Fourth in Fidelis Morgan’s hugely entertaining series featuring the irrepressible Countess Ashby de la Zouche and her stupendously bosomed former maid, Alpiew
Unlikely as it may seem, the Countess Ashby de la Zouche finds herself with cash to spare when her gossip column and a lucrative sideline in sleuthing begin to pay dividends. Unlikelier still, she is determined to do the sensible thing and invest it, caught up in London society's new craze for speculation in bonds and patents.
Against the advice of an aspiring novelist with a grievance, the Countess and Alpiew seek sound investment tips from those bastions of respectability, bankers and brokers, and land themselves in all sorts of trouble. Supposing a treasure of unimaginable worth to be secreted in the ladies’ run-down abode, burglars of every description – from hirsute fez-wearing dwarfs of amazing agility to runaway highwaymen and dusty Black Guard boys – are soon beating a path to German Street and leaving a trail of corpses in their wake.
Clueless, the ladies turn to Cupid for help. And as their quest takes them on a whirlwind tour of seventeenth-century London’s more unsavoury attractions – Tyburn Tree, the Clink and Ludgate, not to mention Laura’s Lace Emporium – with all manner of villains in pursuit, the Countess and Alpiew need all the help they can get.
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Praise for The Ambitious Stepmother:
‘Fun never came so lusty’ The Guardian
‘This is a fun read’ The Tablet
Praise for Unnatural Fire:
‘A lusty, audacious historical romp ...all the bawdiness of London at the turn of the 18th century is brought to life’ Maxim Jakubowski, Guardian
‘The perfect autumn read’ Marie Claire
‘Thigh-slapping, exclamatory stuff ... loudly, lustily, enthusiastically done’ Literary Review
‘A rollicking tale of alchemy, murder and heaving bosoms’ The Times
Praise for The Rival Queens :
‘A perfect historical menu of crime and mystery, with the bonus of laughs aplenty’ The Guardian
‘Hilarious 17th century romp, which combines an authentic slice of history with a tantalising storyline. An authority on the era, Morgan has created an inventive book which wears its learning lightly. Colourful turns of phrase and witty descriptions – like a bawdy P.G. Wodehouse – leave you with a keen sense of the period’ Daily Mail
Fidelis Morgan is an actor and an expert in Restoration comedy. Acclaimed for her stage plays, Pamela and Hangover Square, she also collaborated with Lynda la Plante on Channel 4’s tense, psychological thriller Killer Net. She has written non-fiction studies of charismatic female figures from the 17th and 18th centuries, and contributed to the bestselling Virago anthology Wicked. In her first novel, Unnatural Fire, she combined historical interest with her lifelong passion for crime fiction.
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