in investigating a local family. She sets out with determination and in defiance of society’s expectations to find the evidence Lord Ware needs to expose the truth and set his friend free.
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