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1790, England: When Lord Francis and Lady Ottilia Fanshawe's coach breaks down, they find themselves stranded in the village of Witherley.
But Ottilia, the intrepid "Lady Fan," finds her curiosity piqued when she hears of a local murder.
A young woman predicted the gruesome death of the village blacksmith. And he was killed exactly as described . . .
Is the young woman predicting the future? Are the villagers right to call her a witch?
Or is there an even more sinister explanation?
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781541451209
- File size: 344937 KB
- Duration: 11:58:37
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- English
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February 6, 2012
Marriage hasn’t dulled the keen wits of Ottilia, Lady Fanshawe, as shown in Bailey’s engaging second Regency historical (after 2011’s The Gilded Shroud). When a broken axle strands Ottilia, known familiarly as Tillie, and her new husband, Lord Francis, near the village of Witherley, they hope the local blacksmith, Duggleby, can help fix their coach. Alas, Duggleby has just died after the roof of his smithy caved in. Since a young woman, Cassie Dale, had a vision of that collapse beforehand, the villagers label Cassie a witch and blame her for Duggleby’s murder. Tillie’s examination of the corpse confirms suspicions that the victim had his head bashed in before the ceiling crushed him, but her defense of Cassie against ignorant superstition proves personally extremely risky. The plot’s framework could come straight out of Agatha Christie, and if Bailey’s lead isn’t the most memorable of sleuths, she’s still good company. Agent: Richard Curtis, Richard Curtis Associates.
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