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The acclaimed author of the bestselling Jane Austen mysteries brings rich historical immediacy to an enthralling new suspense novel centered around Queen Victoria’s troubled court…and a secret so dangerous, it could topple thrones. Windsor Castle, 1861. For the second time in over twenty years, Irish barrister Patrick Fitzgerald has been summoned by the Queen. The first time, he’d been a zealous young legal clerk, investigating what appeared to be a murderous conspiracy against her. Now he is a distinguished gentleman at the top of his profession. And the Queen is a woman in the grip of fear. For on this chilly night, her beloved husband, Prince Albert, lies dying. With her future clouded by grief, Fitzgerald can’t help but notice the Queen is curiously preoccupied with the past. Yet why, and how he can help, is unclear. His bewilderment deepens when the royal coach is violently overturned, nearly killing him and his brilliant young ward, Dr. Georgiana Armistead, niece of the late Dr. Snow, a famed physician who’d attended none other than Her Majesty. Fitzgerald is sure of one thing: the Queen’s carriage was not attacked at random—it was a carefully chosen target. But was it because he rode in it? Fitzgerald won’t risk dying in order to find out. He’ll leave London and take Georgiana with him—if they can get out alive. For soon the pair find themselves hunted. Little do they know they each carry within their past hidden clues to a devastating royal secret…one they must untangle if they are to survive. From the streets of London to the lush hills of Cannes, from the slums of St. Giles to the gilded halls of Windsor Castle, A Flaw in the Blood delivers a fascinating tale of pursuit, and the artful blend of period detail and electrifying intrigue that only the remarkable Stephanie Barron can devise.

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Bantam, 2008, US Hardcover – ISBN: 9780553805246

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I've read other people's reviews, and I know some didn't like I, but I was blown away, and I, as an author, do not say that lightly. Barron did not just raise the bar for historical mystery, she set it beyond any reachable h...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Mar 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 20:55:56 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 20:59:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Aug 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 10:11:45 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 16:06:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Tue Aug 04 10:05:53 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 16:29:20 -0700 2009
Pretty well-written, and the characters are not flat. But the tone of the mystery feels too similar to The Da Vinci Code to thoroughly enjoy. I say this because, in both books, by the end solving the mystery just doesn't matter. After 150 years, it is is now immateria...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Feb 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 20:35:31 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 11:08:56 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Jun 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 19:43:57 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 21 18:55:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false true Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 06:43:41 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 06:52:28 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Apr 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 08 13:51:42 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 09 07:07:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Mar 05 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 11 17:26:08 -0800 2008 Tue Jun 03 04:21:51 -0700 2008
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