Murder on Black Swan Lane (A Wrexford & Sloane Mystery Book 1)

In Regency London, the Earl of Wrexford, a brilliant but restless scientist, engages in a public clash of words with Reverend Josiah Holworthy after the clergyman publicly condemns him. London's most popular satirical cartoonist, A.J. Quill, mocks them both in print. When Holworthy is found murdered in a church—his face burned by chemicals and his throat slashed—Wrexford becomes the prime suspect. Charlotte Sloane, an artist herself, has secretly adopted the identity of her late husband to continue his work as A.J. Quill. When Wrexford discovers her secret, she fears exposure will destroy her. He proposes an alliance: she uses her sources to investigate Holworthy's involvement in questionable scientific practices while he works to identify the true killer. Together, they venture into London's hidden intellectual underworld to pursue a dangerous adversary before becoming victims themselves.