Masquerade of Vengeance

Rutherford #3

by Alice Chetwynd Ley

The Honourable Justin Rutherford and his niece, Anthea, investigate the mysterious death of Sir Eustace Knowle.

Genres: Romance, Regency, Historical

224 pages, Hardcover

Published April 1, 1989

About the author

Born Alice Mary Chetwynd Humphrey on 12 October 1913 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, UK, she studied at King Edward VI Grammar School in Birmingham. On 3 February 1945, she married Kenneth James Ley. They had two sons; Richard James Humphrey Ley and Graham Kenneth Hugh Ley.

She was a teacher at Harrow College of Higher Education. In 1962, she obtained a diploma in Sociology at London University, and was awarded the Gilchrist Award of 1962. She was a lecturer in Sociology and Social History, from 1968 to 1971.

Under her married name, Alice Chetwynd Ley, she published romance novels from 1959 to 1986. She was also tutor in Creative Writing, from 1962 to 1984. She was elected the sixth Chairman (1971-1973) of the Romantic Novelists' Association and was named an honoured Life Member.

Alice Chetwynd passed away in 2004.

Reviews

[janet hodgson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good trilogy

Can be read separately. Set in York and surrounding area and I know the area well. Enjoyed these new characters and their foibles.

[Lynn Smith · Rating 2 out of 5]

Okay mystery but the characters story incomplete

[Megan · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 stars. Okay, just not memorable.