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Mystery & Thrillers, Historical Mystery, Regency Set Mystery

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Andrea Penrose is the USA Today bestselling author of Regency-era historical fiction, including the acclaimed Wrexford & Sloane mystery series, as well as Regency romances written under the names Cara Elliott and Andrea Pickens. Published internationally in ten languages, she is a three-time RITA Award finalist and the recipient of numerous writing awards, including two Daphne Du Maurier Awards for Historical Mystery and two Gold Leaf Awards.

A graduate of Yale University with a B.A. in Art and an M.F.A. in Graphic Design, Andrea fell in love with Regency England after reading Pride and Prejudice and has maintained a fascination with the era’s swirling silks and radical new ideas throughout her writing career. She lives in Connecticut and b ...more

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Average rating: 4.08 · 85,775 ratings · 7,554 reviews · 25 distinct works • Similar authors

	Murder on Black Swan Lane (Wrexford & Sloane, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 16,786 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Murder at Half Moon Gate (Wrexford & Sloane, #2) 4.17 avg rating — 11,146 ratings — published 2018 — 14 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 at Kensington Palace (Wrexford & Sloane, #3) 4.15 avg rating — 10,122 ratings — published 2019 — 13 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 at Queen's Landing (A Wrexford & Sloane Mystery, #4) 4.17 avg rating — 9,052 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Murder at the Royal Botanic Gardens (Wrexford & Sloane, #5) 4.12 avg rating — 8,020 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Murder at the Serpentine Bridge (Wrexford & Sloane, #6) 4.18 avg rating — 6,561 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Murder at the Merton Library (Wrexford & Sloane, #7) 4.11 avg rating — 5,656 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Murder at King’s Crossing (Wrexford & Sloane, #8) 4.06 avg rating — 3,839 ratings — published 2024 — 9 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
	Sweet Revenge (A Lady Arianna Regency Mystery #1) 3.74 avg rating — 2,762 ratings — published 2011 — 16 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 at Somerset House (Wrexford & Sloane, #9) 4.12 avg rating — 2,156 ratings — published 2025 — 9 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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The Backstory: Paper in the Regency era

In my Regency-set mystery, Murder on Black Swan Lane, the heroine, Charlotte Sloane, makes her living putting words and images on paper. Which got me to thinking about what an incredibly important basic commodity it was in the era. Communication—whether it be art, personal letters, scholarly ideas, firebrand political tracts, music, etc.—was dependent on paper, from the fine deckled edged watercol Read more of this blog post »

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“History's boring," grumbled Raven, reluctantly sitting down.
"Actually it's not," she countered. "It's all about the fascinating people--the politicians, the philosophers, the artists, the soldiers, the musicians--who shaped the world.”
― Andrea Penrose, Murder at Half Moon Gate

tags: history

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“It’s a pity women aren’t allowed to practice law,” she shot back. “We’d be far better at it than men because we care more about practical results than prosing on like pompous windbags.”
― Andrea Penrose, Murder at Half Moon Gate

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“Without laughter to counter the injustices and absurdities of the world, life could so easily crush one's spirit.”
― Andrea Penrose, Murder at the Royal Botanic Gardens

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Time to vote for our July books. Kristina has chosen four books and now it's up to us. I think I see a theme in her choices :) Vote for your top choice and the the two books with the most votes will be our July reads.

On What Grounds (Coffeehouse Mystery, #1) by Cleo Coyle

On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle

27 votes, 35.1%

I Scream, You Scream (A Mystery A La Mode, #1) by Wendy Lyn Watson

I Scream, You Scream by Wendy Lyn Watson

24 votes, 31.2%

Sweet Revenge (A Lady Arianna Regency Mystery, #1) by Andrea Penrose

Sweet Revenge by Andrea Penrose

14 votes, 18.2%

Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (Hannah Swensen, #1) by Joanne Fluke

Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke

12 votes, 15.6%

77 total votes

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