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Ashley Gardner is the pseudonym for NY Times bestselling and award-winning author Jennifer Ashley and nationally bestselling and award-winning author Allyson James. Her award-winning Captain Lacey Regency mysteries have garnered top reviews and an enthusiastic following. These books are now available as digital editions. More about the series can be found at http://www.gardnermysteries.com ...more

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	The Hanover Square Affair (Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries, #1) by Ashley Gardner (Goodreads Author), Jennifer Ashley (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 5,815 ratings — published 2003 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Regimental Murder (Captain Lacey, #2) 3.98 avg rating — 1,979 ratings — published 2004 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Glass House (Captain Lacey, #3) 4.04 avg rating — 1,680 ratings — published 2004 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sudbury School Murders (Captain Lacey, #4) 4.06 avg rating — 1,477 ratings — published 2005 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Body in Berkeley Square (Captain Lacey, #5) 4.13 avg rating — 1,366 ratings — published 2005 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Covent Garden Mystery (Captain Lacey, #6) 4.17 avg rating — 1,308 ratings — published 2006 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Death in Norfolk (Captain Lacey, #7) 4.18 avg rating — 1,329 ratings — published 2011 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Past Crimes: A Compendium of Historical Mysteries 3.84 avg rating — 858 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder in St. Giles (Captain Lacey, #13) by Ashley Gardner (Goodreads Author), Jennifer Ashley (Goodreads Author) 4.42 avg rating — 725 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Mystery at Carlton House (Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries, #12) 4.38 avg rating — 912 ratings — published 2017 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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I realized that as I love and glom historical mystery novels (as well as write them), I should recommend some I enjoy. I started posting them on my Bookbub page (not all are historical mysteries–I like contemp ones too).

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If you want my short reviews of these books go to my Jennifer Ashley Bookbub page, where I cross-posted but added rev

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Ashley Gardner answered Carol D's question: I have to ask, do we ever learn why Spendlove has such a stick up an unmentionable area? He's really really really annoying! You asked two questions, and I'll answer both here. The second one was: "After finishing Book 13, I'm rather intrigued. Will we be seeing the Laceys traveling to France at some point? And does word get around about Granville and Marianne's marriage? See Full Answer
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Ashley Gardner answered ElaineY's question: Lacey is, supposedly, poverty-stricken. I'm wondering how he's able to go about his amateur sleuthing since that would, inevitably, incur expenses, never mind how he's able to get into Brooks's. Is he being financed by Grenville? Hi Elane: In the first books, yes, Lacey has little money. He does have his half-pay (more or less an army pension) paid into his bank, but his father and grandfather unhelpfully squandered the family money, though the house and entailed lands in Nor See Full Answer
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Ashley Gardner has read Blood of a Gladiator (Leonidas the Gladiator Mysteries, #1) by Ashley Gardner (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Book 1 in the Leonidas the Gladiator mysteries. Events happen before those in the novella, Blood Debts (which is Book 1.5). Setting is Ancient Rome, in the reign of Nero, 62-63 AD. I hope you enjoy the adventures of Leonidas and Cassia! All books wil ...more
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Scandal Above Stairs is Book 2 in the Kat Holloway Below Stairs Mysteries series. Reading order: Soupcon of Poison (prequel novella--optional!) Death Below Stairs (Book 1, Jan 2018) Scandal Above Stairs (Book 2, July 2018) Book 3--Title to come In Book 2, ...more
Oct 26, 2017 10:41AM · 7 likes · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Scandal Above Stairs by Jennifer Ashley. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Scandal Above Stairs by Jennifer Ashley <iframe id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Ashley Gardner made a comment on Jennifer Ashley’s review of Death Below Stairs (Kat Holloway Mysteries, #1) " Hector wrote: "What will book 2 be called..." Book 2 is Scandal Above Stairs. Scandal Above Stairs Out July 2018. I just turned in the edits and saw the ...more "
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Captain Lacey book 12! The captain is "requested" by the Runner Timothy Spendlove to look into mysterious thefts at Carlton House. The Regent too wants him to discover the culprit, but Lacey is distracted by his family life and the fact that James De ...more
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“But perhaps peace was not in a place but within one's self.”
― Ashley Gardner, Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries Volume Two

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“A good book is like a good friend, do you know, Lacey? One you can turn to when the night is cold and you are lonely. And there is old Herodotus, standing ready to regale me with tales of his travels.”
― Ashley Gardner, Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries Volume Two

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“The room was rather anonymous, with fashionable upholstered Sheraton chairs in a salmon-colored stripe and studded wood, salmon-colored swags on the windows, and cream silk on the walls. Nothing personal marred the room, as though the house’s inhabitants had ordered the furnishing to be as elegant yet innocuous as possible.”
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