An Infamous Betrayal (Beatrice Hyde-Clare Mysteries, #3)

by Lynn Messina

The fact that he was arguing with her on a public street about arguing with her on a public street appealed to her sense of the absurd and she started to laugh.

“Slay the nine-headed Learnaean Hydra, capture the Erymanthian boar, Steal the Mares of Diomedes,” he corrected with pointed emphasis. “If you’re going to list some labors but not others, the least you can do is put them in the correct order of appearance in the story.” Smitten beyond reason, she said softly, “HMS Goliath, HMS Audacious, HMS Majestic.”