Murder at King’s Crossing

When the murder of a scientific genius on the verge of a momentous discovery upsets the wedding of their dear friends,Wrexford and Charlotte must risk all they hold dear to deconstruct a sinister conspiracy in the latest installment of Andrea PenroseΓÇÖs USA Today bestselling Wrexford & Sloane Mysteries. Celebration is in the air at Wrexford and CharlotteΓÇÖs country estate as they host the nuptials of their friendsChristopher Sheffield and Lady Cordelia Mansfield. But on afternoon of the weddingthe festivities are interrupted when local authorities arrive with shocking news: a man has been found murdered at the bridge over KingΓÇÖs Crossing . . . his only identification an invitation to the wedding. Lady Cordelia is horrified when the victim is identified as Jasper Miltonher childhood friend and a brilliant engineer rumored to have discovered a revolutionary innovation in bridge design. That he had the invitation meant for her cousin OliverΓÇöwho never showed upΓÇöstirs unsettling questions. Both men were involved in the Revolutions-Per-Minute Societya scientific group dedicated to making radical improvements in transportation throughout Britain. Is someone plotting to steal MiltonΓÇÖs designs? And why has her cousin disappeared? Wrexford and Charlotte were looking forward to a peaceful interlude in the countrybut when Lady Cordelia resolves to solve the mysterythey offer their helpalong with that of the Weasels and their other unconventional inner circle of friends. The investigation turns tangledand soon all are caught up in a treacherous web of greedambitionand secrets. And when the trail takes an unexpected turnWrexford and Charlotte must decide what risks they are willing to take with their family to bring the villains to justice . . .