Escaping Notice (34 page)

The
Second Sons Inquiry Agency
series
are traditional historical
mysteries spiced with a romance. The books all feature Second Sons,
but do not necessarily focus on the found of the agency, Mr.
Knighton Gaunt. Many of the stories feature other inquiry agents,
or investigators, as the agency grows and flourishes. Mr. Gaunt is
often called to the aid of the Archers, who seem to be inordinately
fond of trouble.

While these books do not
need to be read in order, the list below presents them in
chronological order.

The Vital Principle
~
Gaunt is called to a séance to uncover a fraud,
only to stumble upon a murder.

The Vital Principle
is the first in the
Second Sons Inquiry Agency
historical mystery series and features coolly intellectual
Mr. Knighton Gaunt, the agency’s founder. Once accused of murder,
himself, Knighton is driven to uncover the truth behind the
complex, often mysterious murders that cross his path.

In
The Vital Principle,
Knighton Gaunt
meets Prudence Barnard, a spiritualist accused of murder. While
those involved are happy to accuse her as the stranger in their
midst, Knighton is not so sure and sets out once again to discover
the truth.

The two meet again
in
Hidden Aspects,
coming in the fall of 2012.

A Rose Before
Dying
~
An
earl is enmeshed in a deadly game to prove his uncle didn’t murder
his mistress.

In
A Rose Before Dying
, Charles Vance
impulsively decides to pluck the role of inquiry agent out of
Knighton’s hands and discover the real killer. Charles is
determined to exonerate his irascible uncle, Sir Edward, the only
real father he has ever known. Unfortunately, Sir Edward doesn’t
make it easy for his nephew, and the only clues Charles has are
sprays of roses left at the scene.

As
Second Sons Inquiry Agency
grows,
you’ll encounter other agents who run into odd mysteries and
formidable murderers during the vibrant first half of the
19
^th
century.

“Witty historical
whodunits in the tradition of Bruce Alexander’s
Blind Justice
and Victoria
Holt’s
The Mistress of Mellyn,
that
will keep you
guessing until the unexpected end.” –A Reader

Amy
Corwin is a charter member of the Romance Writers of America and
recently joined Mystery Writers of America. She writes historical
and cozy mysteries with a touch of romance, as well as paranormal
romances. To be truthful, most of her books include a bit of murder
and mayhem since she discovered that killing off at least one
character is a highly effective way to make the remaining ones toe
the plot line.

Join her and discover that every good
mystery has a touch of romance.

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