Author: kateparker
A corpse in a corset. A dangerous gambling den. A perilous path between safety and evil.London, 1905. Leading milliner Emily Gates’ illegal shortcut through a private park in the rain brought her straight to a scantily clothed corpse. Then her route took her straight into the hands of the indefatigable Lady Kaldaire, who recognized the body as a relative of her longtime friend, the Duchess of … Duchess of Wallingford. Lady Kaldaire blackmailed Emily before to find Lord Kaldaire’s killer. Why not this murderer, too?Emily has plenty of reasons why not, but finding links between her father’s nefarious family of…
London, 1937: When her diplomat husband dies near the German embassy, reporter Olivia Denis is determined to uncover the truth. But in a city teeming with spies, her daring investigation could threaten her life… Book one in an enthralling series!
How long can Britain hold out against Nazi aggression when traitors hide along the vulnerable south coast? New cover. Same great story. Olivia Denis discovers her father kneeling over the body of a man who supposedly drowned in the Channel years before. Scotland Yard suspects her father of the murder, but certain of his innocence, Olivia can’t let her maddening, disapproving father hang. Against … her maddening, disapproving father hang. Against her father’s wishes, Olivia supports a counter-espionage mission to prove his innocence. Soon she finds herself tracking a French assassin whose deadly assignments could tip the balance of power against Britain. Can Olivia catch…
New cover. Same story.A dying man. The painting within her reach. What’s a thief to do?In 1905, talented London milliner Emily Gates creates amazing hats for Society ladies, but to collect from those who don’t pay her bill, she burglarizes their homes. She needs every penny to send her deaf brother to school. Late one night, she sneaks in to find Lord Kaldaire badly injured in his study. … his study. Unwilling to abandon him, she calls for help.When Kaldaire dies without revealing who attacked him, his widow agrees to keep Emily’s secrets ― if Emily will help find her…
A Nazi-trained assassin with an assignment to take out anti-appeasement leaders in Britain adds one more name to the list. Olivia Denis. September, 1938. Olivia Denis wins a plum assignment from her newspaper covering a glamorous French fashion designer providing frocks for Britain’s elite. While there, she finds herself rubbing shoulders with the fabulously wealthy, advising the aristocracy, and … wealthy, advising the aristocracy, and tripping over the body of a German anti-Nazi resistance leader. In her search for a killer, Olivia discovers that an assassin with links to the London fashion house is targeting prominent British politicians. Now Olivia must find the…
The only thing standing between Georgia and her fairy-tale wedding is a murder. Or two.When a young woman pleads for help from Georgia Fenchurch in locating a missing Crown investigator, Georgia resists. Her wedding is only a week away. Before she can say no, she’s knocked to the ground by an assailant attempting to kill the young woman.Georgia now feels she must help. She soon finds herself up … finds herself up to her wedding veil in stolen treasure and coded letters. With the Duke of Blackford’s help, Georgia follows a trail of missing men and dead bodies. Every victim…
Georgia Fenchurch, antique bookseller and occasional investigator for the clandestine Archivist Society, goes undercover to protect a Russian princess on the eve of a royal wedding. Fans of Tasha Alexander’s Lady Emily series will love this witty, compelling Victorian mystery.