Murder at the opera : an Atlas Catesby mystery / D.M. Quincy.
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Main Library | Mystery | Quincy, D. M. | AC 3 | Available | 33111009571668 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
London, 1815. Amateur sleuth Atlas Catesby is about to discover the dark side of the bright lights. His night at the opera with Lady Lilliana ends abruptly when a notorious courtesan is shot to death in Covent Garden. The infamous victim was the mistress of a Marquess. Atlas believes that this marquess - his former brother in law - is responsible for the long-ago death of Atlas's sister, Phoebe and seizes the opportunity to avenge his sister's death. Plunging into the cutthroat backstage life of the theatre community Atlas discovers that professional rivalries can set the stage for murder.
Sequel to: Murder in Bloomsbury.
"London, 1815. Amateur sleuth Atlas Catesby is about to discover the dark side of the bright lights. His long-awaited night at the opera with Lady Lilliana ends abruptly when a notorious courtesan is shot to death in Covent Garden. The infamous victim was the mistress of the powerful Marquess of Vessey. Atlas believes that the marquess--his former brother in law--is responsible for the long-ago death of Atlas's sister, Phoebe. Atlas seizes the opportunity to potentially avenge his sister's death. But his inquiry is complicated when Phoebe's grown son implores Atlas to help prove Vessey's innocence. Plunging into the cutthroat backstage life of the theatre community, the adventurer and the noblewoman soon discover that ruthless professional rivalries can escalate into violence, setting the stage for death in Murder at the Opera, D. M. Quincy's third riveting Atlas Catesby mystery set in Regency England"-- Amazon.com